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- Sun Jun 05, 2016 4:26 pm
- Forum: BCS Programming
- Topic: Is there a way to "lock in" BCS at a single state?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13028
Re: Is there a way to "lock in" BCS at a single state?
Thanks JonW and Oakbarn! Of course I didn't deal with this right away and am just getting around to implementing your solutions now that stuff has gotten turned off on accident a second time :/. I don't have any DINs set up on my system so I think I am going to go with JonW exit state set-up, but I ...
- Thu Mar 17, 2016 11:45 pm
- Forum: BCS Programming
- Topic: Is there a way to "lock in" BCS at a single state?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13028
Is there a way to "lock in" BCS at a single state?
Hi folks, So we are a commercial brewery using BCS solely for temperature sensing and control of electronic ball valves on our glycol system. As such, we don't really have much programming going on. Just a single process called "temp control" and a single state called "temp set points...
- Thu Jan 07, 2016 8:45 pm
- Forum: Wiring, Electrical, Relays and Sensors
- Topic: Question about relay to ball valve wiring (again)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6060
Re: Question about relay to ball valve wiring (again)
Is this the type of terminal block I would want to use perhaps? I definitely have some space limitations in my box so this would be good if appropriate.
http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/e ... ND/2051178
http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/e ... ND/2051178
- Thu Jan 07, 2016 8:03 pm
- Forum: Wiring, Electrical, Relays and Sensors
- Topic: Question about relay to ball valve wiring (again)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6060
Re: Question about relay to ball valve wiring (again)
Thanks for your response JonW. Still confused a bit, so let me ask for some clarification. No, you need to tie the 12V power supply (-) terminal to the BCS (-) terminal. You then also need to tie the BCS (-) terminal to your AC ground (G). What exactly do you mean by the (-) terminal on the BCS? One...
- Thu Jan 07, 2016 12:19 am
- Forum: Wiring, Electrical, Relays and Sensors
- Topic: Question about relay to ball valve wiring (again)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6060
Question about relay to ball valve wiring (again)
Okay, putting one of my control boxes together finally for a glycol control system, and realizing that I think I misread some of your previous answers. This box will house 2 BCS units with the full complement of 8 temp probes each. I am using this relay board: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00M1I...
- Mon Dec 28, 2015 1:25 pm
- Forum: Troubleshooting and Support
- Topic: Strange BCS behavior-board by board temp variation
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3893
Re: Strange BCS behavior-board by board temp variation
Thanks for your response Jon. That makes some sense. Since you say the following: Thus, the power supply and associated circuitry could have an influence on the output. would that mean that I not only need to make sure that the probes are always associated with the same BCS board once I do the calib...
- Sat Dec 26, 2015 5:48 pm
- Forum: Troubleshooting and Support
- Topic: Strange BCS behavior-board by board temp variation
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3893
Strange BCS behavior-board by board temp variation
Hi Folks, So I have been scratching my head for about an hour over this one. Firstly, I see lots of talk on here about temp probe calibration being a part of bcs 4.0 utilities, but I don't see it when I go to the page. Do you have to be currently connected to the BCS to see it? Right now as I test t...
- Wed Nov 25, 2015 11:36 pm
- Forum: Wiring, Electrical, Relays and Sensors
- Topic: Wires for sensors & ball valves (also wiring style)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8790
Re: Wires for sensors & ball valves (also wiring style)
Yeah I am planning on doing individual runs of 22 AWG twisted pair for the sensors.
- Sun Nov 22, 2015 11:12 pm
- Forum: Wiring, Electrical, Relays and Sensors
- Topic: Questions about relays and power supplies
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4904
Re: Questions about relays and power supplies
Or this one, which also stays under 100 W and would actually get to me on time!
http://www.amazon.com/SANPU-Constant-Vo ... pply+8+amp
http://www.amazon.com/SANPU-Constant-Vo ... pply+8+amp
- Sun Nov 22, 2015 9:36 pm
- Forum: Wiring, Electrical, Relays and Sensors
- Topic: Questions about relays and power supplies
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4904
Questions about relays and power supplies
So despite my best efforts to search and read any and all related posts so as to sound less like an idiot, I still have some very rudimentary questions about how different parts of the BCS controlled system are powered. I am about to order the last bits of equipment and I need to get this thing up a...