Need to get a new pit controller. While I use it primarily on a UDS, I will also be using it on my smokehouse (which has a small UDS inside of it). Shortly after making my UDS many years ago, I purchased a DigiQ2. For the most part, I have nothing but good to say about it - with one exception. When my fan got shorted out - it took out the relay inside the controller. BBQ Guru treated me well, offering me a replacement control unit at a reasonable cost.
I ended up getting a CyberQ instead. On the good side, the CyberQ cooked meat fine. On the bad - it never cooperated with my home network, had way to short of range to work well in AdHoc mode. It took time to boot up, harder to read at night, menus based system (rather than simple up/down temp buttons). All in all, I got no advantage of it over the DigiQ2-and a handful of petty annoyances. Still it worked, so I did not replace it with a 2nd DigiQ2 controller. Pretty sure I left either it or the power supply in the rain one too many times. It will not boot now (given I have tried 2 power supplies - I am betting on the controller now). Think I even checked the extension cord..., but will check that again before I press order.
Just curious what the board thinks is the go to controller now. Pit boss 500, Thermoworks Signal, Fireboard, new CyberQ and why. Still would love WiFi via internet - but only if it is much improved from the original CyberQ. Need to get this figured out before sausage making season at least - till then, can still BBQ on the Egg, just get less sleep that way.
I ended up getting a CyberQ instead. On the good side, the CyberQ cooked meat fine. On the bad - it never cooperated with my home network, had way to short of range to work well in AdHoc mode. It took time to boot up, harder to read at night, menus based system (rather than simple up/down temp buttons). All in all, I got no advantage of it over the DigiQ2-and a handful of petty annoyances. Still it worked, so I did not replace it with a 2nd DigiQ2 controller. Pretty sure I left either it or the power supply in the rain one too many times. It will not boot now (given I have tried 2 power supplies - I am betting on the controller now). Think I even checked the extension cord..., but will check that again before I press order.
Just curious what the board thinks is the go to controller now. Pit boss 500, Thermoworks Signal, Fireboard, new CyberQ and why. Still would love WiFi via internet - but only if it is much improved from the original CyberQ. Need to get this figured out before sausage making season at least - till then, can still BBQ on the Egg, just get less sleep that way.
