I decided about 2 months ago that I was tired of the gravity fed system and heavy lifting of kettles full of water, so I began to design a new RIMS system. So far, I have completed my control panel and have my RIMS tube along with the keggles. All I have left is to design and fabricate a frame to house the vessels.
I ultimately wanted my panel to be able to control 2 pumps, a RTD sensor, and an electric heating element. For this I went went a 12 x 10 x 8 metal enclosure I purchased from Auber. Each hole I cut in the face of the panel was 22mm and the square cutout was a standard 1/16 DIN (45x45mm). I was pretty precise in all my measurements in order to make sure everything was properly aligned and spaced out. This is what it looked like with the marking drawn on the face and after I cut all of the holes. Also, I made sure to give them a good scrub with a metal file in order to get rid of any sharp fragments.
After that I sanded off the paint that came stock and painted it with a primer and a rust proof black hammered finish paint. Then, once all the gizmos were put in place it was time to begin wiring. Here are a few pictures of the wiring at various stages of progress.
Once all the wiring was done it was time to put it to the test. Everything worked as planned! From here I added some aesthetic parts. I put name tags to display what each switch was for along with stainless steel metal handles on the face of the panel and the bottom.
I am pretty pleased with how this turned out and can't wait to get the entire system complete so I can finally use the darn contraption. Happy brewing everyone and thanks for taking time to read!
I ultimately wanted my panel to be able to control 2 pumps, a RTD sensor, and an electric heating element. For this I went went a 12 x 10 x 8 metal enclosure I purchased from Auber. Each hole I cut in the face of the panel was 22mm and the square cutout was a standard 1/16 DIN (45x45mm). I was pretty precise in all my measurements in order to make sure everything was properly aligned and spaced out. This is what it looked like with the marking drawn on the face and after I cut all of the holes. Also, I made sure to give them a good scrub with a metal file in order to get rid of any sharp fragments.
After that I sanded off the paint that came stock and painted it with a primer and a rust proof black hammered finish paint. Then, once all the gizmos were put in place it was time to begin wiring. Here are a few pictures of the wiring at various stages of progress.
Once all the wiring was done it was time to put it to the test. Everything worked as planned! From here I added some aesthetic parts. I put name tags to display what each switch was for along with stainless steel metal handles on the face of the panel and the bottom.
I am pretty pleased with how this turned out and can't wait to get the entire system complete so I can finally use the darn contraption. Happy brewing everyone and thanks for taking time to read!
