Voltage Controller Parts.

[MacStill]

For anyone chasing hard to get bits I've ordered my stuff from the following mobs.

http://australia.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=browseSubRange&Ne=4294957122&N=4294845209&productNum=0841924

http://www.wiltronics.com.au/catalogue/588/electronic-components-and-parts/panelmeters-volt-and-current-meters%28ammeters%29/sew-st670-panel-meters-current-%28ammeters%29-and-volt-meters

Prices are reasonable, freight is quick.

Let us know if you have better sources for this kind of stuff ;)

Cheers

[8-ball]

you can get pretty decent volt and amp meters of eBay perfect for these controllers and only about $9 each inc postage but you have to make sure you get AC ones and the voltage and amperage is in the desired ranges

[MacStill]

you can get pretty decent volt and amp meters of eBay perfect for these controllers and only about $9 each inc postage but you have to make sure you get AC ones and the voltage and amperage is in the desired ranges

Link us up mate, dont be afraid to point us in the right direction ;)

[8-ball]

i will when i get back on ebay

[MacStill]

I found a lot of cheap amp meters (ammeters) on ebay from China, Taiwan etc etc.. but didnt want to wait until 10th to 23rd of August for delivery.

If you've got an Aussie mob in mind we can get them from with fast shipping I'm more than interested ;)

Dont mind paying extra if I can have it now :mrgreen:

[8-ball]

thats tru but yeah all these are one you have to wait for from china

ammeter http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... K:MEWAX:IT

volt meter http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... K:MEWAX:IT

i havent used these ones in particular but know someone who has and said they are the as the $30 ones

[MacStill]

Cant say enough praise about this mob

http://australia.rs-online.com/web/home.html

Ordered my PSR-25 at 11.30am yesterday and it just got here now, mind you I'm out in the middle of fucken nowhere :shock:

How good is that?

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

[maheel]

after i got mine they started ringing me and gave me a personal "account manager" i could call for best prices etc :shock:

i only bought 2 things total under $100.....

was great service :)
the catalog they then sent woudl cost them heaps to print and send

[8-ball]

rs are a really good company i use them for work for vairous gear sometimes they are overpriced on items but others are really good never have had bad service !!

also McStill im inquiring about the tpsr-25 and the psr-25 as far as we could work out today is that the tpsr is uk stock and the psr is aus stock other than the fact you can use a thiristor (spelling) on the tpsr. i have to go back in about 2 weeks to chat to a bloke about these controllers because it looks like using the psr-25 causes RF noise down the powerlines and energex/ergon dont like that could/will invesigate the issue also it will stuff with your fm radio and maybe your tv

[maheel]

yeah some have said about that RF noise thing
and some have said that the RF noise is BullShit around killing your tv

that said i dont have my plasma on when stilling..... ;)

as for ergon coming looking ..... i would think it would take a lot of noise to get them looking... but maybe ?

i might plug it in tomorrow (under load) and plug my radio in to the same plug and "listen"
mine is only pulling 10amps and i did not think there would be much "noise" from it?

[8-ball]

Maheel it doesn't actually take much for energex/ergon to come looking for problems and a feedback radio frequency is something they look at

as for killing your tv it wont happen it just may make it ghost or fuzzy all depends on the TV some do play up with RF others don't

btw im an electrician by trade that's the only reason i know about the energex/ergon and feedback issue (also i usually call them if there is a problem at my job site :lol: )

[MacStill]

..... on the destruction's for the PSR-25 it does recommend the use of a filter ;)

It'll be very interesting to find out if the PTSR thermistor is usable, building a controller could cost less than $50 and no need to wait for ages buying OS or from ebay.

Looking forward to seeing what you find out 8-ball ;)

[8-ball]

the bloke gets back in 2 weeks that knows all about this stuff i was told that he actually knows of alot cheaper way of doing it but i have to wait till he gets back from his holiday
otherwise im ordering the parts to just build one via a triac or 2 to give it ago

[maheel]

Maheel it doesn't actually take much for energex/ergon to come looking for problems and a feedback radio frequency is something they look at

as for killing your tv it wont happen it just may make it ghost or fuzzy all depends on the TV some do play up with RF others don't

btw im an electrician by trade that's the only reason i know about the energex/ergon and feedback issue (also i usually call them if there is a problem at my job site :lol: )

can we "test" for RF at home simply ?

thanks 8-ball good to have a sparky in the team here :)

[8-ball]

not without the correct meters and i dont have them