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by cdbailey
Thu Jul 16, 2015 5:11 am
Forum: Wiring, Electrical, Relays and Sensors
Topic: BCS460 for Malt Oven Control
Replies: 10
Views: 7673

Re: BCS460 for Malt Oven Control

Jon, I have a 5 / 24 VDC power supply to run relays and lights etc in addition to the power supply for the BCS. The 0 - 10 V range was bad on the multimeter and I had not grounded the -5/-24 side of other power supply so ground was floating, a double whammy. The BCS was running so your tip to check ...
by cdbailey
Sat Jul 11, 2015 10:36 am
Forum: Wiring, Electrical, Relays and Sensors
Topic: BCS460 for Malt Oven Control
Replies: 10
Views: 7673

Re: BCS460 for Malt Oven Control

Option 2 worked great literally plug and play. Thank You. On to the next issue. My start up plan is to wire and debug 1 circuit at a time. 1. Should I be able to measure the output voltage at my power supply? Line to ground is 120vac, neutral to ground 0 vac. When I measure +5VDC and +24VDC I get 0 ...
by cdbailey
Thu Jul 02, 2015 7:24 pm
Forum: Wiring, Electrical, Relays and Sensors
Topic: BCS460 for Malt Oven Control
Replies: 10
Views: 7673

Re: BCS460 for Malt Oven Control

Network Question – Moved the malting equipment into a warehouse and got to the point of powering up the BCS40 to start debug and realized DIRECT CONNECT was no easy thing. My plan was to debug and run in direct connect mode but I could not get my computer to talk to the BCS460. My building is basica...
by cdbailey
Sun Mar 08, 2015 6:10 pm
Forum: Wiring, Electrical, Relays and Sensors
Topic: BCS460 for Malt Oven Control
Replies: 10
Views: 7673

Re: BCS460 for Malt Oven Control

Jon,
Thanks for the reply. Just to make sure I understand you are talking about an electro-mechanical relay. Automation Direct has QL2N1-A120

CUBE RELAY 10A DPDT 120VAC COIL LED INDICATOR looks like it should do the job.
by cdbailey
Sun Mar 08, 2015 10:43 am
Forum: Wiring, Electrical, Relays and Sensors
Topic: BCS460 for Malt Oven Control
Replies: 10
Views: 7673

Re: BCS460 for Malt Oven Control

Duct heater for the oven has a 120V air flow sensor I want to pick up this signal and check for positive air flow for safety reasons. How do I get the 120VAC signal to 5vDC so I can us it as a DIN? Any help appreciated.
by cdbailey
Sun Mar 08, 2015 10:28 am
Forum: BCS for Pros
Topic: Joyride Brewing Company
Replies: 3
Views: 15518

Re: Joyride Brewing Company

CD, We use 24VAC George Fischer motorized ball valves to open and close the 2" steam supply to the boil kettle. The 10" probe in the boil kettle inputs to the BCS, and through a simple temp loop statement in the BCS, sends the output signal to a solid state relay board to open and close a...
by cdbailey
Sun Feb 22, 2015 5:57 pm
Forum: BCS for Pros
Topic: Joyride Brewing Company
Replies: 3
Views: 15518

Re: Joyride Brewing Company

Joe, I am using the BCS460 to control a an oven used in the barley maling process I have a 300 btu/h steam boiler to heat the air for drying how do you control the boiler temp? I am trying to repalce the honeywell t-stat but am not having much luck. I think it uses a 24v signal to the boiler any inf...
by cdbailey
Sun Feb 22, 2015 3:26 pm
Forum: Wiring, Electrical, Relays and Sensors
Topic: BCS460 for Malt Oven Control
Replies: 10
Views: 7673

BCS460 for Malt Oven Control

I have purchased a BCS460 for use in a craft malt house drying oven. I have taken my first cut at the programing and I am ready to start laying out the rest of the hardware to make this run. I am hoping the group can provide suggestions for the ancillary devices SSR’s E-stops, Lights etc. The drying...