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Auber PID Controllers => Auber PID Tips and Tricks => Topic started by: Wik on April 17, 2014, 09:14:47 PM
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Did a dumb thing today. Doing a Boston Butt and was rushed getting it setup. Plugged probes in backwards. Lets just say by the time I noticed it the one probe had the -H- error on it and the smoker was running at full power yet since it was sensing the Chamber temp as the Meat internal temp. I can confirm that the smoker was 375F or higher at the time I noticed this. :'(
There went my slow 225F cook out the window...
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Ouch! Definitely a good tip! Sorry about your slow smoke. :(
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Surprisingly the Butt turned out great. ;D
I must have caught it in time, but I'll certainly be double checking my setup from now on...
I should add that I had hard-wired a bypass of the stock Temp Probe / Dial, which is why the temp got much hotter due to my mix up on the probes for the Auber. Certainly re-thinking that or at minimum added a switch for when I really want higher temps like others have done.
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Maybe we should color-code our plugs, and put the same color by the plug on the unit. Simple, visual reference? At the least the butt wasn't a burnt offering! :D
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Holy crap.
I just did the same thing Sunday. Toasted my probe as it went to H as well.
I am thinking of coding them with tape and such like divot suggested. Man I was frazzled. All turned out well but it only took about 30 min to zap my probe. Glad I didn't leave my house!,!,
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What are the odds, Steve?? 2 in one week? Wow. No telling how high that sucker would have gone if you weren't there! Lucky you caught it quick. A probe is cheaper than a new smoker, or new garage!