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Thank you! I have yet to try it but I just modified mine. Same thing--I do have over current protection down stream. I also traced the PCB and see that it goes from triac through fuse to L terminal. So everything that was in common with the fuse in removed is in common with the one down stream.

Tegra. Thank you so much for all that info. Did I understand correctly that you removed the fuse entirely and just soldered a wire in there? Isn't that unsafe? I think mine actually melted the fuse too now that I think about it. There was a hole in the end. I would love to see a photo of at...

Thanks for introducing me to Nixie tubes!!! Those are pretty sweet--but I have no clue how you would incorporate them. Attached is my wiring. It is very simple. One leg of the 220 goes through the thyristor.

I would suggest reading the Wikipedia article on thyristors. The potentiometer regulates the required gate voltage as far as I understand. It adjusts at what point the wave form is clipped... Not totally sure my understanding is correct but it works. Let me get my kids to bed and I will take a...

I found a plug receptacle combo on eBay for 1/3 the price of new. The only caveat was that the plug configuration is technically 60 amp 3 phase. But rather than three phases I am using it for H-H-N. Neither of these photos are very good--but here they are. I am trying to imagine your set up...

Maiden Brew.

Homemade hop stopper. About an hour of stitching. Made from this: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=121281194160

I used this thyristor from eBay for simple analog control of a 5500E element. I have not seen anyone use this component. I could have put numbers around the dial to mark my setting but the super cheap analog volt meter seemed way more fun. I removed the pot and added leads so I could mount the...

Wish me luck.

Looks amazing!

I bought this stainless coil, and these fittings. The nut BARELY fits over the tubing. I forced it on and off once and left the coil kind of banged up. Attached is a photo of the damage after spending 10 minutes on it with emory cloth. 1. Will those scars in the tubing prevent me from...

In case anyone is asking the same question I should declare that this did not work. That light shone bright. I ended up ordering new 240V LEDs. It was not as expensive as I thought. $14 after shipping.

Thanks for the attention everyone! I need to post a few new photos, but let me answer a few questions. 1. @BadNewsBrewery: Yes. It is run through a 60 amp GFI in my panel. 2. @PLOVE: 60 amps was run through the 18 AWG wire due to the short. That did end up tripping the breaker. 3...

Thanks for the feedback.. The typical silicone o-ring is rated for 450F so I should be fine there. The temperature will be taken care of via the PID. My panel is 60 amp and can handle two 5500W elements, so if recovery time was horrible I could rework it to include 11,000W. I don't think I...

So... I cut the collar off of a keg and I didn't like the result so I got a new one. My question is this--could I mount a 5500W element I it, hook it up to my control panel and fill it with oil and use it to deep fry? I have little deep frying experience but with that extra kettle I feel like...