I'm just trying to help, Longball. I mentioned that about the dial because you said "Almost had it to 250," which told me it was not all the way to 250. No need for anger - we're not employees of SI or Auber, just fellow users trying to help.
You also said:
"It was reading the temp probe and even with me having the dial at 250 I never got the box over 234* over a 5 hour span. The arbur was not controling the temp just reading it."
By that, do you mean that you did not have the smoker plugged into the Auber, but just had the #1 probe in the smoker at full temp? Again, I'm asking these questions because you were not clear in your explanation. If the smoker was plugged into the Auber, there is no way it could have not been controlling the element. Remember, we're not seeing what you are, so you need to give us enough details about your setup so we can get a mental image of what you are doing. Sound reasonable?
If you did not have the smoker plugged into the Auber, do you have another thermometer that would confirm/disprove the reading on the Auber? If you had a reading from another reliable thermometer, you may need to calibrate your probe. Although I've never seen one off more than 2-3°, I guess it's possible that it could be farther off. Just a thought.