FirstStateBrewer
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Tested it out with my old mini fridge. Works great! Now to build the fermentation chamber! :cross:Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Tested it out with my old mini fridge. Works great! Now to build the fermentation chamber! :cross:Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Ulixes said:This has probably been covered, but I figured I'd ask; are there any thermostats/temp. controllers that are readily available locally? I'm wondering if something like Petco would carry something similar to the ebay controller.
Nothing near the price we are talking about here.This has probably been covered, but I figured I'd ask; are there any thermostats/temp. controllers that are readily available locally? I'm wondering if something like Petco would carry something similar to the ebay controller.
I did the same thing 2 months ago. Ordered it from ebay without anything to use it with! I finally wired it up last week and now I'm in the process of building a fermentation chamber.Ordered one from ebay yesterday and it shipped today. Now I just have to get something to mount it to. lol
1. What's been the longevity of these? Going on the premise you get what you pay for, it can be a little unnerving to pull the trigger. So is it worth it or will I be ordering a new one once every few months?
If you hold to this then don't bother. Go out and buy something with a warranty. I personally do not subscribe to this theory.Going on the premise you get what you pay for...
Please forgive me if this has been covered here, but 65pages is too much to thumb through.
2 questions:
1. What's been the longevity of these? Going on the premise you get what you pay for, it can be a little unnerving to pull the trigger. So is it worth it or will I be ordering a new one once every few months?
2. Can this temp controller be used on a Brutus build? My mind says yes, but I was looking at Lonnie build plans and the Love controller he uses says specifically, it's an on/off switch. Since there isn't a lot of documentation of the ebay controllers, I wanted to be sure.
Thanks for any help and Cheers!
I just bought this controller after reading all about it... but after purchase I looked a bit more carefully and it reads 220v? I'm in the USA and we run 110/120v out here... I assume this is not going to work for me? Big Bummer!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Digital-Tem...396?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ab646b644
Interestingly on another auction, the description shows this..
Power Supply: 220 ~ 240V AC ± 10% or 100 ~ 120 V AC, 50 / 60 Hz
Near as I can tell, it is the same item... Is it possible this unit will work with either 110 or 220?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Mini-Digital-Te...461?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f02ce0f7d
There are 2 models - many sellers will ship the one for your region. I'd contact the seller and just verify you want the 120V one.
SINGLE stage FAHRENHEIT controller.... $16.40 free shipping
http://www.buyandfun.com/en/digital-temperature-controller-thermostat-110-120v-ac-p9241.html
No afiliation with them. Someone on here ordered one a while back but they had changed their minimum quantity to 20 something. It is back down to ONE and a great price. This is the unit I bought from somewhere else.
SINGLE stage FAHRENHEIT controller.... $16.40 free shipping
http://www.buyandfun.com/en/digital-temperature-controller-thermostat-110-120v-ac-p9241.html
No afiliation with them. Someone on here ordered one a while back but they had changed their minimum quantity to 20 something. It is back down to ONE and a great price. This is the unit I bought from somewhere else.
website says "unable to connect to database"SINGLE stage FAHRENHEIT controller.... $16.40 free shipping
http://www.buyandfun.com/en/digital-temperature-controller-thermostat-110-120v-ac-p9241.html
No afiliation with them. Someone on here ordered one a while back but they had changed their minimum quantity to 20 something. It is back down to ONE and a great price. This is the unit I bought from somewhere else.
website says "unable to connect to database"
Sorry if this has already been discussed, but has anyone come across a temp controller with only 7 connections in the back? The wiring diagram has the second connection for the temperature probe and the first connection for Function Control on the same port - 4.
SINGLE stage FAHRENHEIT controller.... $16.40 free shipping
http://www.buyandfun.com/en/digital-temperature-controller-thermostat-110-120v-ac-p9241.html
No afiliation with them. Someone on here ordered one a while back but they had changed their minimum quantity to 20 something. It is back down to ONE and a great price. This is the unit I bought from somewhere else.
Hia, I've been using my STC 1000 dual controller for almost a year now. I just noticed a temp difference in readings from the STC 1000 to another digital t-meter I have attached to the carboy @ the same spot. The difference is like 3-4*. Quite a bit O difference, I'd say . Do you have to calibrate the STC 1000? If so, how do I do that?
I want to avoid using wire nuts so i bought a terminal strip. I'm only going to switch the cool receptacle, the other one will always be on. Is it ok for all the circuits to share a common neutral (Blue) wire?
Yesis the rating also 10A at 110VAC?
No. Check the info label on your freezer. The 15amp you are seeing is the breaker size that is recommended.Aren't most chest freezers rated at 15A?
YesNo. Check the info label on your freezer. The 15amp you are seeing is the breaker size that is recommended.
PS in case anyone needs a current link
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220812377568#ht_3985wt_934
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Nope, but it looks like a lot like the single stage units I have. The "function control" is a fairly useless feature that enables you to "lock" the programmed settings in place so that they can't be changed. It looks like you'd run a jumper between 4&5 to do this.
Power to 1&2, temp sensor to 3&4, and 6&7 will be the two sides of your switch. Don't connect anything to terminal 5.
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