With the development of a new HeaterMeter (HM) board with thermocouple support, I was wondering if I could just permanently mount a thermocouple probe on my 18.5" WSM.
1. While I cover my WSM when not in use and live in the San Francisco Bay Area (mild climate), I cannot guarantee that there will not be chronic condensation / dampness on the probe. Will that affect the thermocouples you are looking at?
2. How would I mount such a probe? There are some bolts that hold up the grate pegs that I guess I could remove and make some sort of hollow pathway. Any ideas on that?
3. I would want to put the probe right under the top grate. If it is long, meat drippings from meat on the grate would drip on to the probe and skew the readings. Should I be considering some sort of sheet-metal shield between the probe and the grate?
1. While I cover my WSM when not in use and live in the San Francisco Bay Area (mild climate), I cannot guarantee that there will not be chronic condensation / dampness on the probe. Will that affect the thermocouples you are looking at?
2. How would I mount such a probe? There are some bolts that hold up the grate pegs that I guess I could remove and make some sort of hollow pathway. Any ideas on that?
3. I would want to put the probe right under the top grate. If it is long, meat drippings from meat on the grate would drip on to the probe and skew the readings. Should I be considering some sort of sheet-metal shield between the probe and the grate?