Recent content by Kawgomoo

Or they will just let the market do what it does, while enjoying reaping the profits instead of losing them. They don't care what product of theirs it is you buy. Supplies? Craft Beers? Ready to Drink? It doesn't matter to them. The more they own, the more they make. It really is just...

Alright, well the SSR was replaced. Turned out to just get a 50a locally from a industrial supplier. The heat sink was enclosed in the small and rather crowded electrical enclosure. So i poked a hole in the back of the box, and mounted the SSR so its still inside the box, but the...

Well much thanks to all. The Auber Instruments 80a is on the way... will it be any better? time will tell. Thermal paste. Used Super Silver or whatever magic paste was the hottest thing when i built my pc's. Had enough left over to last life times. Heatsink.. Basic piece of crap. I could...

Well, i am not terribly certain how long the the pulse width is, or even how to adjust it. I was assuming that running the "auto tune" feature once i got this thing up and running would prevent the temp overshoot and what not. Auber says i can run two elements off one SSR, thats why i got the...

the water has to be kept 85-90 degrees. how this happens exactly, i dont think anyone cares. it doesnt seem that temp is super critical just stable within that range. originally i wanted to run a contactor, because of the size of the load involved. i just dont trust a "chip" to handle this...

Here is a crude wiring diagram. The ssr is on a heatsink with thermal paste. But it is inside the enclosure, with no fan. But i can change that. Ordered an 80a SSR replacement from auber ins. i would have gone with 2x40 but done have the room to mount 2 ssr unless i lose the heat sinks.....or...

Sounds like he is building a hydrographic dipping tank. Its the same application as me, and what is currently kicking my butt. tried to run two heating elements off one ssr.... i guess he is trying to do something similar?

Alright folks. Apparently i have exceeded my understanding of all things electric. I am using a PID to control 2 4500w 240v water heater elements. These draw 17amps a piece i believe. They are wired parrallel into one 40a SSR. Which i thought would be OK. When i tested the system...