Recent content by ironmountainbrew

Might be a bad relay. I had the same issue. I went cheep on my SSR purchase and turns out they were bad and not turning off the element even though the SSR light indicated it was cycling. I replaced my SSR with one from Auber, set the temp to 154F and initiated the autotune at 144F. It ran...

Thanks P-J for pointing out an alternate possibility. The probe is a Pt100 RTD from Auber. The 2352 is Sn code is set on 21, so we are good there. I'm going with a bad SSR. The SSR is the only thing I went cheap on. I took a gamble on it, but it looks like it isn't paying off. I'm going to...

Thanks for the quick reply. That sounds reasonable. I will check it out.

PID Not Turning off Heating Element - Need Help What am I doing wrong? Bad SSR, Bad PID or Bad Process? I just got my control panel up and running, but I'm having some problems with PID. It seems to keep heating regardless of the Set Value. On brew day I set the PID to 160 F, but the temp...

I was a bit confused wiring my contactor. This pic should help clear things up. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f16/contactors-e-brew-heating-elements-273489/index11.html#post4787722

Thanks for all of the replies. Sounds like I'm going to order a 50a contactor to bring the main in and just go w what P-J provided. I liked the idea of using AB because they are higher quality and were a good deal from Zeus. Too bad I didn't know what I was doing when I bought them. Oh well. I'm...

I made an assumption based on a diagram from ebrewsupply. It appears that he is using two 40a contactors to pull in the 50a service. I was really just double checking, but sounds like I may have been mistaken on how to use the contactors...

thanks stlbeer. great picture! As for the 2 c30's for the 50a service, I made an assumption based on a diagram from ebrewsupply. It appears that he is using two 40a contactors to pull in the 50a service. I was really just double checking, but sounds like I may have been mistaken on how to use...

I need help. I purchased 4 Allen-Bradley C30 Contactors last year from zeus53219 (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f16/contactors-e-brew-heating-elements-273489/), but just now getting around to wiring my control panel. (I posted this Q in his classified as well) The plan is to use 2 of the C30's...

I need help. I purchased 4 C30's last year, but just now getting around to wiring my control panel. (I'm posting here because I thought I could get someone who used these actual contactors.) The plan is to use 2 of the C30's together to bring in the 50a service. Then the other 2 to be used on...

I have the panel drilled out and components mounted. Still have to wire everything. I was planning on updating the post once I get it wired. Here's a pic of the panel.

Have a look at www.ebrewsupply.com

I spoke to a rep at Open Source Control Systems about mounting the 2 SSR/Heatsinks inside a 16x16x8 control panel without a fan and no venting to run my PIDs. They said that it should be okay in this application. I'm going to give it a go and see how it does. As a back up I'm laying out my panel...

Thanks gnatp2. I think I'm going to pull the trigger on the DIN mount SSRs. Do you mind sharing where you picked up the DIN mount fan?

I contacted Open Source Control Systems and they said that with the size enclosure I'm using (16x16x8) that it should be fine without a fan. I think I'm going to go for it unless I hear from someone who has actually used them like this and has had a negative experience.