Sam. wrote:Looking good :handgestures-thumbupleft:
What's with the drain from the parrot coming off half way down? :think:
Thanks Sam, not a drain, its just a support to hold the parrot up. It attaches to the side of the boiler.
Sam. wrote:Looking good :handgestures-thumbupleft:
What's with the drain from the parrot coming off half way down? :think:
hillzabilly wrote:3600wt is a bit on the high side for a 3inch spirit run ,but will heat up and strip pretty quick,have ya thought about a power control ta get the best of both worlds,or a second smaller element say 2000-2400wt is another option .Like the parrot support idear and the sight glass mounts your almost there,good luck with the maiden run.cheers hillzabilly :handgestures-thumbupleft:
rash wrote:haha, yep, just a bracket..
thanks for the comments guys, has been a lot of fun to build!hillzabilly wrote:3600wt is a bit on the high side for a 3inch spirit run ,but will heat up and strip pretty quick,have ya thought about a power control ta get the best of both worlds,or a second smaller element say 2000-2400wt is another option .Like the parrot support idear and the sight glass mounts your almost there,good luck with the maiden run.cheers hillzabilly :handgestures-thumbupleft:
thanks hillz, yep 3600w is high, but i was wanting a fast heat up time. planning on running a power controller. I have a SCR voltage controller I was using on my last still to control 2200watts.... but cant remember what it was rated to. is there a way to test what it can handle? (without pulling 3600w through it and killing it :scared-eek: ) cant wait to get this thing running!
Ash
db1979 wrote:You could add another socket to your boiler and install your 2200 W element, once the wash has heated switch over to the 2200 W element and use your voltage controller without any worries. If you have a second circuit you could heat up with both and save even more heat up time :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Are you going to insulate your boiler?
hillzabilly wrote:Yeh I would get a sparky ta test both controler and guard,electrickery is not my strong point and its not worth taking risks in that department,if ya had some pics of the controler components another member may be able to advise better than me.cheers hillzabilly ;-)
db1979 wrote:My go-to mate for electrical assistance says whatever they're rated at is usually only for short durations and to be on the safe side they only cope with half the wattage over long durations. I don't know if this applies to all circuit types but if there's some truth in what he says, you'll want one that can at least handle 7200 W.
My voltage controller is rated at 5000 W and I only run 2000 W through it.
Fishleg wrote:Sweet build!!! What filler did you use to TIG the copper?
Fishleg wrote:Like your resourceful ways mate. All the gathered bits for your still, run out of solder? Ah fuck it I'll hit it with the TIG and see what happens. Very well done ^:)^
Doubleuj wrote::dance: :clap: well done, once you get that controller there's nothing stopping you, except a new sight glass :laughing-rolling:
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