Cheap Chinese 2-stage Temp Controller

[ajdelange]

The drawing doesn't say which is hot and which neutral though the wire colored black represents hot in the standard coding. Of course red is also a phase in a 220V system. Kbar's drawing has the colors right but labels the neutral as ground and vice versa. To fix this drawing change the wire that is now red to white and all should be kosher.

[Kbar]

The drawing doesn't say which is hot and which neutral though the wire colored black represents hot in the standard coding. Of course red is also a phase in a 220V system. Kbar's drawing has the colors right but labels the neutral as ground and vice versa. To fix this drawing change the wire that is now red to white and all should be kosher.

Yes. I can not show white in Autocad with a white background so I had to make it red.

Can not figure out why Flickr lost my picture.......

[PhotoMan]

So, who's using this controller? Is it mounted in or on your kegerator?

Let's see some photos. However, I'm still not totally sure about the wiring. I'll have to read up a bit more.

[nashvegas]

man you guys got yours in 9 and 11 days. today was the 14th day since i ordered it, hopefully soon.

but i am also interested in pictures of it in action. any takers?

[dstar26t]

Got mine last night, 8 days after placing the order. Planning on mounting it in a project box so it can be portable and not dedicated to one fridge.

[Elbone]

So, who's using this controller? Is it mounted in or on your kegerator?

Let's see some photos. However, I'm still not totally sure about the wiring. I'll have to read up a bit more.

Here's mine in a RatShack 6x4x2" project enclosure. I glued a couple of hard drive magnets to the back to hold it on the fridge. I've only wired it for cooling so far just to make sure I didn't eff up the wiring. The heating relay kicks over when it's supposed to, though. It's keeping my fermenting ESB at a nice 20C so far. I like the bright display too. Now to learn Celcius!

Total cost
30.00 controller (shipped)
4.00 extension cord (Big Lots)
5.00 Project Enclosure (RatShack)

So $39.00 total for a portable 2-stage temp contoller (albeit Celcius only) I'm pleased.

Thanks again to AJ for the wiring help.

[andersonimes]

Nice idea on the magnets. I've got a few left over from my stir plate project!

[nashvegas]

here is mine. i mounted it in the box it shipped in. my freezer is huge so i may divide it in half with insulation and make it half lager and half ale fermentation. i should be able to mount another in the small box. they are very tiny. it is set to 50f and seems to be keeping steady. nothing hooked up to the heat side yet but dont need it.