CoalCracker
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Just received their kit and am looking for layout options. Anyone have a picture of a control panel using this kit?
I've been trying to go to ebrewsupply.com since your initial post without any luck. Seems like their site is down for some reason.Just received their kit and am looking for layout options. Anyone have a picture of a control panel using this kit?
Yup... The net has been overrun with blocking traffic and I have not been able to log into this site for the last several hours. (Check the evening news. It's on there tonight as well.)P-J I can get to it fine. Sure your ISP isn't having issues?
Yea I'd say the kit is pretty complete. The schematics leave a lot to be desired. My brother in law called me last night and said that there are some things on there that don't make sense. He's an electrician so I believe him. I also looked at it and there were a few things I would have done differently. Other than that though, all the parts seem to be quality, and the shipping was fairly fast. I got the heatsink seperately from heatsinksusa.com Their prices are a bit more reasonable.
I'll have to talk to him but I know the one big thing is that the Schematic uses a different PID than what is needed. You should use a 2325 and that is a 2324. The other thing is the color coding and gauge size. There is a lot of yellow on that diagram so it is sometimes hard to make out what is what. They are the main things. I don't think there was anything that was safety related. I would go ahead and get it. Nice kit for the price.
Thanks, I guess the schematic was updated since you bought yours because the new one uses 2362 PIDs.
Also, there is still a lot of yellow on there, but the schematic has 11 different pages so you can see each wire colour individually
http://www.ebrewsupply.com/designs/PID/30a-PID-2-2-2PID-Electric.pdf
Sorry guys, I'm happy to help on these. The drawing currently up is a few iterations old. I have done a number of tweaks since, but I have also been wrestling server problems, so I had let the drawings online go out of date (clue is the mis-spelling of electric in the top right box). The PID I use in the drawing should be based on the 2362 model. This is a good, basic PID unit, but the drawings can be quickly updated to others.
The enclosure that I have in stock should be the same size as Kal's. This was mainly because it was a good place to start, and now, having built a few panels, I can vouch for space.
If you have any questions, please PM or email me, I usually work nights on this all, so I have an eye out for questions.
Nice build CoalCracker, I hope its working well for you.
No, the wiring is different. Compare the schematics with the white papers that came with the PID.
All powered up. Came out great!
No, the wiring is different. Compare the schematics with the white papers that came with the PID.
All powered up. Came out great!
No, the wiring is different. Compare the schematics with the white papers that came with the PID.
All powered up. Came out great!
maybe a dumb question, but what are the white 'status' lights for?
They show the status of the PID. If the PID kicks on, you have a light.
Right, sort of. The white LEDs are wired directly to the element 240VAC power, but they ONLY light if the selector switch has selected element through it's respective contactor. Otherwise, though the PID is driving the SSR, the white LED won't come on.
There isn't any indicator showing the PID output (except for on the face of the PID).
Splitting hairs here, sorry.
does the white light turn on to signify that the element is indeed being used by the PID at the moment? (And thus not illuminated when the temp has been set and the element need not be running?)
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