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  • Beenz
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    That certainly needs to just be put back in.
    For me, I found that I can't roast on a table make of glass. If I roast on a wooden table in is fine most of the time.

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  • rebem
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    Same issue here guys. I purchased the meter around October and the LED is a good 10-15mm from the hole in the connector. Four roasts were fine, fifth one today was without data for most of it. Will try pushing it back in and covering it with tape.

    Anyone had any luck with this since the last post?
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  • RobertHolmes
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    I had the same issue ("Meter not connected" msg), but it turned out to be simply windows updating in the background. A restart fixed everything.

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  • decnal
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    Another roast this evening and I found that pushing the led into the hole in the base of the connector made things worse. Not working reliably at night, that was unexpected

    Here is a photo of my next attempt at making the data transfer work in daylight. I put the led back where I found it and wrapped a little black insulation tape around it and the base of the connector

    Will see if this does the trick on Friday when I am home while the sun is up
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  • ggoosen
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    Originally posted by Andy View Post
    What sort of "roof"?
    I'm guessing some sort of clear or opaque verandah... that lets IR through!
    .[/COLOR]
    Yep , that's right. It is opaque.

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  • Andy
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    Originally posted by ggoosen View Post

    this was not directly in the sun, i was roasting under a roof, outside.
    What sort of "roof"?
    I'm guessing some sort of clear or opaque verandah... that lets IR through!

    Yeah, i ordered one last week and have sent it back to Andy as i had issues with it.


    That makes 3 now.

    I'm not sure why we have 3 out of 100's not working but I'm sure we will find a pattern.

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  • Beenz
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    Yeah, i ordered one last week and have sent it back to Andy as i had issues with it.
    It would work most of the time indoors, then i take a step outside (there was a 30cm area where it would fail every time) and it would stop. Then it failed inside too.
    I roast outside, so needs to work outside for me.
    I too opened it up and played with the led, but could not get it to work.
    Is it a new batch?
    Great thing when it worked, super frustrating when it doesn't, cause it is so good

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  • ggoosen
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    Originally posted by Andy View Post

    I have 2 meters running on my commercial roaster in a south facing window and have never seen the problem and out of 100's of meters we have shipped over the years have not heard of this before but I would also assume most people are not roasting in the sun.

    FYI and for the Info of the supplier. this was not directly in the sun, i was roasting under a roof, outside. So no direct light. but the ambient light seemed strong enough to cause the issue.

    Maybe they have changed something recently?

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  • decnal
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    Yeah I laughed too, that's exactly how I found it when I pulled the back off

    When you know what it should look like, you can tell if it is out of position. The top of the LED is now about 2mm below the bottom of the socket

    I agree, they are a great little meter, not bad value at all

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  • ggoosen
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    Originally posted by decnal View Post

    ggoosen, I would love to know if yours is the same
    Lol was the ir led out of the holder?

    I'm curious would you have been able to see that the led was out of position by looking down the socket hole? (ie without having to open the meter up?)

    Also just for clarity. I think this package is awesome. I looked on the net and the price point is less than half of any other devices I found

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  • decnal
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    Originally posted by Andy View Post
    ...but it does work out of the box.
    as long as you are taking it out of the box by moonlight...


    I'm really frustrated by things that don't quite work properly, thank god I'm not a software Engineer

    Opening the case revealed a potential cause of sensitivity to ambient light (see photo one)

    Hopefully this fixes it properly (see photo two). I won't get a chance to test this in daylight until Friday, will post an update then

    ggoosen, I would love to know if yours is the same
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  • Andy
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    Happy to see you got it working ok.

    I can't say I'm happy with this as a solution, an ugly work-around for something that should work out-of-the-box


    ...but it does work out of the box.


    I'll make the suggestion to the factory that they include a sticker that says "indoor use only"
    ;-)
    ...and I'll also let them know about this thread.

    Happy roasting.


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  • Javaphile
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    WooHoo!!! Gotta love a good troubleshoot!


    Java "Logic works!" phile

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  • ggoosen
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    Mine isn't as neat. But does the same job.
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  • decnal
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    I removed the meter from the protective elastomeric boot to get a better look at the protruding block on the female side of the plug.

    Covering the larger side of the block with black insulation tape, as shown in the first photo... no joy

    Covering the entire protruding block, as shown in the second photo... success!

    I can't say I'm happy with this as a solution, an ugly work-around for something that should work out-of-the-box
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