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by bsfixit
Sat Aug 28, 2010 8:57 am
Forum: Wiring, Electrical, Relays and Sensors
Topic: Control Panel
Replies: 18
Views: 15433

Re: Control Panel

Home electrical systems are two phase. if you want 220v on a heater element for instance. you would wire it with black/red/white. 110v is black and white. Red=hot Black=hot white= neutral white=ground. bare copper wire= ground put red and black together gives you 220 volts. Then a 220v properly rate...
by bsfixit
Thu Dec 24, 2009 10:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is my BCS dead?
Replies: 30
Views: 17077

Re: Is my BCS dead?

ok.. If I set the BCS with a static IP, do I need to change any settings to the bridge? Or just let it get its own IP from the router, and leave the bridge as a DHCP. Then as long as I am connected to the network I can enter the static IP of the BCS and it will open up .. Do I have that right? I was...
by bsfixit
Thu Dec 24, 2009 8:41 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Inexpensive Wireless Bridge
Replies: 13
Views: 10287

WET610N wireless dual band bridge

This is an old thread but I thought I would post a link to a bridge I got to work with my Verizon FIOS router and the BCS. I had to setup the bridge manually, but it does support WI-FI protected mode setup if your router does as well. It also comes with a install wizard disk. Or you can download it ...
by bsfixit
Thu Dec 24, 2009 7:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is my BCS dead?
Replies: 30
Views: 17077

Re: Is my BCS dead?

Thanks gbrewer, I upgraded my firefox to v 3.5 and the gauges work fine now. This morning I could not access the BCS, double checked the IP in the DNS page on my router and the IP was still the same. I think this bridge is finicky. I tried to set the bridge to its static IP of 169.254.1.250. Then I ...
by bsfixit
Wed Dec 23, 2009 12:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is my BCS dead?
Replies: 30
Views: 17077

Re: Is my BCS dead?

OK, I got the BCS back today. Along with the new expansion card. looks sweet! So, I fired up the bridge let it boot then I plugged in the BCS and fired that up. Logged into my Verizon FIOS router and looked up the IP in the DNS page. It was assigned 192.168.1.8. My bridge is still set as DHCP. I ass...
by bsfixit
Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is my BCS dead?
Replies: 30
Views: 17077

Re: Is my BCS dead?

Yes I did that, I tired 2 Macbooks and a windows PC, my point is I brewed 2 times with it connected directly to my computer, and played with the processes for many hours before I put it away for the summer in june. I found a cheap N wireless Bridge so I pulled it out of storage to find the lights di...
by bsfixit
Sun Dec 13, 2009 7:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is my BCS dead?
Replies: 30
Views: 17077

Re: Is my BCS dead?

sorry guys I am very tired. not making alot of sense.. I tried networking it last spring gave up . uses a cat 5 cable with success all spring. I put it away for the summer and picked up a bridge. tried to LAN the BCS but no lights came on .. the I went back to the cable only to pull up the control p...
by bsfixit
Sun Dec 13, 2009 7:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is my BCS dead?
Replies: 30
Views: 17077

Re: Is my BCS dead?

Thanks Adam, I have extensively used the BCS by hooking it up directly to a cable. Brewed a few brews with it. when I first got it. I plugged it into my router. then I login to the router and I can see the mac address of the BCS on the network.. I put the whole system away over the summer then, I co...
by bsfixit
Sun Dec 13, 2009 3:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is my BCS dead?
Replies: 30
Views: 17077

Re: Is my BCS dead?

Just got back from Orlando, whew long weekend.. Any word on my BCS?
Regards,
Brett
by bsfixit
Sat Dec 12, 2009 9:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is my BCS dead?
Replies: 30
Views: 17077

Re: Is my BCS dead?

really curious if you found anything this first saturday of this weekend.
I want to make an IPA quick this week.. if I can get it back and working....
but really no pressure...Thank you Adam..
Brett