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tazuk

tazuk

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here is a few pics of my new pid unit ( my bit of brewing porn lol lol lol ) it used to be a shttle x pc case the front is 8MM GLOSS BLACK ACRYLIC PERSPEX PLEXIGLASS SHEET
( http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170637033379? ... 1439.l2649 )
ssr's and pid's and pt 100's from hong kong front switch's and hot plugs for tesco kettle element from rs metal the plate for heat sink from shed lol each pid use one tesco ketttle element and i have a seprate element on a plug to speed up water heating etc and a megga thank you to muddy disco for wire it all up for me and setting up pids :thumb: :clap:

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should be ok as its a shttle x pc case i can mount a fan in rear of case also the base plate is7.5 x 10.5 inch and 4-5 mill thick and only powering one pid at a time second pid is spare incase one goes bang :thumb:

evanvine said:
Very good Tazuk, impressive job!
Be prepared, especially when heating up your HLT, for the metal plate you have mounted the SSRs on to get quite warm.
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Looks good to me, nice work, the forum has been short of brew porn for a while now. Not quite mastered PID set up myself but getting into it. :? ;)
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dam can not rember now you need to make sure work with a pt100 as type k not verry good i think
ill try to see where i got mine from :thumb:

ssrs spare for back up = http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230682521634? ... 1439.l2649
8mm perpex = http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170637033379? ... 1439.l2649
pt100 = http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RTD-PT100-Tem ... 3a63f7d7e8
pid something like this = http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dual-Digital- ... 35b6119aba
red switch rs = http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/products/ ... 4E4F4E4526
hot plugs for tesco kettles = http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/products/ ... 4E4F4E4526
 
yes verry easy first post then go look on my ebay hisory find items won then hay presto post items i got its not hard m8 :rofl: :thumb:

evanvine said:
tazuk said:
dam can not rember now you need to make sure work with a pt100 as type k not verry good i think
ill try to see where i got mine from
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Could yoy rephrase that?
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Idiot question.. what is PID?



does this type of controller allow you to set a temperature and then your boiler/HLT will heat upto that temp? ie mash strike temp

also would this sort of controller help me out with my way too rapid a boil issue with my 2 element mango barrel boiler?
even when boiling on one element i have boiled of way more than expected on 60 min boils.. 1.5-2 gallons boil off per hour easy... i had to top my post boil wort up with 4 ltrs of water last brew?? currently i switch on one or both elements generally both to hit a boil quick and then just one to keep it boiling..

If its a connect terminal a to terminal b build worth looking into perhaps..

tia
 
as far as i know a pid unit its better to use one element per pid from wot i been told but may be wrong :wha: i not a expert in that field :thumb: :wha: better of asking some other guys of here me thinks :thumb:

PhatFil said:
Idiot question.. what is PID?

does this type of controller allow you to set a temperature and then your boiler/HLT will heat upto that temp? ie mash strike temp

also would this sort of controller help me out with my way too rapid a boil issue with my 2 element mango barrel boiler?
even when boiling on one element i have boiled of way more than expected on 60 min boils.. 1.5-2 gallons boil off per hour easy... i had to top my post boil wort up with 4 ltrs of water last brew?? currently i switch on one or both elements generally both to hit a boil quick and then just one to keep it boiling..

If its a connect terminal a to terminal b build worth looking into perhaps..

tia
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cheers tazuk.. PID?? should have used google.. have done so now and get it .. well i get a bit more than i did yesterday..

PID = Proportional, Integral, Derivative. !!Of course it all makes sense now ....
 
does this type of controller allow you to set a temperature and then your boiler/HLT will heat upto that temp? ie mash strike temp
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Yep.
also would this sort of controller help me out with my way too rapid a boil issue with my 2 element mango barrel boiler?
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It sounds like you have too much heating power for your boil size tbh, which has other issues for the beer your making ie, caramelization of the wort due to too much thermal load. You could restrict one of the elements then it would only pulse on and off to prevent the boil temp from getting too low. Another option (one I know of but haven't used, and seems hard to get hold of) is a voltage controller, someone else might be able to shed more light on that one for you.
Alternatively you could get some lower rated elements, if applicable.
 
Cheers Vossey1, i should have done a lil google b4 i posted.. got it now.. and think i will hold off for now on modding my basic boiler, as the way things are looking i may end up rebuilding it from scratch, perhaps something shiney n metal hehe And then it will be time to pull the basic electronics text from the shelf n dust off my underused soldering iron...

anyway being a fair weather patio brewer I think it will be stove top brews n kits till next spring now :(
 

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