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Mike Pensinger (151.199.134.118)
Posted on Saturday, May 04, 2002 - 12:36 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
I was out in the garage and figured I would put together a controller tha was more accurate than the one I have been using.... I used a PID that I had lying around and a 10A solid state relay. Sensing is an 18 inch Stainless Steel Thermocouple so I can sanitize it and place it in the fermenter. Cleack it out:

Front of the Controller
Controller Front

Bottom of the controller. The plug has the outlet connectors clipped so it is two seperate circuits, one for cool and one for heat.
Controller Bottom

The inside is a little messy but it works. I used a 9VDC wall wart to provide DC for the SSR.
Controller Inside

Mike Pensinger
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Rick DeWeese (67.33.252.75)
Posted on Friday, May 31, 2002 - 08:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP    Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)
I'm doing something similair. I haven't found the need to heat yet though. It's not overkill if it works!

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