<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Bill Freiberger:
The way I understand it, the Stoker uses some kind of computer logic to zero in on the temperature. This takes a bit of time and a little overshoot/undershoot before it locks in. If you turn the Stoker off and then turn it on again, all the calculations are wiped out and the Stoker starts the process all over again.
Is that a big deal? I have no idea.
Bill </div></BLOCKQUOTE>I have limited experience with my Stoker, but over a 30 hour 2-burn period (continued on from the same start) I turned it off/on a couple times, it seemed to recover and continue maintaining the temp. The temp on the probes came right back and it started doing it's thing. The only downside is that the blower comes on for a few seconds when the unit is turned on, when it detects the devices, so it seems.
The bigger danger is in opening the lid if you forget to bump the temp down or turning it off, since not only do you get the air coming into the pit from the top, but the blower kicks in and assists, giving a turbo-boost to the pit. You can jump the pit up 20-40 degrees in a very short period, it seems.