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[brewman]

I'm making myself a small (2 to 3 gallon) test rig for small batches. It will be a 110V system but easealy upgradeable to 240V. It will have a PID as well as a boil control circuit. I have most of the parts on hand and will be posting lots of pics of the build.Dan

[realbeerguy]

Get on the Electric train

[BlKtRe]

Wood!

[brewman]

Ok here is the schematic design so far and how I'm going to place the boil circuit on the board.

 

 

[brewman]

Here are some of the parts.

[brewman]

I built the boil control today, at first it didn't work until I noticed I forgot one of the jumpers.

[BlKtRe]

That looks confusing and cool all at the same time.

[HVB]

Not confusing at all 😁

[zymot]

Too late now. But buy an IC socket and solder it into the board. It is easy to check your work with a basic meter by touching the socket points and components. Install the IC into the socket as a last step.

[brewman]

Too late now. But buy an IC socket and solder it into the board. It is easy to check your work with a basic meter by touching the socket points and components. Install the IC into the socket as a last step.

Yea I know and I was going to but I forgot to order it.

[BlKtRe]

Not confusing at all

 

To the untrained eye its confusing. 

[brewman]

If you look at the pics above it will make more sense.

[brewman]

First draft of the wiring digarm.

[brewman]

And here is what the top of the box will look like.  I already added another switch that is not on the wiring diagram.  When I make the final wiring diagram Ill add it in.

 

[bigdaddyale]

https://pcb.geda-project.org/

https://www.cadsoftu...esign-software/

Edited by bigdaddyale, 08 February 2015 - 05:27 PM.

[brewman]

This is the old box I'm making the control panel in.

[zymot]

Is that box rated NEMA 11?

[brewman]

Using this for incoming power and out to the element.

[brewman]

Is that box rated NEMA 11?

The wood box yea I'm sure its...Look a puppy

[brewman]

Power connectors installed.