Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Electronics

Throwing K.I.S.S. to the wind, I've found some interesting geek-toys for smoking. 

CyberQ Wi-Fi $295

Wireless temperature monitoring and alerting

This product is kinda out-there. I can't find a homepage for the product which is a little troublesome. I did find some interesting videos describing the features on youtube here and here. Essentially, it has 3 temperature probes (2x meat, 1x pit) and a fan controller port. Based on how you've programmed it, the fan turns on or off depending on temperature of the pit. A basic temperature controlled fan controller with some wifi bells and whistles.

Additional software available by a developer group at wedonet.net. Nice information recording including historic graphs:

DigiQ DX2 $185


A less expensive, less complicated solution with 1 probe for pit and one probe for meat.



Pit Viper Blower $72


For CyberQ or DigiQ a blower is needed. Looks like the Pit Viper (10 CFM FAN) $72 is the beast to use.

Of particular interest is the replacement fan can be purchased for $15 on ebay. AD7512HX

PitmasterIQ IQ120 Kit $200

Wired temperature driven fan controller (with built in fan @ 5-15CFM)
This one has a lot fewer bells and whistles, but its simplified design is appealing. Probably the best (and least expensive) compromise between manual and automated airflow control.





Well, besides the IQ110 Kit $140. This is probably what I'll go with on the first build. Should be able to power it from a couple of 6V batteries (or a JumpStart)





QMaster-Senior $138

This is an interesting one. It's clearly made in China, but the guy is soliciting on bbq-brethren.com and not getting slammed for being a spammer. Sounds like its still a little buggy, but the guy (inventor) seems sincere.

For $138 plus $20 shipping, it includes the controller which has 4 programmable temp stages, variable blower control, pit and meat temperature monitoring and the blower with adapter! The adapter has a shutter inside that closes when the fan is off.


There are some options available. For $10 more you can get a 50 CFM fan (adjustable from 5-50 CFM)

There are 9 left on ebay... Really tempted to pull the trigger.



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