INKBIRD PID is good stuff.

Do any of you guys that know your stuff have an exact recommendation?
A lot of us don't have the knowledge of what and what not to buy
 
McWilly said:
The inkbird PID controller can be run with a number of different temp sensor inputs (pt100, k or j type thermocouple, etc), just have to set the parameters accordingly. Output is a control signal for a solid state relay. I run a 5.5 kW heater coil on 220 V with mine. I got the 40 A relay, works good and I have managed to avoid burning my house down so far.
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Inkbird doesn't make just one controller, they make dozens of different models. Some are adaptable like you describe, some are configured to run one way and one way only, like the one shown in post #3.
 
Guys, I apologize. I'm sorry that the temp controller doesn't meet your specs.

I had thought that it might be helpful for someone to know that this simple $40 controller works well after several hundred hours on a lube sizer. My mistake and it won't happen again. :)
 
jethunter said:
Guys, I apologize. I'm sorry that the temp controller doesn't meet your specs.

I had thought that it might be helpful for someone to know that this simple $40 controller works well after several hundred hours on a lube sizer. My mistake and it won't happen again. :)
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Hey Jethunter, lighten up lol.
For your application its great, it's not lead melting temps or anything crucial you need it for so thanks for sharing!
 
bertn said:
Hey Jethunter, lighten up lol.
For your application its great, it's not lead melting temps or anything crucial you need it for so thanks for sharing!
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If i was any lighter I'd blow away in a breeze.

I did say it was a temp controller for a lube sizer. A simple $40 plug it in and go for less than the cost of components for a build. Having temp control on the lube sizer is in my experience more "crucial" than on the melting pot.
 
jethunter said:
If i was any lighter I'd blow away in a breeze.

I did say it was a temp controller for a lube sizer. A simple $40 plug it in and go for less than the cost of components for a build. Having temp control on the lube sizer is in my experience more "crucial" than on the melting pot.
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Yah don't have to get angry about it!!!

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yomomma said:
Yah don't have to get angry about it!!!

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Sweet emoticons. :)

Sorry buddy, there's nothing here that has the horse power to upset me.

But the message got lost in the chaff - this is an excellent no-screwing-around temperature controller for a lube sizer.
 
jethunter said:
Sweet emoticons. :)

Sorry buddy, there's nothing here that has the horse power to upset me.

But the message got lost in the chaff - this is an excellent no-screwing-around temperature controller for a lube sizer.
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yah know we're just teasing!! Covid has everyone bored. BTW I expect a Chrismas card this year for sending everyone over to Jet Bullets ;)
 
yomomma said:
yah know we're just teasing!! Covid has everyone bored. BTW I expect a Chrismas card this year for sending everyone over to Jet Bullets ;)
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I know you do, and thanks. I can't keep up though and it's grown into a business from what I started as a hobby. Retirement is on the calendar.
 
Basic wiring. Thermocouple goes right to TC terminals
...I usually add an on/off switch and fuse

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I have a bunch of cpu heatsinks if you really want to put one on. Otherwise I would just use the metal of the ammo can as a heat sink. Scrap off paint so its metal to metal. Use heat sink compound if you can find it. Little tube comes with computer CPUs...so if you know anyone who put together their own computer...
 
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