pr0wlunwoof wrote: ↑July 2nd, 2019, 6:18 pmI sent this to you in a pm, but I will post it here too for general information.
You will need a windows machine to load the sd card with the operating system.
Heatermeter 4.2 or 4.3? I don’t want to have to solder a bunch of resisters and diodes.
Click here : Heater Meter 4.3
Raspberry pi. Which one?
Click here : rasbery pie 3 b+
What meat probes?
Click here : Recommended Probes
Click here : What I have
What temperature probe?
Click here : I use this one
What fan?
bought it with the included fan
Case for it?
I had a case printed by a friend, Click here : but this one is the same thing.
Did I miss anything?
Click here : Enclosure and adapter for the fan. Along with a servo and a Click here : Cat5e Jack.
A Click here : network cable to connect the two.
Click here : Micro SD card.
I would purchase the already assembled one unless you have experience soldering. At that point it is pretty easy to put the pieces together and install it in the case. I have not had any issues with it. I have had a probe go haywire and fail, but that has more to do with the quality of the probe and how I handle them.BurnBern wrote: ↑July 2nd, 2019, 8:12 pm
Thanks really informative. I’m looking for a controller also but not sure which one to get.
How hard would it be for a person with no experience to put a HM together. Also not sure if it would be cost effective for me to ship the parts out to the UK considering the import duties included? How reliable is the HM?
pr0wlunwoof wrote: ↑July 3rd, 2019, 7:44 am
I would purchase the already assembled one unless you have experience soldering. At that point it is pretty easy to put the pieces together and install it in the case. I have not had any issues with it. I have had a probe go haywire and fail, but that has more to do with the quality of the probe and how I handle them.
Reason's to get a heatermeter:
1. you want something different from what you can buy off amazon
2. you like the idea of knowing exactly how something works
3. you feel the ability to use multiple and different probes and calibrate each is beneficial
4. you need to cook away from your primary residence and still want the wireless capability
5. you like to tinker with electronics and web interfaces
Reasons not to get a heatermeter:
1. you have the default password on your router which came from your internet provider or the store
2. the last time you messed with electronics you had to go to radio shack to buy a vacuum tube
3. you have trouble understanding how the electronics you currently own work and you have to get assistance
Pretty much its a bit of a project, but there are a ton of instructions and help. I think the hardest part for a non-techie is maybe logging into the unit to calibrate probes and adjusting the PID settings if the default isn't working like you want. The putting it together is very simple. It only fits together one way.