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New still controller.
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 8:39 am
by Canaanite
Finished wiring/fabricating a new still controller. Overkill, but after the Harbor Freight Router Controllers burning up on me, I wanted overkill. 2x 10k Watt SCR's from Amazon and the rest from the Hardware store.
Re: New still controller.
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2016 1:05 pm
by still_stirrin
Is your receptacle rated for than kind of power? It looks like a 15 amp (115VAC) receptacle.
If you push it beyond its limit, you could melt the bakelite receptacle housing and end up welding the contacts. If you up rate one component, make sure all components are equally rated including the wiring and switches. Or, derate the whole thing to the weakest link in the chain.
2 x 10kW is a LOT of power.
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Re: New still controller.
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 4:33 am
by Canaanite
still_stirrin wrote:Is your receptacle rated for than kind of power? It looks like a 15 amp (115VAC) receptacle.
If you push it beyond its limit, you could melt the bakelite receptacle housing and end up welding the contacts. If you up rate one component, make sure all components are equally rated including the wiring and switches. Or, derate the whole thing to the weakest link in the chain.
2 x 10kW is a LOT of power.
ss
I am only running 2 1500w heaters. One cartridge heater inside the boiler and 1 band heater. So yeh, the receptacle can handle the power.