I've been all electric for awhile now. That is of course, if you count the electric stove as part of the "build."
I've been using a 120V e-RIMS for the better part of my brewing history. I finally decided to bite the bullet and upgrade to a completely stand alone 240V brew rig.
It may be overkill for 5 gallon batches. But I do not care. I love DIY and this is right up my alley.
I'm not drawing out a wiring diagram or anything. But Kal's build has inspired a whole lot of this build. Albeit, removing items that I do not wish to have in my build.
Here's the build sheet I've been using to track money and parts I need to order. It isn't everything that I've used, I had quite a few of the parts already that are not on this sheet. And other miscellaneous items such as wire are not on this either.
Here's a link to my google spreadsheet for the build. It has the added heatsink that I forgot to put on the build list.
Google Spreadsheet Build Sheet
Here is the front panel I have ordered (not yet recieved) from Front Panel Express:
The mockup of the panel on the front of the NEMA enclosure:
I will be using a 3 way toggle switch to select either the HLT or boil kettle just as Kal does. The only difference being, I'll have 4 NO contact blocks on the switch so it switches the RTD sensor as well.
Mockup of the power inlets. This is not going to have an expensive etched panel such as the front, I plan on using a Ptouch labeler to print out some highly durable labels.:
And two shots of the holes mounted for the 4 XLR connects for the RIMS, HLT, Boil, and Chiller probes. They're all deburred and everything:
And one last picture, of the back plate for the interior of the control panel:
A little blurry but you get the idea. Mounted everything with 8-32 machine screws that I drilled/tapped the backplate.
I'll have more pictures as more parts arrive over the next few weeks.
I've been using a 120V e-RIMS for the better part of my brewing history. I finally decided to bite the bullet and upgrade to a completely stand alone 240V brew rig.
It may be overkill for 5 gallon batches. But I do not care. I love DIY and this is right up my alley.
I'm not drawing out a wiring diagram or anything. But Kal's build has inspired a whole lot of this build. Albeit, removing items that I do not wish to have in my build.
Here's the build sheet I've been using to track money and parts I need to order. It isn't everything that I've used, I had quite a few of the parts already that are not on this sheet. And other miscellaneous items such as wire are not on this either.
Here's a link to my google spreadsheet for the build. It has the added heatsink that I forgot to put on the build list.
Google Spreadsheet Build Sheet
Here is the front panel I have ordered (not yet recieved) from Front Panel Express:
The mockup of the panel on the front of the NEMA enclosure:
I will be using a 3 way toggle switch to select either the HLT or boil kettle just as Kal does. The only difference being, I'll have 4 NO contact blocks on the switch so it switches the RTD sensor as well.
Mockup of the power inlets. This is not going to have an expensive etched panel such as the front, I plan on using a Ptouch labeler to print out some highly durable labels.:
And two shots of the holes mounted for the 4 XLR connects for the RIMS, HLT, Boil, and Chiller probes. They're all deburred and everything:
And one last picture, of the back plate for the interior of the control panel:
A little blurry but you get the idea. Mounted everything with 8-32 machine screws that I drilled/tapped the backplate.
I'll have more pictures as more parts arrive over the next few weeks.