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AD searchI came across this teardown of an Ebay power controller that some people here seem to use.
In a nutshell its a surprisingly good unit but way over rated as it only has a 10A fuse so max power would be a bit over 2KW before it blew.
Ebay power controller
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Ebay power controller
by Flowerpot » Sun Nov 20, 2016 10:31 am
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Re: Ebay power controller
by EziTasting » Sun Nov 20, 2016 11:19 am
Thx for sharing.
I'm starting to think electrical work is quite fascinating ... !
I'm starting to think electrical work is quite fascinating ... !
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Re: Ebay power controller
by Flowerpot » Sun Nov 20, 2016 12:43 pm
He has some quite good tutorials on his channel. I also find it reassuring that he actually says so if he doesn't understand something and he finds out instead of just bullshitting his way through.
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Re: Ebay power controller
by Kenster » Sun Nov 20, 2016 5:54 pm
I rigged one of these up, seems to work quite well on the std T500 element, havent tried it out on the new 3kw one though.Seems to be good value for money, if she dont blow.
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Re: Ebay power controller
by Carbonator » Sun Nov 20, 2016 10:46 pm
I'm no electrical engineer, but the black transistor type thing and heat sink looks a bit small to handle 4KW at 100% duty cycle - I could be wrong!
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Re: Ebay power controller
by Flowerpot » Mon Nov 21, 2016 3:32 pm
Carbonator wrote:I'm no electrical engineer, but the black transistor type thing and heat sink looks a bit small to handle 4KW at 100% duty cycle - I could be wrong!
The triac is actually way overkill, it's rated at 40A continuous, 400a peak. I agree with the heatsink though even though its only acting as a switch bigger would be nicer. All of which is pointless when it has a 10A fuse (probably so it blows before your powerpoint).
Datasheet:
http://pdf1.alldatasheet.com/datasheet- ... -600B.html
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Re: Ebay power controller
by Flowerpot » Mon Nov 21, 2016 3:33 pm
Kenster wrote:I rigged one of these up, seems to work quite well on the std T500 element, havent tried it out on the new 3kw one though.Seems to be good value for money, if she dont blow.
The fuse will blow on 3kw
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Re: Ebay power controller
by Kenster » Mon Nov 21, 2016 7:50 pm
Flower, thx... wasnt going to run it flat stick at 3kw, just as a controlled backup/booster. Thx for the heads up on max power... will keep an eye on it.
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Re: Ebay power controller
by Swedish Pride » Thu Nov 24, 2016 2:44 am
I got a similar one, but went for 10kw as I count on it not having strict quality control, I run a 5kw element with it fine
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Re: Ebay power controller
by scythe » Thu Nov 24, 2016 5:08 am
You have a 25A 240V, a 50A 110V or a 10A 500V power point ?
That is a serious amount of power to be playing with.
That is a serious amount of power to be playing with.
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