PID controllers on EBay

[colonel00]

Originally Posted by Funky D

I'd be in for one in a heartbeat, but without good instructions, I'd be worried about getting it working, and getting a solid mount to the smoke monster.

Check out the bottom of the ebay listing. I just noticed it as well. It looks like there are plenty of adapters available so they might have one that will work or be able to make one.

There are a couple of adapters that look like they will work fine for a UDS so that is one step closer to me trying one of these out. I just need to decide if wifi is that important.

[woodpelletsmoker]

Originally Posted by Brizz

An iQue 110 is $140. The Golden Wolf is $160. What am I missing? What's the value proposition of the Wolf? The extra probe? What am I missing?

Golden-Wolf has two probes, and has two displays of temperature.
Golden-WOLF has option of automatic or manual
Price of Golden-Wolf is US$99.
Price of Golden-Wolf, + fan+ flange is US$128
SAL mail cost is US$30
total US$158
the fan is much BIGGER.

[woodpelletsmoker]

Originally Posted by colonel00

The GW can also run programs based on the meat or pit temps. For instance, let's say I want to do a hot and fast brisket but I want the temps to be low for the first part of the cook. From what I understand (I do not have one of these units...yet) you can program the GW to maintain temps at a lower level for an amount of time or even until the meat reaches a certain temp. Then it can change the pit temp to a higher temp.

Also, looking at some of the available options now, I am highly intrigued. There is one option for a remote so you can control the unit and view the current data from inside you house. There is also a wifi unit that can be pretty cool. I am really tempted to try one of these out. Sadly, I don't know which I would want or how I would connect it to a UDS at this point.

woodpelletsmoker, is there an option for both wifi and the remote?

Your understanding is absolutely right from my poor ENGLISH description.
Smarter!
Remote is most useful. I personally like it most.
After I light the fire, I leave the smoker in my yard, I do my job inside room for hours with handy set on my pocket.
WIFI is good for competition for absent team members. I do not think you will do smoking on working days. You leave smoker in your backyard for 10 hours and you check temperature at your office via Internet. Yes it can. But in case you need refill fuel, then how can you do it.
I can do ANY customer flange/adapter, simply give me drawing/picture/photography and size

[woodpelletsmoker]

Originally Posted by Funky D

Adding on to senor Pistolero, if the fan that comes with this is truly 50 CFM, it can probably maintain the heat on my stick burner. The iQue is only strong enough to maintain Eggs, WSMs, and the occasional UDS as far as I know...

I'd be in for one in a heartbeat, but without good instructions, I'd be worried about getting it working, and getting a solid mount to the smoke monster.

Even my English manual is poor, all buyers use it correctly
Why not you.
You can also communicate with other customers.
please read operation manual first http://www.allchinas.com/probe/manual.htm
I can do customer flange/adapter for you

[woodpelletsmoker]

Originally Posted by Brizz

An iQue 110 is $140. The Golden Wolf is $160. What am I missing? What's the value proposition of the Wolf? The extra probe? What am I missing?

please check http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...e=STRK:MESE:IT

Model of FOX is US$40, it is digital, single probe, also PID output but by relay instead of variable voltage as WOLF. You can buy a speed regulator.
FOX+Fan+Flange+Speed regulator is US$60.
SAl mail cost US$30
total US$90,
again it is digital, PID, and with speed regulator,flange,fan

[Brizz]

So really the competition is a Stoker which runs about $410. I have to be honest, I'm halfway tempted to buy one of these Goldens, try it out and if I like it make a business out of this baby. From what I've seen the only company who is coming close to creating an all around good product and customer experience is Stoker. And for $400/unit their market isn't exactly huge.

[woodpelletsmoker]

Originally Posted by Brizz

So really the competition is a Stoker which runs about $410. I have to be honest, I'm halfway tempted to buy one of these Goldens, try it out and if I like it make a business out of this baby. From what I've seen the only company who is coming close to creating an all around good product and customer experience is Stoker. And for $400/unit their market isn't exactly huge.

I prefer to sell WIFI model for its higher price.
But WIFI is useful for competition for absent team members. I do not think you can do smoking for 10 hours while your smoker is at your backyard and you are at office.
Personally I will recommend Wireless Remote model, the TIGER.
For limited budget, FOX is an option.

[Triple T BBQ]

Well I just ordered a wifi model off your ebay add. I do need to make sure this included a fan with it of course. Also can you post a picture of how you can control it via wifi or if it just posts to things like facebook/twitter/emails etc. I may have ordered the wrong model on the add though. Looking for the lion promotional package complete with WIFI, fan, controller for 198. I just ordered the 98 dollar wireless setup which seems to be missing the fan and mount.

Happy to give you a postive feedback once I get to test it.

[colonel00]

I have spoken to the seller as well through PM and I think I will be getting the Tiger model with the remote. I am just waiting to find out how to properly order so I get the correct package and adapter flange.

[landshark530]

I found that you order the base unit, and then message the seller with the upgrades/unit type that you want. He will send an invoice for what you want. It went smooth once I got that straight.

[Panthers65]

Originally Posted by woodpelletsmoker

I prefer to sell WIFI model for its higher price.
But WIFI is useful for competition for absent team members. I do not think you can do smoking for 10 hours while your smoker is at your backyard and you are at office.
Personally I will recommend Wireless Remote model, the TIGER.
For limited budget, FOX is an option.

You've obviously never smoked on a UDS before, I can go 20+ hours on my drum no problem, and cook from work regularly with my Stoker.

[colonel00]

Could either landshark or the seller post some photos of the probes? What is shown in the ebay listing is very limited and the probes seem to be blunt and some have threads at the base for something? I am just curious.

Also, landshark, looking back at your photos, the close-up shows both the pit and meat temps as the same. I am assuming you just had the meat probe sitting in the smoker too?

[woodpelletsmoker]

Originally Posted by Panthers65

You've obviously never smoked on a UDS before, I can go 20+ hours on my drum no problem, and cook from work regularly with my Stoker.

Great. This means that LION has more room to play

[woodpelletsmoker]

Originally Posted by colonel00

Could either landshark or the seller post some photos of the probes? What is shown in the ebay listing is very limited and the probes seem to be blunt and some have threads at the base for something? I am just curious.

Also, landshark, looking back at your photos, the close-up shows both the pit and meat temps as the same. I am assuming you just had the meat probe sitting in the smoker too?

please check http://allchinas.com/probe/
pit and meat temperature are shown at same time.
If you put both probes together, they will show same data

[Brizz]

Originally Posted by Brizz

I have to be honest, I'm halfway tempted to buy one of these Goldens, try it out and if I like it make a business out of this baby.

Or I'll let you guys do it