Recent content by chilipepper

Sticking with the L50 sized Lovejoy's... looks like a 39 in-lb spider is the best you can do. Will that hold up on a barleycrusher?

I'm assuming this would be a direct drive project? Any ideas for couplings that would stand up?

Good thread and glad it was resurrected. I think the link to the code a page or two back is broken now so a new link to the source would be very much appreciated. Thanks for your work!

Ok perfect. Thanks for the response and verifying that things are running as 'normal'. At least I can move on without questioning it. Thanks again. Ryan

I'm finally getting a little closer on my Brutus build and had some time to putz on it again for a while. I put together my propane valve setup and was doing some safety testing and adjusting and came up with a couple of questions. First off the control portion of my system is low pressure...

Good point on the pilot gas flow. That has some good logic to it and that is what I'll do even if I end up not finding 3/8 inch gas pipe to plumb in my gas lines with. Pilots and thermocouple should be here next week and then the fun begins. Thanks for the advice.

Can anyone see anything wrong with the order of valves on the left? I have finally sourced my valves and parts off of ebay and can now start assembly of my Brutus. The ASCO valve is 1/2 inch NPT, while my BASO is 3/8 inch NPT. It would maybe work out better to run 3/8 inch line to these and...

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Misc shots of build and issues revolving around my brutus build

Thanks Josh that helps a lot and makes total sense. I have the PID's wired up on the bench now and working in my 'test' environment. ;) One other question regarding your pumps... did you take them apart to wire in the 'computer' power cord or did you put in some kind of splice or switch...

Josh, You have a really cool rig there. I'm starting down the same path and would really like to see the wiring diagram as well. One quick questions is when you go to manual temp control does the PID controller turn off completely or are you just bypassing the SSR on the PID? Great Job! Ryan

I'm in the process of getting the designing by Brutus style rig. I've been trying to get a clear answer from all the posts regarding pilot systems, electronic ignition and then how they relate to high and low pressure propane. Needless to say I'm a little confused and hopefully someone can...

Awesome build! I'm in the planning stages of what appears to be a very similar setup. What are you planning for gas and pilot valves as well as pilot itself? Since you are planning on running high pressure, your solution for this is going to be of great interest to me. I've been trying to...