Wiring an itc100 vl

Sbond10 · Mar 23, 2018

I was one of the fortunate ones to receive an inkbird itc100 vl. This is one of the 12-24volt ones so im aware ill have to feed it with a one amp power supply then link it to a 40amp ssr.
My question is i want to run a 2kw element so ill have to feed in a 240v supply then "hold" it until the ssr receives a pulse to open the gate to let it past.
Im unsure how to wire this in or the exact parts i need. Can anyone supply a diagram or a parts list

Thanks in advance sean

Bigcol49 · Mar 23, 2018

Hi!
Here's a diagram showing how I wired my Inkbird PID:

The pins on the PID are wired as shown on the unit itself - I didn't bother with the alarm circuit.
Input from mains - Neutral to 10, Live to 9.

anders · Mar 23, 2018

Here's a really quick and basic diagram of how the element gets wired in. The SSR is just acting as a switch on the live wire.
40A might be a little OTT for a 2kW element, might be better going with a 25A.

BeerCat · Mar 23, 2018

Man your lucky 2 diagrams. I had to figure mine out by watching tutorials. Next one i build will follow one of these.

Sbond10 · Mar 23, 2018

Ha im very lucky that you folks

Drunkula · Mar 23, 2018

http://pmod79883.pic31.websiteonline.cn/upload/ITC-100_Manual_V1.pdf

That's the improved manual I found online. As Col has shown terminals 6 and 8 go straight to the SSR on the VL version.

If you got the RL version and still wanted to run an SSR then you could run direct from the -ve power in to the unit** to the -ve input of the SSR then run from the +ve in to the unit to one side of the relay at 7, then from 8 to the +ve of the SSR. It recommends changing the value of CtL to 20 seconds for the relay. If you were using it to control a fridge to cool I'd take it up to 120 if you're running an SSR or relay to save the compressor.

In case people don't know you can change LOC in the settings and use EP1-8 to only enable the settings you want to use when changing things - you can get rid of all that alarm guff and all that.

**It says 12 - 24 volts but I've taken it down to 5 and it still works. And the relays are much higher rated.