Fridgemate Stainless Probe

[pb unleaded]

I purchased a stainless steel probe for my fridgemate temperature controller.
It came with a small plug on wire end (the original probe had lose wires). Can I cut the plug off and hook lose wires to fridgemate?
Also, can I use this probe to monitor mash/sparge temperatures?
thanks
arthur

 

[Tyred]

Which stainless steel probe is it ? The one supplied by mashmaster can cope with temperatures up to boiling (from the webpage - I haven't tried it).
When I got mine it only had bare wires at the end, no plug.

In theory, I would assume you could do that, but I would try to get more information first. Have you tried contacting your supplier for this information ?

 

[Sammus]

EDIT: Oops, I wrote this (ie, what is below) assuming you had bought the available mashmaster stainless probe (NTC probe), if you have something else, its likely it wont work (there a a lot of different kinds of temperature probes...)

Yep thats what your meant to do, I asked the man (brissybrew) himself after I received one I bought. The plug is for the DEI units, but its the same type of probe.

 

[Cocko]

Once again assuming it is the NTC probe from Mash Master...

I just cut off the plastic surrounds, gently, and used the little metal prongs that are crimped to the wire for connection to the Fridgemate... works fine.

Cheers

 

[Franko]

To put it simply

If you bought it off mashmaster it will work


Franko

 

[pb unleaded]

Thanks all.
It is a MashMaster probe I bought from Craftbrewer. Just got email from Ross confirming the plug can be cut off.
I am going to use this probe for monitoring mash temperatures and also for fermentation.
cheers
arthur

I just cut off the plastic surrounds, gently, and used the little metal prongs that are crimped to the wire for connection to the Fridgemate... works fine.

Great idea, Thanks Cocko. I might do just that.