Hey All,
So I am looking at putting together a controller for a kegerator to repair a friends kegerator with a busted thermostat. I am looking at using a standard PID controller. The first question then comes to which type of relay to use? I have seen a lot of people around here use different controllers, but was curious if I should be using a SSR or a Mechanical Relay? Second question is that in theory the load of the compressor is an inductive load so should I build a circuit to protect the PID controller from the blowback from the inductive load (e.g. the compressor)? Most of the designs I have seen on here people don't seem to account for this?
Thanks
Eric
So I am looking at putting together a controller for a kegerator to repair a friends kegerator with a busted thermostat. I am looking at using a standard PID controller. The first question then comes to which type of relay to use? I have seen a lot of people around here use different controllers, but was curious if I should be using a SSR or a Mechanical Relay? Second question is that in theory the load of the compressor is an inductive load so should I build a circuit to protect the PID controller from the blowback from the inductive load (e.g. the compressor)? Most of the designs I have seen on here people don't seem to account for this?
Thanks
Eric