I am getting ready to drill some holes in my project box. And before I do that I want to let everyone look at it to see if there is something that I could improve upon. I am just trying to build a basic single kettle/single element system without any pumps. I have a 220v 30 amp GFCI circuit that will be powering everything. Here is what I am going to be using:
1 - 2352 Auberins PID
1 - Temperature probe (plug mounted in the front of the controller box)
1 - 2 pole, 120v, 30 amp contactor
1 - 40 amp SSR w/heat sink
1 - Flash/buzz alarm (mounted in the front of the controller box)
1 - Element power light (plug mounted in the front of the controller box)
2 - 120v 20 amp toggle switch (mounted in the front of the controller box)
The control box will plug into my dryer plug so I will simply unplug it when I am not using it. One toggle switch is to close the contactor that will complete the circuit between the SSR and the element. The other toggle switch is to power on the PID. I am essentially following the schematic in the third photo, except that I am going to add the toggle switch for the contactor.
The top photo is just to show where the 1/16 PID will go.
The second photo is laid out just as I plan to install everything. 10/4 wire for power will come into the box on the bottom middle of the left side. 10/3 wire to the element will go out the bottom middle of the right side. I believe that I should have a minimum of clutter inside the box, but it will still be kind of tight due the project box being so small.
Any ideas or comments before I start drilling would be greatly appreciated.
1 - 2352 Auberins PID
1 - Temperature probe (plug mounted in the front of the controller box)
1 - 2 pole, 120v, 30 amp contactor
1 - 40 amp SSR w/heat sink
1 - Flash/buzz alarm (mounted in the front of the controller box)
1 - Element power light (plug mounted in the front of the controller box)
2 - 120v 20 amp toggle switch (mounted in the front of the controller box)
The control box will plug into my dryer plug so I will simply unplug it when I am not using it. One toggle switch is to close the contactor that will complete the circuit between the SSR and the element. The other toggle switch is to power on the PID. I am essentially following the schematic in the third photo, except that I am going to add the toggle switch for the contactor.
The top photo is just to show where the 1/16 PID will go.
The second photo is laid out just as I plan to install everything. 10/4 wire for power will come into the box on the bottom middle of the left side. 10/3 wire to the element will go out the bottom middle of the right side. I believe that I should have a minimum of clutter inside the box, but it will still be kind of tight due the project box being so small.
Any ideas or comments before I start drilling would be greatly appreciated.