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by bergerrings
Sun Sep 09, 2012 6:30 pm
Forum: Wiring, Electrical, Relays and Sensors
Topic: Basic wiring and power questions
Replies: 4
Views: 4374

Re: Basic wiring and power questions

My bad, sorry. I meant to say neutral links, not terminal blocks. Bit hard to tell from the picture but they look like terminal blocks which are meant to connect one single wire to another single wire. Sorry, I steered you down the wrong path on that one. If you are looking to distribute power then ...
by bergerrings
Wed Sep 05, 2012 11:07 pm
Forum: Show me your PID
Topic: PID control combined with SSR
Replies: 2
Views: 110112

Re: PID control combined with SSR

Any thoughts anyone....?
by bergerrings
Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Handy WIFI option
Replies: 1
Views: 3214

Handy WIFI option

Hello everyone, I purchased a wifi powerline adapter the other week for my fermentation cabinet and the thing works an absolute charm so I thought I would share it with everyone. For those who don't know, a powerline adapter basically acts like an ethernet cable but runs along existing power circuit...
by bergerrings
Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:06 pm
Forum: Wiring, Electrical, Relays and Sensors
Topic: Basic wiring and power questions
Replies: 4
Views: 4374

Re: Basic wiring and power questions

Hey el_hombre I had the exact same dilema when I was building my setup. As far as what will 'work' the best, either way is fine. The distances that these cables will be running are way to short to worry about signal loss or anything else along those lines. First thing you should check is how much cu...
by bergerrings
Wed Aug 15, 2012 9:51 pm
Forum: Wiring, Electrical, Relays and Sensors
Topic: Flow sensor for RIMS tube safety
Replies: 13
Views: 14580

Re: Flow sensor for RIMS tube safety

I can't imagine temperature being an issue with a metal casing. I sent the ebay seller a message asking them what other materials are in the switch. Do you think it is just the usual 1/2 inch thread?
by bergerrings
Tue Aug 14, 2012 9:28 pm
Forum: Wiring, Electrical, Relays and Sensors
Topic: Flow sensor for RIMS tube safety
Replies: 13
Views: 14580

Re: Flow sensor for RIMS tube safety

This is a flow switch I am looking at: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Stainless-Steel-Water-Sensor-Flow-Switch-Magnetic-/251115559661?pt=AU_B_I_Electrical_Test_Equipment&hash=item3a77a75aed It's a real cheapo from EBAY so not too sure on its quality...any inputs? It should be pretty easy to use, I w...
by bergerrings
Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:58 pm
Forum: Wiring, Electrical, Relays and Sensors
Topic: Flow sensor for RIMS tube safety
Replies: 13
Views: 14580

Flow sensor for RIMS tube safety

Just wondering if anyone has any flow monitoring equipment in their breweries. Flow meters are relatively easy to come across but I am after a device that can sense low or no flow and then activate/deactivate an electrical device. In my case, I would like to monitor the flow across my RIMS tube and ...
by bergerrings
Sun Aug 12, 2012 10:59 pm
Forum: Show me your PID
Topic: PID control combined with SSR
Replies: 2
Views: 110112

PID control combined with SSR

This may be an obvious question but I can't seem to make sense of it. I wish to control two pumps for circulating cooling and heating fluids amongst a few fermenters that I have been building. I will be using the BCS for this purpose and I have the pumps connected via SSRs. My question is, how is it...
by bergerrings
Mon Apr 02, 2012 6:22 pm
Forum: Wiring, Electrical, Relays and Sensors
Topic: Fermentation pumps
Replies: 1
Views: 4520

Fermentation pumps

Morning everyone. I am setting up a fermentation control system and as such need a couple of pumps, one for pumping glycol (around the -15C mark) and one for a warm solution, around 40C. The pumping duty will be more than a march pump (even the large one) could supply so just wondering if anyone has...
by bergerrings
Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:35 pm
Forum: Wiring, Electrical, Relays and Sensors
Topic: External 7 segment displays
Replies: 12
Views: 9323

Re: External 7 segment displays

I also plan on using a few of these for my fermentation control system. Can only four still be used? Ideally I would like to be able to have 8 running....one for each of the temperature probes...? I know this would be quite pricey but is this possible? 4 - Fermenters 1 - Brite tank 1 - enclose tempe...