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cwi · 08-28-2012, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by davidgsmit

I like your idea of using it as a themometer! Hadnt realy thought of that. May just use it in the chicken coop during the winter to see how cold its getting!

You could always steal it back for brew days. An extra thermometer is always a handy item to have around. With the sensor in a DIY SS probe with some thermal paste, it could be used for checking temps for most anything.

**Punity** · 08-28-2012, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by cwi

Better yet, just run the fan all the time. It really helps with keeping shanks cold and reducing stratification, or scrubbing heat from an active ferm. The freezer shouldn't turn on that often, so you won't get much benefit from the fan only being on when the freezer is on. Also, the evap lines in the keezer are still dropping in temp for a few minutes after the freezer shuts off. An always on fan helps spread that around.

A small 12V fan from a computer will run on most ~5V cell phone chargers, and will provide more than enough circulation. Total power would be ~1W, or less.

Better idea haha already have a fan to run I'll just plug it in thanks.

emanuel · 08-28-2012, 12:17 PM

I posted in my home brewing blog how I bulletproof the controller. the post is in hebrew but have many pictures and is self explanatory.
the idea is to take the relay out and bring the realy voltage to activate 40A SSR.
http://www.hamivshelan.com/?p=1581
My 2 cents.

**davidgsmit** · 08-28-2012, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by emanuel

I posted in my home brewing blog how I bulletproof the controller. the post is in hebrew but have many pictures and is self explanatory.
the idea is to take the relay out and bring the realy voltage to activate 40A SSR.
http://www.hamivshelan.com/?p=1581
My 2 cents.

When you said "hebrew" and "bulletproof" i was thinking kevlar and hardened steel for a second!

I will have to review that if a decide to fix mine to run on 110 volts. Thanks

deerelk4x4 · 08-29-2012, 03:15 PM

Would be possible to repost the information for your webpage here in English. I like what I saw but am interested in the description provided.

**LarryC** · 08-30-2012, 01:08 AM

OK, I admit I didn't read every post in this thread so maybe someone already asked this question. I am wiring up my STC 1000 temp controller and I don't really need two outlets. I have modified the wiring diagram to show how I believe the hook up would go using one outlet with one receptacle for heating and one for cooling. Can someone give me a sanity check by looking at my revised schematic? By the way, I wanted to clean up the drawing with some white out but realized - we don't have that kind of stuff any more (nor typewrite ribbons!)

**JuanMoore** · 08-30-2012, 01:15 AM

Looks good to me.

cwi · 08-30-2012, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by LarryC

Can someone give me a sanity check by looking at my revised schematic?

That schematic is correct. You even have the hot and neutral wires going to the correct posts on the outlet.

I have to commend you on putting your brand on the schematic. Quite a difference from the last guy (lawyer, I think) who put up a schematic; asked to have it checked by someone; then ripped it down so it couldn't be referenced anymore regarding his specific questions.

**LarryC** · 08-30-2012, 01:34 AM

Thanks for the quick response! I just finished cutting out the openings in the box so now I can do the wiring and have this thing working tonight!

I will certainly leave this schematic up for anyone else that is looking for the same thing. I really only need the cooling side because this is going to be running my Keezer. I figured I'd just do the heat side "in case I need it someday". I have a separate control (Ranco) for controlling the FermWrap.

If all goes well, there will be brew a fermenting this weekend!

bken620 · 08-31-2012, 01:39 AM

So I thought I would just post that I got mine in 5 days. I bought it on August 25th and got it on August 30th. I got mine from Amazon from Brainytrade, and I'm pretty sure that if I had bought it on Monday, I still would have gotten it by today, because after reading their store front bio, they say they only ship on a business days.