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• Posted in thread: Monitoring/controlling with Linux on the cheap on 12-19-2012 at 04:47 PM
  nice work guys... :)

• Posted in thread: Monitoring/controlling with Linux on the cheap on 08-24-2012 at 12:43 PM
  Scruffy,It's actually a lot easier that it may seem. Order up the parts and I'll help as best
  as I can. No compensation - you can just owe me a beer if you like. :)

• Posted in thread: Blichmann Conical on 01-01-2012 at 11:10 AM
  Santa surprised me and brought a Blichmann 14.5 Conical Fermentor. Legs, wheels, the whole
  shebang. It's my first conical, and well, I'm most impressed.Leg extensions: Bless her heart
  SWMBO, but I don...

• Posted in thread: Monitoring/controlling with Linux on the cheap on 12-26-2011 at 05:25 PM
  I agree that this should help those with troubles at 100c using the "s" (and duh, why didn't
  anyone think of this before), but, don't get too caught up in that datasheet. Those read times
  are max valu...

• Posted in thread: Monitoring/controlling with Linux on the cheap on 12-26-2011 at 05:02 PM
  I use the "s" model because that's what I have, and they work great for me (and it's hard to
  teach old dogs new tricks?). There is no difference in flexibility when using OWFS - it handles
  the low lev...

• Posted in thread: 1-Wire Linux Help needed... on 12-02-2011 at 03:30 AM
  Check /var/log/messages for error messages. Your USB bus controller might be on the way to
  Spain.And...My laptop drive decided to give up today. Just got the click of death, and a
  subsequent reboot fa...

• Posted in thread: $10 thru the wall therms, pics too! on 11-27-2011 at 04:55 AM
  I did the "U" shape due to it's simplicity (i.e. KISS). Yes, I fill it with tap water before
  use. My thermo is water-proof, but is so using heat-shrink tubing and I don't know if that
  stuff is food sa...

• Posted in thread: Weekend Paint Booth on 11-26-2011 at 08:56 AM
  I threw this together for painting my latest project. Here's my kegerator post.error in link

• Posted in thread: $10 thru the wall therms, pics too! on 11-26-2011 at 08:28 AM
  anyone done this?Me. Run a piece of copper tubing through the lid as in pic. Use hose clamp to
  hold in place (see pic). Fill with water. Insert probe.

• Posted in thread: Arduino instead of BCS or Brewtroller on 11-26-2011 at 08:22 AM
  Depending on how much you like to "roll your own": run my brew rig with this and a few 1-wire
  devices. YMMV.