Recommendation for Electric Smoker

1.How do I select a smoker controller for my Electric Smoker?

Auber Instruments offers two options for controlling the electric smoker. Option A is for customer who is skilled in electronics and has tight budget. Option B is for customer that does not want to spend time to build their own system.

A. Building the controller for electric smoker.
1) PID controller
SYL-2352
or
SYL-2362
If you want programmable with ramp and soak function, please check:
SYL-2352P
If you want dual-probe controller with step control features, please check:
SMD-200
2) Temperature sensor
TC-K6A
or
TC-K6H2
or
TC-K3MM
3) Solid state relay
25A SSR
4) Heat sink for SSR. It is only needed if the current is more than 10Amp ($10). Bradley smoker does not need it because only 4.8 A is used.
HS25
5) Control box
Pbox16
or
Cbox16 
or Qbox1E 
Here is a good example showing how to connect the 220V with high power output.
brewboard.com


B. Use the plug-n-play controller

Selection guide can be found here. 

1) Single probe controller
WS-1211H for 12A current maximum
WS-1510ELPM for 15A current maximum

2) Dual probe controller
WSD-1200GPH for 12A current maximum
WST-1520H for 15A current maximum

3) WIFI controller with three probes 
AW-1520H for 15A current maximum.

2. Compatible parts lists and typical orders for SMD-200 Dual Probe PID Controller.

The SMD-200 controller is designed for customers who want to build a smoker control system with PID control and dual temperature inputs. Customers should be aware of two special notes about this controller when ordering parts: A) This controller can only accept either type K thermocouples or PT1000 RTD sensors (Not PT100 RTD sensor); B) Only one sensor type can be selected at one time, i.e., if two sensors are to be used for smoking, they must be of the same type.

Here are two typical part lists:

 
Click here for how to build up a standard SMD-200 control panel. 
Click here for how to build up an economic SMD-200 control panel. 

Page updated on 2/15/2024