Embarrassing.
I wanted to compare two different kind of remotes, Maverick and Oregon Scientific. I put in a rib roast, put in the probes, and turned them on to check for signal reception. I usually to that before I put in the probes. Starting cold, they were both reading within 1˚ of each other; closed the door and turned her on.
I set the temp at 180˚, and let it run for an hour to get a little smoke, and then I kicked it up to 350˚. Everything went fine for about for about 30 minutes, but then I couldn't get a signal on the Oregon. Sometimes that happens and if I carry the receiver closer to the smoker, it will reacquire the signal. Not this time.
I looked up at the top of the FE to check the transmitters. The one for the Maverick was there, but I couldn't find the one for the Oregon. I had the cover on so I felt around underneath because it lies flat. No transmitter. Opened up the door, and sure enough, I have this little mass of melted plastic sitting on the rack.
Probably won't be my worst mistake for the year, but I sure hate to see them start this early.
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