Fizzycist
Well-Known Member
This was my second time using my newly constructed system; the testing and first brew session all went great. The SSR had felt warm before, but nothing that made me too worried.This time around though, I was heating my strike water, operating at 100% cycle time for maybe 20 minutes, when I heard a pop and saw the magic smoke escaping from my box. I shut off the power and opened it up and found a massacre. Black smoke and wispy, burnt plastic looking crap all over and my SSR about popped open.
So now I gotta ask, is it because the heat sink was inside the box instead of sticking out? I thought it was strange, but that seemed the only way to mount it. When I rebuild should I add a fan? Or just stick the heat sinks out?
I was so pissed I could barely speak. But I guess it's better to fry before I even dough in than halfway through my boil.
So now I gotta ask, is it because the heat sink was inside the box instead of sticking out? I thought it was strange, but that seemed the only way to mount it. When I rebuild should I add a fan? Or just stick the heat sinks out?
I was so pissed I could barely speak. But I guess it's better to fry before I even dough in than halfway through my boil.