Temp controller thermostat for $10
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 9:49 pm
I bought this thermostat off eBay for just under $10 and it works a treat. I've had it going for a week already with no problems yet. The centre reading is the actual temp and the left is the lower temp when it switches on and the right is the upper temp when it turns off. It also comes with the rtd temp probe on a one meter cord. A bit longer would have been better but none are on offer.
It takes 240 V as a power supply so no additional transformer is required. And I joined the supply to the output. The unit is small so I decided to just make a wooden box for it from some scrap bits I had lying around. The unit works by switching a relay that they claim can handle up to 10 amps. My heaters are 20 and 80 watts so that's less than half an amp combined.
I hope this helps someone who is thinking of getting a simple and cheap temp controller for their fermenter. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
It takes 240 V as a power supply so no additional transformer is required. And I joined the supply to the output. The unit is small so I decided to just make a wooden box for it from some scrap bits I had lying around. The unit works by switching a relay that they claim can handle up to 10 amps. My heaters are 20 and 80 watts so that's less than half an amp combined.
I hope this helps someone who is thinking of getting a simple and cheap temp controller for their fermenter. :handgestures-thumbupleft: