will this ssr work for controller?

[Andyfink]

Found three of these at my local steel house in the electrical room and I was wondering if they will work. They were 2 bucks a piece so I figured if they wont o well.
They also had them up to 480v but I figures they were useless.

[MuleKicker]

depends on the controller. If you are looking to use it like a PSR, then no it wont work. You could use it in a burst fire controller. What kind of controller are you looking to build?

[Andyfink]

I bought a ssr from Newark and then I found these I just wanted to build a pha se angle controller. So you don't think it will work? Electrical is new to me. I'm sorry if its a dumb question

[MuleKicker]

Buy a psr25 from Newark if your looking for an easy to build phase angle controller.

[Andyfink]

Yep that's what I have here.


Any chance you might gave a link to the other one I can build with those ssr

[MuleKicker]

Here.

[Andyfink]

Thank you! Ya know as many times as I had read that post I should have known. Thanks again

[Zombiehunter]

You have a very good device in your hands. Think of it as it is intended though. It is a solid state relay nothing more. It does not get upset if you cycle the crap out of it and it will control the load as required. The load device may become offended if you short cycle it as in an external load contactor or a solenoid valve. You can control either item wonderfully, just remember to cycle over say 30 seconds to avoid excessive wear and short lifespans from wear. Heating elements don't care as much as they have no moving parts for all intents and purposes but it is like flipping a light switch excessively, the light does not live as long.
Your SSR is most suited to a solid state controller such as a Watlow 935A-1CD0-000G or a Calcontrol Cal3200, both of these controllers have thermocouple inputs or RTD (thermistor) and solid state outputs that can be directly connected to your SSR. Insert the thermocouple into the process at the point you want controlled and the controller will hold it there within a couple of degrees of setpoint. This all may sound confusing but it is very easy. The hardest part is programming the controller but once done is well worth the effort. These controllers have full PID and can learn from process if you tell them to. The best part is they are readily available on E-bay and you don't need the exact part numbers or manufacturer just similar unit and it will work the same. Make sure you get an appropriate thermocouple (e-bay). Contact me if you need some help.

[Prairiepiss]

Zombiehunter you sound as if tour under the impression we need to control temp with our heating element controllers in this hobby. This is not the case. A steady non cycling heat is what is needed. With a little more research you will understand why. And there is plenty of information around here to satisfy that research.

[rad14701]

Your SSR is most suited to a solid state controller such as a Watlow 935A-1CD0-000G or a Calcontrol Cal3200, both of these controllers have thermocouple inputs or RTD (thermistor) and solid state outputs that can be directly connected to your SSR. Insert the thermocouple into the process at the point you want controlled and the controller will hold it there within a couple of degrees of setpoint. This all may sound confusing but it is very easy. The hardest part is programming the controller but once done is well worth the effort. These controllers have full PID and can learn from process if you tell them to. The best part is they are readily available on E-bay and you don't need the exact part numbers or manufacturer just similar unit and it will work the same. Make sure you get an appropriate thermocouple (e-bay). Contact me if you need some help.

What you are providing is bad information with regard to our needs in hobby scale home distillation... Please refrain from attempting to provide assistance, especially attempting to lure members out of public view, until you understand the theories we work with here... Bad information is worse than no information at all... Don't take offense as we're looking out for the good of the entire membership rather than singling you out...