hello all, this is being posted for the newbies hat haven't seen it, some where along the line the original pictures were delited
so here it is again from the beginning
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh103/beefmann/heater%20mod/DSC02067.jpg)
motor mount and blower / heater shroud
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh103/beefmann/heater%20mod/DSC02064.jpg)
inside the cabinet, heater bolts are 5/16 by 1 1/2 inch
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh103/beefmann/heater%20mod/DSC02065.jpg)
900 watt heater wired with 14 gage high temp wire
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh103/beefmann/heater%20mod/DSC02073.jpg)
heater mounted with wires towards the front of the box, with blower wheel attached to motor with clearance front and back for housing
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh103/beefmann/heater%20mod/DSC02068.jpg)
blower motor mount installed
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh103/beefmann/heater%20mod/DSC02070.jpg)
motor installed
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh103/beefmann/heater%20mod/DSC02071.jpg)
blower wheel installed
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh103/beefmann/heater%20mod/DSC02072.jpg)
shroud and grease deflector installed
and yes was controlled by a pid that was in the smoke generator and now will be controlled by beefmann's timer/ pid controller. hope everyone enjoys and makes use out of it
How do you get your V-tray to set in there?
cut the v tray to fit around the shroud
Sounds like a lot of work compared to just adding a second element and getting a total of 1000 watts. What is the benefit compared to the dual elements?
beefman came up with this mod before someone had the idea to add a second 500w element.
So if I have this right you went from 500 watts to 900 watts by replacing the original element and I guess bypassing the original slider control board? And also installed the largest fan I've seen yet! Then control it all with a PID?
I have added the second element (with switch) and also use a PID for temp control.
My question is: How much to you feel the fan adds to the overall elimination of hot and cool spots within the cabinet? As in, do feel like you need to still rotate racks (front to back and top to bottom)?
Thanks for posting your PICS.
the fan adds a lot to keeping the temperature close to the same top to bottom and front to back... th only problem i have ran into is with the blower on it removes the heat off the smoke generator to where it will not burn the pucks fully, so i modified the way i cook and do the smoking process first then cook, i have found out that this method of smoking and cooking has worked well for me and really doesent take that much longer if at all.
month ago did 30 lbs of brisket to a it temp of 190 and a cook temp of 215 and was done in 19 hours
OK, Thanks!
Adding a fan, especially one of that size, turns an oven into a
convection cooker which should reduce the cook time by up to 25%.