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perogi
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Link Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 2:27 am Post subject: Cycle time, SSR, and you |
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Hey all,
I recently installed the steam condenser and read a few threads on HBT about the condenser and the best manual percentage settings. The one thing that stuck out to me is the way that the boil "pulses" at lower manual percentage. Ideally, the boil should be consistent. I read the manual and checked my settings for my cycle time and it was at 12 seconds. Setting manual with 50% resulted in 6 seconds on, 6 seconds off which stopped the boil for at least 4 seconds - not good. I set the cycle time (t) to 2 and the Proportional Constant to (P) to 1 and the manual percent to 42% and it's staying at a really nice consistent boil (note only 7 gallons of water in the kettle). Will this short cycle time ruin the SSR or other components?
TL;DR; will setting the cycle time to 1 or 2 seconds be too stressful on the stock SSR and/or other components?
Thanks,
perogi.
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kal Forum Administrator
Joined: 12 Dec 2010 Posts: 11116 Location: Ottawa, Canada
Drinking: Pub Ale, Electric Creamsicle, Mild, Pliny the Younger, Belgian Dark Strong, Weizen, Russian Imperial Stout, Black Butte Porter
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perogi
Joined: 12 Feb 2012 Posts: 850 Location: NH
Drinking: Perogi Pale, NEIPA, Nutter's Crossing Nut Brown Ale, Edmund Fitzgerald Porter Clone
Working on: Max's Maibock
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Link Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2018 10:49 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Kal! I was hoping that was going to be your answer.
I checked for the 't' setting to be a 2 for the PID above and I think I found it here.
I was confused why the default values were changed and then I performed auto-tuning on that PID. Sure enough they changed. I forgot that I moved my set up to have the boil kettle on the right when I moved my brewery so this PID used to be my HLT PID.
Note to others to check your PID settings for your BK and make sure that the "t" is set to 2. From other forum posts they mentioned to set your P to 1 but ymmv.
Thanks again Kal for setting my mind at ease.
perogi.
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perogi
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