Maverick is dead...

jay75

Well, I am a little disappointed as I have only had my 732 since the beginning of Feb and when I went to fire up the egg and use the mav to keep track of the temp I found the transmitter wouldn't switch on, tried new batteries but no joy. Anyone else had this problem?

travisstrick

Well, you better go tell Goose.

tazcrash

Lololol.
that's not his the movie went!

jay75

Goose is too busy makin out with Iceman...

MikeG

I bought my 732 off Amazon about the same time and it appears now to have messed the bed.  Pit probe has always shown climbing temps during low & slow though they are in fact stable and now last night it started dropping the link between trans/receiver even at close distance.   I too changed out the batteries but the problem persists. 

 

 

 

Eggbertsdad

Hmmmmm. I was thinking about getting one from Amazon. Wonder what the problem is?

Gato

I would try another couple of batteries just to be sure. Also I can't remember which one, but you do know you have to hold the power button down for a bit right? Just asking.

boatbum

There's a MIG on my tail...

 

gerhardk

Try using just one of the probes at a time just to see if one the probes has gone south on you.

Gerhard

eggnited

I'm in the middle of my first rib cook...my dome temp says 325 and the Maveric says 235....I'm worried I'm messing up my ribs with this thing. Not sure what's going on? Looks like I might be in the same boat?

Chubbs

I'm in the middle of my first rib cook...my dome temp says 325 and the Maveric says 235....I'm worried I'm messing up my ribs with this thing. Not sure what's going on? Looks like I might be in the same boat?

Pull the dome thermometer out really quickly and test in boiling water for accuracy. Around 212. That is an awfully large variance.

Hi54putty

"I'm going to hit the brakes, he'll fly right by"

eggnited

Oddly enough the dome temp is still 325 but the Maveric is at 246. Great idea...I'll pull it here shortly and report back.  Duh! Thanks!

piney

I just ordered a 732 should be here tomorrow, sounds as if that might have been a big mistake. 

gerhardk

How often are you opening the lid?

Gerhard

eggnited

At boiling my dome thermometer reads 225. So...it reads high. I guess my actual dome temp would be about 312 compared to the Maveric at 246. I think I will shoot for dome temp of 300 to finish the cook. Thanks again!

The Cen-Tex Smoker

"Permission for fly by"
"permission denied"

Nice take Trav. Busted out on that one.

Lowflyer

Talk to me Goose!!!!

yumdinger

I have been having very similar problems, it worked great the first two times I used it for low and slow and now is worthless.  Does not come close to keeping accurate dome temp.  

SandBilly

I was "inverted"

Smoker_Guru

I've had mine for almost a year with probably 30 - 35 cooks on the Mav with no problems.

JEC23

Gutted for you but not uncommon on the 732 I've heard, seems the old model is more reliable if a little limited on range

jay75

I have been completely happy with the 732 right up to last night, I've tried at least 3 sets of new batteries and absolutely nothing happens when I push the on button, I think it should still be under warranty, so I will have to see what the guys at the shop where I got it want to do...

RichardBronosky

If people are having Mavericks die, I am sympathetic...

I don't mean to come across like a vulture, but I am experimenting with an Arduino DYI temp control and would love to acquire some Maverick probes. My goal is to be able to share plans that would allow someone with minimal skill to create a product similar to the Stoker for ~$60.

Hillbilly-Hightech

Dang, my Maverick kept dropping the link this weekend too!!!  I even changed out the batteries in both the receiver as well as the transmitter... (I have the older model, however - I think it's the 730, though I'm not sure - it's black - anyway, I just chalked it up to it being old & even put the bug in my GF's ear that I "needed" to get a new one)

But nowwww - the paranoid side of me is now wondering if it's some sort of conspiracy from Maverick for all our probes to fail all at once???  Planned obsolescence, perhaps????  Or maybe it's the solar flare activity?  Orrrrrr, maybe it's the GUBMENT???  :P

Little Steven

And if you screw up just this much, you'll be flying a cargo plane full of rubber dog **** out of Hong Kong!

MaskedMarvel

I want some pork butts!!!

ChokeOnSmoke

 My goal is to be able to share plans that would allow someone with minimal skill to create a product similar to the Stoker for ~$60.

Interesting.  Tell us more...

scooter759

I want some pork butts!!!

That was perfect!!

That'll just about do it for the fly by's....

tazcrash

I feel the need.......the need for.....turbo Butts! (get it? It's fast! )

tazcrash

I don't mean to come across like a vulture, but I am experimenting with an Arduino DYI temp control and would love to acquire some Maverick probes. My goal is to be able to share plans that would allow someone with minimal skill to create a product similar to the Stoker for ~$60.

Rich, I can't wait to see an Arduino temp controller (thought of it, but no time to play\learn), but wouldn't the board cost about that much?