primeats Posted October 7, 2008 Report Posted October 7, 2008 Well, I've finally done it... I melted the temperature probe wires on the unit that I bought from Tlinder! Any suggestions on a repair or should I just order a replacement from Fred?
ThreeDJ16 Posted October 7, 2008 Report Posted October 7, 2008 Re: Temperature probe wires Well' date=' I've finally done it... I melted the temperature probe wires on the unit that I bought from Tlinder! Any suggestions on a repair or should I just order a replacement from Fred?[/quote'] Which unit do you have? Provided it is not the pitminder, they sell replacement probes (the new SS jacketed ones) for all their other units. If it is the Pitminder, they at least sell the old style probes. Or you could just order you a new DigiQII, they come with the SS jacketed probe wire! Don't bother trying to repair. Every joint made in the wiring will changes the temperature reading unless it is compensated for in the internal circuit (cold junction compensation). -=Jasen=-
primeats Posted October 7, 2008 Author Report Posted October 7, 2008 Yeah that's what I thought, if any of you have an extra set of probes for the competitor I'd buy em from you, otherwise I'll just order them from BBQ Guru
mguerra Posted March 26, 2009 Report Posted March 26, 2009 Maverick For y'all using a Maverick, a question. The food probe is bent so I can't get it through the little hole in the side of the KK. The pit probe goes through of course, being straight. So I'm just running the food probe wire across the gasket. Anybody have a better solution, or has anyone bent the food probe straight? Wonder if bending it might ruin it or break it.
jdbower Posted March 26, 2009 Report Posted March 26, 2009 I bent my Maverick probes straight without any ill effect (actually they're not straight but they're straight enough to fit through the hole). Just use a gentle but firm pressure. If you happen to break one you can just buy a new probe without needing to replace the entire system. Never fear, the Stoker probes are straight out of the box and work much better.
GregR Posted March 26, 2009 Report Posted March 26, 2009 Like Jeff, I bent the food probe a bit allowing it to pass through the sleeve. However, I usually just run the food probe wire over the lip so that I can remove the meat from the grill without first removing the probe. I prefer to remove the probe from the meat after it has rested.
Firemonkey Posted March 26, 2009 Report Posted March 26, 2009 I also bent my maverick probe so it would fit. It only takes a little bending, so it is maybe a 75 degree turn instead of a full 90.
mguerra Posted March 26, 2009 Report Posted March 26, 2009 Probe OK, I'll bend it, thanks. For those who don't want to pull the probe out during the resting period: Pull the probe out and stick a clean 16 penny nail in there. Now you can run the probe through the hole in the KK and not over the gasket.
johnnyboy Posted March 26, 2009 Report Posted March 26, 2009 What about the other end of the probe wire, that connects to the device. Will the probe wire "connector end" fit through the KK hole? Versus the probe itself. If so, thread the wire (connector end) from inside KK out, then connect to device. This way wouldn't require removing the probe from meat.
jdbower Posted March 26, 2009 Report Posted March 26, 2009 Sorry, the connector end is also a 90 degree 2.5mm jack which doesn't fit
johnnyboy Posted March 26, 2009 Report Posted March 26, 2009 Sorry' date=' the connector end is also a 90 degree 2.5mm jack which doesn't fit [/quote'] Shoot fussy!! Thanks JD...
