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Just to share my first harvest experience. My nugget hop was transferred to a pot this spring due to a soil and light problem. It hasn't produced hops in the past two years so I move it. This was the first year it produced hops. All the cones seemed to mature at the same time. I was only able to...

So, I decided to replace all the auto wire with thhn 600 volt wire. After calling the manufacturer of the auto wire, they told me they didn't know the voltage rating of their own wire. That kind of scared me so I played it safe and took the advice of everyone and used the proper wire. It didn't...

Sorry about that. I was just wondering if the test was a good way of seeing if the wire was ok to use. I am going to use THHN wire instead. I understand that the risk of using inferior wire is not worth it. Thank you again for all the help.

So I used an Ampprobe mega ohm meter on insulation test. Set the test for 1000 volts. Attached the positive lead to the wire and the negative lead to the insulation. Ran the test and the results were O. L. ( out of limit.) This concludes that the insulation should be adequate. Now I feel more...

Well I don't have a rating for voltage on the wire. I know it is used for transit buses. I don't know. I guess I will find out when I power it up for the first time.

I asked this question before in a reply but did not get an exact answer. I am building a control panel that will run on 240/120 volts at 30 amps max. Really the load draws closer to 20 amps. I have about 100 feet of 10 gauge automotive wire. First, can this wire be used inside the control panel...

I went with the 10 ga. wire anyways. All is wired now. Waiting on an electrician to install an outdoor outlet now.

I have a bayou classic 44 qt. kettle. I think the 5500 watt element is to long to fit. I have been told that the 4500 watt element at highgravity brew will fit my particular kettle.

Sorry if it's been some time since my last reply. I have another question for P-J. In the previous schematic in this thread the elements are 5500 watt elements. Unfortunately my kettles only fit 4500 watt elements. Should I still use 10 gauge wire for the 240 volt side?

The wire will be used. I figure if it can handle oil, grease, water, and the high amps of automotive batteries I will use it. Thanks for the help.

I was wondering if auto wire can be used to wire all the parts inside the panel. The only reason I ask is cause I have a lot of it laying around.

According to the schematic P-J, what type if wire and what gauge should I use? Also, is automotive grade wire acceptable?

P-J, I will just add a second LED. Luckily I left room on my control box for further upgrades, so I don't have to drill out a spot that will look out of place. Thanks for the help and the upgraded schematic.

Thank you so much for all the help. A lot a thanks P-J. I appreciate all the work you do to help us homebrewers out. Just one question. Will the 240 volt let not light up with the leakage from the SSR? Again, thank you to all of you.

Maybe if I put a resistor between the LED and the SSR? I don't know. Just reaching here. I am kind of a perfectionist with things. I really want this to work the way I planned it. Thanks for the info. I appreciate it.

I am building a E HERMS system using one of the schematics from P-J. I am having a problem with the element on indicator staying on. When the PID is not turning on the element the LED is dim. When the element is turned on the LED gets brighter. I think this might be a problem brewing on a bright...