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DigiQ/CyberQ in winter

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bigalsworth
bigalsworth Posts: 685
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I am planning on buying one of these controllers and I am wondering how these things take the cold?  By cold I mean -30 to -40 deg C.  It is winter a long time where I live and if these things can't take the cold then I don't want to waste my money.

Bigalsworth
Large BGE
BBQ Guru DigiQ II

Martensville, Saskatchewan Canada
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  • bcsnave
    bcsnave Posts: 1,009
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    The Digi Q will be fine...although not in Saskatche-toon....Wisconsin gets pretty darn frigid

    The Dude..a Mini and a Large Egg..a DigiQ DX (BGE Green)..some Cast Iron...a Thermapen.............and an Ol' Fashion

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    Glenbeulah, WI

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  • bigalsworth
    bigalsworth Posts: 685
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    found my own answer through the powers of google which happened to lead me to this site.  Who would have thought to use to word weatherability for a search on the forum.  for anyone interested here is the link to the info

    http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/958530/weatherability-of-stoker-or-digiq

    Large BGE
    BBQ Guru DigiQ II

    Martensville, Saskatchewan Canada
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  • bigalsworth
    bigalsworth Posts: 685
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    Thanks for the reply.  Now to decide on the DigiQ II or the cyberQ.  I do like the idea of not going outside to see what is going on in the egg

    bcsnave said:
    The Digi Q will be fine...although not in Saskatche-toon....Wisconsin gets pretty darn frigid

    Large BGE
    BBQ Guru DigiQ II

    Martensville, Saskatchewan Canada
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  • North_Is_Up
    North_Is_Up Posts: 137
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    I have a Guru Wifi and live at high altitude. The coldest that I've cooked at is -18F/-28C. I have noticed that at about 10F/-12C or below, the unit slows down between LCD screen changes. It's not a problem in operation though. If you use a mobile phone or computer to access the data, you won't be able to tell the difference. The unit hums along fine.  It goes from a warm house into immediate operation when it's cold so that it doesn't have a chance to possibly damage the electronics by sitting outside.

    Small (hatched 6/13/2015)
    XL (hatched 4/21/2012)
    CyberQ Wifi, KCBS CTC CBJ
    Northern CA
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  • bigalsworth
    bigalsworth Posts: 685
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    Thanks @North_Is_Up I had a feeling there would be a little bit of a slow down on the digital display.  I will have to test it below -30 and see how that goes.
    Large BGE
    BBQ Guru DigiQ II

    Martensville, Saskatchewan Canada
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