Dave Armour 38 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I have a home built furnace that does 2 things well- heat treating & blowing relays at annoying times. I really only use it for hardening & annealing/ normalizing, so it only sees 3 or 4 different temps & most of the programming features I've never used n I'm thinking about changing from a PID controller to something simpler. Does anyone know of an analog or dial type controller? Or something can be created "off the shelf" from the hardware store? Thanks Dave Armour Link to post Share on other sites
R. Yates 1 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Photos of your Unit would help and don't be shy with them we need to see several the heat unit,the core (the set up) and what you have now , Also what power you are running 110V,220V correct wiring. Sam Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Armour 38 Posted July 30, 2013 Author Share Posted July 30, 2013 It ending up to be a moot point- found out last night I have to go by where I bought the bricks & element for the furnace. I called them & they have a couple of controllers that will work & will install one for me. Problem solved. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites
James Scott 0 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 How about a follow-up with pictures Dave? That would help some of the rest of us that are not as far down the road as you are with some inspiration and ideas. James Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Armour 38 Posted August 2, 2013 Author Share Posted August 2, 2013 (edited) Here's a couple of quick phone pics. Sorry they're turned sideways- I didn't notice that till they were on here. Nothing fancy but it works aside from the relay issues. It runs on 110v. Switch under the PID pwers up the unit. Switch on the side kills power to element so I can load/unload without lighting myself up. There's a cover that goes over the controller. Again nothing fancy, just a sheet metal box I'll let you know what I end up doing with it. Dave Edited August 2, 2013 by Dave Armour Link to post Share on other sites
James Scott 0 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Thanks for sharing. James Link to post Share on other sites
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