G'day from Sydney, Australia!

[Steve R.]

Great to have you join us! What types of wood do you have available locally? I'm kind of a nerd for that sort of thing, and I definitely like to not break the bank in acquiring it.

[FireMan]

Welcome aboard Marcin! I could'nt help but smile, when you mentioned getting ready for summer. We are getting ready to hunker down for the big chill up here. Enjoy the ride & the cooking!

[Abom]

welcome from, er, Up Over??

[Danjohnston949]

Marcin, Welcome to "The Pit"! You are Now Enrolled in the BBQ Univ.! Attendance and Participation are Mandatory! Welcome Down Under from Us Up Here near the 49th N! The arbitrary line between the USA and Canada where both Legal Trade and Smuggling Exists!
Eat Well and Prosper! From a Backyard Cremator in Fargo ND USA, Dan

[loadpin]

Welcome and hope you enjoy the ride, I'm new to this board to and this group is great.

[fuzzydaddy]

Welcome to The Pit Marcin!

[johnec00]

Glad you found something. I went to the thermistors because I wanted 4 channels, and that approach simplified layout. It only takes a few minutes to calibrate and if you stick to one particular type of probe, they're interchangeable. This is getting a little too geeky for a bbq board!!!!

[LA Pork Butt]

Welcome to the Pit!

[Marcin]

Thanks for the tip johnec00 , however the answer is too much - US$15 (more than the probe!). But your response did prompt me to do another eBay search and I found a couple of k-type probes shipped cheap from China which I couldn't find last time! Ordered one straight away.

For example: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/K-Type-Th...cAAOSwLN5WhyTb

I use the MAX6675 as well, they work really well. I found resistive probes are much harder to work with because each one is different and you need to work out the right values for the formulas to get a temperature value out of them (and then spend extra time calibrating / verifying).

[johnec00]

Welcome Marcin. For what its worth, I tested this probe along with a MAX6675 in my Atmel AVR based thermometer. Eventually went to thermistors though because they're more commonly available.

http://www.auberins.com/index.php?ma...products_id=56

I have no idea what they would charge to ship it down under!

[Mr. Bones]

Welcome, Marcin !!!!

Best regards to you, in Oz, from here, in The Land of Oz!

Looking forward to your input!

[MBMorgan]

Welcome to the Pit! Nice to have a Sydneysider on board ...

[DWCowles]

Welcome Marcin

[Thunder77]

Welcome to the Pit from Baltimore, Md!

[Huskee]

Welcome to The Pit Marcin! Great to have you here with us, thanks for your support. I am jealous that summer is starting for you, as it's just ending for us. The days are getting short, and in my area of the USA there's a chill in the air that will only get worse.... But the cookers get no breaks here!

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