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  1. Tim Loftus

    it was going so well..... any tips on de-soldering?

    So I was building my new 4.3 HM on this rainy afternoon and it was going amazing. Then I smelled burning plastic, but didn't think much of it as sometimes I catch the soldering iron on the magnifying glass of my third hand. then I noticed........I had melted the side of the Pi header...
  2. Tim Loftus

    what to troubleshoot? Port 1 temps are all over the place

    I have a 5 year old HM that has been awesome! it outlasted my UDS (I am working on a new one now), but a couple of months ago I noticed that port 1 seems to have some issues. Any probe I plug into it the temp is all over the place and way off, like 100 degrees +, if you move the probes to...
  3. Tim Loftus

    How to calibrate the different types of probes?

    this is my main pit probe: Auber K Type Thermocouple w/ alligator clip (link at the bottom. for fun I picked up this along with two meat probes Thermoworks Pro-Series® High Temp Air Probe With Grate Clip what do you use to calibrate these probes? (I know how to do it in the HM software) I am...
  4. Tim Loftus

    Would this work for a battery solution

    I know I have seen many threads wanting to be able to unplug the HM and run it oof a battery pack, but no easy way to do it. I was looking around and saw this. would this work? you could plug the HM directly into it and go...
  5. Tim Loftus

    anyway to get the graph to show bigger?

    I have a 27" monitor with 256x1440 resolution and the graph is really small. any way to zoom in and or make it bigger? here is a screen shot... 7.9 lb pork but btw..... um can't aattach anything is my post count to low?
  6. Tim Loftus

    new top on a UDS keeping temps high?

    SO I got a dome charcoal lit for my UDS as opposed to the barrel lid. I could not get the temp below 300. It was hot, and I used more wood chunks then normal but can't for the like of me figure out why the temp was so high? what do you guys think? 1. the new lid with added volume have...
  7. Tim Loftus

    Password issues?

    So I figured that I woudl finally upgrade the software on my HM 4.2 tried to get into the config and I can't get in. I am pretty sure I remember the password but it is not letting me in. is there a limit on how many times I can enter a password? also is there a way to just blow it away...
  8. Tim Loftus

    how often do you replace smoke temp probes?

    I have had the HM for about 2 years now and it has worked flawlessly! while I don't smoke every weekend I do smoke about 1 or 2 times a month. the last couple of times that I have smoked I have found that I need to clean the probe that sits in the chamber that tells me how hot the smoker is. it...
  9. Tim Loftus

    Bad servo, bad pouwer suppply, or something I did?

    First, let me thank Bryan for dreaming up the HM and Tom Kole for the case and off-set valves. Also to all those who have put time an effort into this project. it is awesome. I have been following for years, but do to time, money and self doubt, have not built one until now. I had so much...

 

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