SSR's

[MI_Dogman]

E-Brewers,

I can't remember what type of SSR I need, but I believe that to run a 240v 2500watt RIMS I need a 40AMP DC in/AC out using a SYL-2352 PID. Correct?

Thanks!

-Dogman

 

[BigFloppy]

sounds about right to me - a little overkill but it'll work !

 

[Gameface]

A 240V 25A SSR would be the bare minimum you'd need for a 5500W element. For a 2500W element you could get away with a lot less. You'll only be pulling a little over 10A. But the price difference is pretty small and 40A SSRs are all over the place and frequently used by electric home brewers, so it might be just as easy and inexpensive to go that way. Doesn't hurt anything to have the extra capacity.

 

[FuzzeWuzze]

A 240V 25A SSR would be the bare minimum you'd need for a 5500W element. For a 2500W element you could get away with a lot less. You'll only be pulling a little over 10A. But the price difference is pretty small and 40A SSRs are all over the place and frequently used by electric home brewers, so it might be just as easy and inexpensive to go that way. Doesn't hurt anything to have the extra capacity.

Yup i'd just pay the extra few dollars and get the 40A, it wont output much heat because it wont be getting taxed at all.

 

[thekraken]

E-Brewers,

I can't remember what type of SSR I need, but I believe that to run a 240v 2500watt RIMS I need a 40AMP DC in/AC out using a SYL-2352 PID. Correct?

Thanks!

-Dogman

Just to elaborate on what has already been said: 2500 watts / 240 volts = 10.42 amps --> you need a SSR that can handle more than 10.42 amps. A 40 amp relay will do just fine and leave room for upgrades later.

I just needed to handle 11.5 amps but went with this 50 amp relay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/TELEDYNE-SD...E-RELAY-NEW-/321711347394?hash=item4ae77d96c2 (Man, I'm linking this relay a lot today)
That said, I have a large heatsink on the thing and despite being such a small load relative to the ssr's capacity the thing still gets pretty warm. I've measured the heatsink up to 115F. So even if you get a large capacity ssr don't skimp on the thermal protection.

 

[MI_Dogman]

Awesome guys! I'm build a 50 amp panel for upgrades later down the road to a nice herms build. Right now I'm going with a two vessel MLT with 2500watt RIMS and 4500watt HLT/BK build in a utility cart. I will post pics once I really get underway with the build. Thanks for the advice Brewers!

 

[kal]

Equally important to sizing the SSR correctly is to get a heat sink that is the correct size too. All that heat needs somewhere to go. Using a properly sized SSR but undersized heat sink can fry the SSR.

Kal

 

[2bluewagons]

Yup i'd just pay the extra few dollars and get the 40A, it wont output much heat because it wont be getting taxed at all.

Not to raise a fuss, but is this a true statement? Seems to me that the heat produced by an SSR would be related to the current flowing through the relay, not the amperage rating of the relay.

 

[doug293cz]

Not to raise a fuss, but is this a true statement? Seems to me that the heat produced by an SSR would be related to the current flowing through the relay, not the amperage rating of the relay.

The heat dissipated by an SSR is equal to the current flowing thru it times the forward voltage drop within the SSR. A higher current rated SSR is usually going to have a slightly smaller forward voltage drop for the same current vs. a lower current rated SSR. The internal heat spreader and bonding may also be slightly better in order to be able to better dissipate the heat at high currents. Lastly, the junction cross section area may be slightly larger in order to keep the current density down at higher currents.

Brew on