Meat probe port reporting incorrectly

[ken g]

Yesterday I noticed that the A & B probes were reporting temps about 18-20 apart. Thinking I had a defective probe, I performed calibration procedure with boiling water and my ThermoPop instant read thermometer. A port was reporting 90 degrees while B port was reporting 197. Thinking it was a bad probe, I switched the ports and the A port was again reporting 90 degrees while B port was reporting 197. That leads me to conclude there is a problem with the controller A port since both probes match the ThermoPop. Did I miss anything here? Looks to me like I need to contact RT.

 

[Bullporky]

You might try tweaking probe A setting, especially if switching both probes read the same in that port when alternating them.

It's worth a call to RecTeq as well in the next day or two

 

[bss8]

Sounds stupid, but make sure the probe is plugged all the way into the controller. I noticed once that one of my probes was just slightly loose in the port and as soon as I pushed it all the way in the reading changed significantly.

 

[Mike]

Try calibrating your meat probes, How to calibrate meat probes or thermometer

 

[Waterboy]

@ken g have you checked to make sure the nuts holding the probe plugs are tight on the controller? I was having a problem with probe inconsistencies and that was the cause.

 

[Mastertech59]

@ken g have you checked to make sure the nuts holding the probe plugs are tight on the controller? I was having a problem with probe inconsistencies and that was the cause.

Agree