I'm in the middle of converting my smoker to digital. Could the smart ones confirm my thing. I am going to install the digital thermostat and connect those two wires to the digital plug i will mount near the bottom. The rest of the wires i was going to leave attached to the plug as they were with the two thermostat wires isolated. i was going to leave the slide wires on and the slide just left on full. just the lazy way to do it. can any one see a problem with my thinking? ::)
Why not spend that money on a pid controller? You will actually gain something more than a screen and it can be mounted right in youe smoker. TedEbear has a good example of one and im sure he will be along shortly.
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go with a auber pid, weather it bew a plug and play or diy .. both good and makes an original a digital unit
TedEbear has arrived. :)
Anyway, I did this mod from the "how-to" instructions on the forum recipe site. If you want to turn your OBS into a digital you can install a PID controller in the SG. Not only will it be digital but you'll be able to maintain tight temp controls to within 1-2 degrees. The parts to make it all work will run you around $70-$80, depending on what you can salvage for some discarded electronics or have to purchase. For instance, I rescued a heat sink off an old PC that they were tossing out at work.
Here's my setup:
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b355/roadijeff/Food/IMG_0594_zpsfd6577ea.jpg)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b355/roadijeff/Food/PA070029_zps9d0b3d85.jpg)
Here's how to do it:
Adding a PID Controller (http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showthread.php?315-PID-Controller)
And if you're going to add a PID controller you might also think about upgrading the 500W main element via the dual element mod. Some people have replaced it and gone with a 900W finned element.
Additional Heating Element Modification
(http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showthread.php?572-Additional-Heating-Element-Modification)
Additional Heating Element for OBS with On/Off Control (http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showthread.php?578-Additional-Heating-Element-for-OBS-with-On-Off-Control)
Hey dont get me wrong i want to do the mods you guys speak of, but i am very time constrained right now. i was doing it this way just to get me going and having a little more control than standard. i would appreciate it greatly if someone could just answer the above question for now. ;)