illin8
Well-Known Member
I'm not sure if this has been covered here or not, have searched and come close but no cigar just yet.
I have a rough version of my system laid out and built...Auber PID, heatsink & 40A SSR...The system consists of an HLT and a BK Keggles with 5500W elements in each (30 Amp @ 240V, thus the one element firing at a time). I was originally going to have one PID controlling one SSR to a single outlet firing one element at a time...this would entail me physically switching the plugs from the HLT to BK or vice versa, depending on which I was using.
Is there a way I could control, via a switch, which element would get power without me having to plug & unplug from a single receptacle? That would be one PID firing an SSR and I assume a switch/contactor(s) setup AFTER the SSR, or maybe some other configuration. This way I may be able to hard wire the elements into the control panel or at least have them plugged in all the time.
Anyone have any ideas if this is feasible or how I can go about doing this? It may have already been outlined here...some of P-J's diagrams that I've found were so close but missing that one switchable component I'm lookin for. If you need any other specifics please let me know...Thanks.
I have a rough version of my system laid out and built...Auber PID, heatsink & 40A SSR...The system consists of an HLT and a BK Keggles with 5500W elements in each (30 Amp @ 240V, thus the one element firing at a time). I was originally going to have one PID controlling one SSR to a single outlet firing one element at a time...this would entail me physically switching the plugs from the HLT to BK or vice versa, depending on which I was using.
Is there a way I could control, via a switch, which element would get power without me having to plug & unplug from a single receptacle? That would be one PID firing an SSR and I assume a switch/contactor(s) setup AFTER the SSR, or maybe some other configuration. This way I may be able to hard wire the elements into the control panel or at least have them plugged in all the time.
Anyone have any ideas if this is feasible or how I can go about doing this? It may have already been outlined here...some of P-J's diagrams that I've found were so close but missing that one switchable component I'm lookin for. If you need any other specifics please let me know...Thanks.