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Tom Lohkamp (63.161.136.250)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 14, 2001 - 04:47 am: | 
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Following is an overall picture of my HLT and HLT switch box.
The box is large to accommodate another switch for my pump, and possibly electronics for temperature controllers or a drunk-o-meter. Who knows what I'll cram in there.
The switch is on the side, and it is a 30A toggle switch from McMaster Carr.
The next picture shows the inside of the HLT. I formed the coil by filling it with sand and bending it around a corny. The element burns 5500W of electricity, and it was purchasted at Lowes.
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Tom Lohkamp (63.161.136.250)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 14, 2001 - 05:01 am: |
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The element threads into a half coupling I bought from moving brews. Since I don't want to electrocute myself, I enclosed the back end of the element. The 2" x 4" SS nipple was purchased from McMaster Carr, and the 2" galvanized pipe cap was purchased at Lowes.
I cut the hole in the keg with a carbide grinding attachment on my dremel tool. This worked, but I burned up my dremel in the process.
The ground wire is attached to a #10 screw that was welded to the inside of the nipple, and the cable passes out through a watertight gland connector.
I drilled a 1/8" diameter hole in the bottom of the nipple in case the element seal leaks.
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Tom Lohkamp (63.161.136.250)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 14, 2001 - 05:10 am: |
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hmmm, one more try.
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Tom Lohkamp (63.161.136.250)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 14, 2001 - 05:22 am: |
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The guy who did the welding brazed the ends of my HLT coil into a 3/8" pipe nipple that was cut in half.
It was necessary to enlarge the ID of the cut ends of the nipple halves to accept the copper tubing.
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Tom Lohkamp (63.161.136.250)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 14, 2001 - 05:27 am: |
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