Smoker Control / Temperature Monitoring

[Guest]

Michael McSharry : can the DS18B20 sustain high temperatures? Seeing 125C as the maximum; what temperature ranges are you measuring?

[Michael McSharry]

can the DS18B20 sustain high temperatures? Seeing 125C as the maximum; what temperature ranges are you measuring?

I see 250F as a typical peak coming out of the fireplace. It has held up for 15 years. I believe the mounting is a metal strap around the duct with the TO92 plastic encapsulation squeezed between the strap and the duct. If I was going to do it today I would use one of DS18B20's that are mounted in a stainless steel probe. Very easy to get these from China/Ebay and they are cheap.

Obviously if I was measuring temperatures inside the firebox this would not be a good choice. I am not certain what temperatures are experienced inside a smoker, but I had the impression that normally they are not very high. Don't know what peak temperatures may be experienced.

[ServiceXp]

I am not certain what temperatures are experienced inside a smoker, but I had the impression that normally they are not very high. Don't know what peak temperatures may be experienced.

I generally smoke around ~285F I would think a sensor that could measure 350F with a peak of 500F would be appropriate from smoking.

[TeleFragger]

i used to do 1 wire.. wife didnt like its LOOK.. so it had to go... i even crimped the sensors into an rj11 plug and stuck them in an rj11 wall plate but still no WAF...

[LoidLiu]

Hi everyone I have a question for you, I hope you can help me with advice. My grill's temperature controller definitely broke down. So I think it would be easier to buy a new temperature controller instead of trying to fix the old one. Do you have any ideas for a good one? Not too expensive cause I don't want to spend much on it. Maybe you know one of these? My brother says that he uses DigiQ DX3, though I would rather go with the more simple stuff.

[fresnoboy]

Hi everyone I have a question for you, I hope you can help me with advice. My grill's temperature controller definitely broke down. So I think it would be easier to buy a new temperature controller instead of trying to fix the old one. Do you have any ideas for a good one? Not too expensive cause I don't want to spend much on it. Maybe you know one of these? My brother says that he uses DigiQ DX3, though I would rather go with the more simple stuff.

I have the original model fireboard and really like it. A lot of the older units (like my cyberQ) were pretty sorry when it came to software and networking. The fireboard is rock solid.