In the middle of our move unfortunately it looks like the heatermeter may have been dropped as one of the corners is chipped. Even after this it worked fine for at least one rib smoke, but the last rib smoke I noticed that at times the temperature would drop at a linear rate according to the heater meter while the actual smoker was showing the temp steady or rising. I resorted back to the using the smoker's thermometer (the horror) and the ribs came out a bit more well done than I was hoping.
When moving the heatermeter out of the way I noticed that the temperature would respond depending on where I placed it, the temp would jump up and then drop in a linear fashion. Then ever so often it would drop significantly, and then back up. I also noticed that the thermocouple temp would jump if I tapped the heatermeter.
So I thought this was due to the thermocouple, so I ordered a few. And unfortunately with a brand new thermocouple it still seems to be happening. Does anyone have any theories or points I should check in the thermocouple circuit that could help narrow this down?
I have some experience with soldering and a multimeter, but would appreciate some help in narrowing down where I should start looking.
Thanks in advance.
When moving the heatermeter out of the way I noticed that the temperature would respond depending on where I placed it, the temp would jump up and then drop in a linear fashion. Then ever so often it would drop significantly, and then back up. I also noticed that the thermocouple temp would jump if I tapped the heatermeter.
So I thought this was due to the thermocouple, so I ordered a few. And unfortunately with a brand new thermocouple it still seems to be happening. Does anyone have any theories or points I should check in the thermocouple circuit that could help narrow this down?
I have some experience with soldering and a multimeter, but would appreciate some help in narrowing down where I should start looking.
Thanks in advance.