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ready made element controller

Postby tnt » Fri Jun 19, 2015 8:44 pm

GDay , Is there somewhere to buy a voltage control for elements or do we have to build one as in other posts on here ? I have searched with no success .
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Re: ready made element controller

Postby Sam. » Fri Jun 19, 2015 9:12 pm

Easy to build your own mate, there's more plans than you can poke a stick at and items are cheap off eBay ;-)
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Re: ready made element controller

Postby rumdidlydum » Fri Jun 19, 2015 9:19 pm

Nope no ready made controllers.
There are 3 paths you can choose
1 build it yourself and get it checked.
2 pay for some one to build it and get it checked
3 get a mate sparky to assemble it.
I personally have built two types
1 scr. Which failed not all do aparently.
2 punchys control is what i made and hasn't failed yet and dont expect.to
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Re: ready made element controller

Postby tnt » Fri Jun 19, 2015 9:23 pm

Ah righto , thanks ill head down that path then , haha was looking for the easy route of drag it out of the box and plug it in , cheers
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Re: ready made element controller

Postby Crusty » Sat Jun 20, 2015 2:46 pm

Potentiometer & SSR.
I think I'm going to go this way myself.
http://www.auberins.com/index.php?main_ ... cts_id=332
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Re: ready made element controller

Postby tnt » Sun Aug 23, 2015 10:02 pm

looks good Crusty, pretty simple which is good , do you know if these have been reliable ?
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Re: ready made element controller

Postby wiifm » Mon Aug 24, 2015 9:15 am

The Auber Instruments stuff I have used has not failed.
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Re: ready made element controller

Postby Undertaker » Mon Aug 24, 2015 10:07 am

I got one of these and its worked fine so far. Not quite plug and go but its pretty simple to connect and install.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/4000W-220V-S ... 3aaee8833c

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Re: ready made element controller

Postby domgistimo » Mon Feb 01, 2016 9:03 am

How did you wire it up with earthing plus what side does the element connect to

I Have the same controller as your link
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Re: ready made element controller

Postby rumdidlydum » Mon Feb 01, 2016 9:40 am

How about you pop into the welcome section and introduce yourself 1st
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Re: ready made element controller

Postby domgistimo » Mon Feb 01, 2016 4:35 pm

My welcoming has been done check my post I though I did it when I first joined anyway I bought the scr what happen to yours did you earth it properly or connect the element to the wrong side
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Re: ready made element controller

Postby rumdidlydum » Mon Feb 01, 2016 7:49 pm

Neither, the pot failed to 100% on.
As for what you are asking there's plenty of info here how to make and wire a controller. If at all it doesn't make sense or you can't follow it I definitely recomend a lekky to do it. Not wanting to sound blunt, but its electricity you dont get second chances.
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Re: ready made element controller

Postby Meatheadinc » Tue Feb 02, 2016 3:26 am

The 4000w scrs are best bypassed for heat up as they dont like continued opetation at 100% ( although all controllers should be as they all suffer loses and at best deliver around 95% of the elements capability)
If you dont know how to earth one....... dont wire it, seek professional assistance.
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Re: ready made element controller

Postby CyBaThUg » Sat Nov 19, 2016 10:25 am

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Re: ready made element controller

Postby CyBaThUg » Sat Nov 19, 2016 10:27 am

Would something like this work if I get a sparky to replace the plug with a proper ten amp plug and find where half way is on my element
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Re: ready made element controller

Postby Boardy62 » Sat Nov 19, 2016 2:43 pm

CyBaThUg wrote:
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I am not qualified and only have experience with my electrician made controller ,so the one pictured is cheap,buy it try it and see how it goes, but you are talking about something that is pulling back a 2400/3600 watt element the way they work in lay and terms is they draw the power out and disperse it within the cooling fins attached ( in other words they make a lot of heat and this is a problem they can melt and stuff up big time) mind has a fan fitted to keep it cool!
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Re: ready made element controller

Postby neservice » Sat Nov 19, 2016 3:06 pm

tnt wrote:GDay , Is there somewhere to buy a voltage control for elements or do we have to build one as in other posts on here ? I have searched with no success .

What about these
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Re: ready made element controller

Postby rumdidlydum » Sat Nov 19, 2016 4:35 pm

neservice wrote:
tnt wrote:GDay , Is there somewhere to buy a voltage control for elements or do we have to build one as in other posts on here ? I have searched with no success .

What about these


Have a read of the forum rules mate :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: ready made element controller

Postby rumdidlydum » Sat Nov 19, 2016 5:43 pm

CyBaThUg wrote:
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Never seen that type cyba, so cant comment. But punchy's diagram for the SSR type is very reliable :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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