WIRING THE PID CONTROLLER

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Please use caution when wiring your own PID controller. They can be found on google and are relatively inexpensive. This one cost me about $16 .
Call if you have any questions 254-681-1760 and talk with George

[@52ndState]

Excellent tutorial! You shouldn't apologise for going too slow, that's just what most people need! Me especially! But I found your explanations and instructions very easy to follow. I need to watch it several times to get it set right in my head tho! Thanks again, from the UK.

[@georgeduncan227]

Anytime George

[@jbrunson1949]

Me TOO!!! I think you do GREAT

[@MrRubster6769]

George you are the Man! I've learned and am learning so much from you. Thank you. When I'm done with this overseas assignment in 2023 I would love to come by and visit if that's OK. My home of record is in Bandera and I'm in Germany right now. I started watching you when the pandemic began and all the Ethanol went away in my region so I had to learn very quickly how to make a quality sanitizer for my Military community. These folks were spraying bleach all over the place. I constantly tell the wife "well George said". I have a background in Chemistry and I have to brief folks on various topics and what you say is spot on. You are an excellent instructor.

[@wop1629]

this was perfect exactly what I needed to hook up my PID thanks it was a pain trying to find anyone with the proper knowledge and instruction (with a good explanation) to make it work. just finished wiring it up last night thanks to you.

[@kmi964]

Ah' finally someone with some brain cells and capable of clearly explaining in such a concise manner, without the unnecessary overbearing so called background music' or pointless lazy cannot be bothered' videos with no speech ? So a big thanks for being on youtube and sharing this. Yes its 2024 and i don't even brew beer but nevertheless i've subbed. have a nice day.

[@debbieschooley2367]

I put the PID CONTROLLER in a PVC Pipe 4-in x 4-in diameter at a 45° sewer pipe. Think round outside of the box. Best diy videos!

[@levinkaukereit]

I appreciate your boldness and thoroughness in making this tutorial

[@waynegoodrich7467]

That was a great presentation George, you are a natural born teacher and I am a subscriber.

[@sebastiansuarez5088]

Hello Mr. I'm finishing right now my plastic injection machine. This tutorial was incredible useful to me. Thank you so much.

[@raimahi]

Thank you. I just joined the inlet neutral (white) and neutral to outlet at junction 2. Your tutorial helped no end and very wise repeating and explaining things well.

[@getachewseyoum]

I was absolutely impressed by your explanation and want to say thank you. I am trying to make a cooker that requires a specific temperature to operate with. Earlier I was using a ready made CTW thermostat controller; the kind that is used on pizza pans. however, I was not able to get the right operating temperature as it doesn't have a digital temperature setting dial. hence , while researching for a better temperature controller, I arrived on your You tube explanation which I found to be not only very easy to understand but also exactly what I wanted. I therefore owe you a million thanks. As mentioned by a fellow spectator, please do not apologize for repeating yourself. For a person like me even with a technical background, this is the kind of grass root explanation that I require to understand the fundamentals of how it works. Getachew

[@MrMurphyprecht]

Always be safe George? Honestly mate when you were holding that pid with the hot connectors in your palm I thought I was watching Electroboom. Love ya man

[@elinvink6309]

Thank you so much! PID controlers are awesome!

[@RMTWGR]

This is one of the best diy videos I've seen. Very well done, and very appreciated.

[@deborahstclair4126]

George, great presentation. Thanks for taking this hobby to a professional level.

[@MatthewPierce9]

This video is exactly what i was looking for. I have a Masterbuilt smoker that had all dead controls. The individual parts would have been as much as a new smoker. This video helped walk me through making a better control system at much less than it would have cost to repair the original equipment. Thank you so very much. If i may offer a small bit of constructive feedback. It would be helpful if you a wiring diagram overlay somewhere throughout the video, it's also likely I just missed it. Either way thank you so very much. Great video.

[@Diabloshell]

Everyone should keep in mind, electrical code would say that needs to be on a 20A circuit as you can only load a circuit to 80%. It won't matter here but an inspector would be upset. Great video though! Very informative!

[@garyswart0]

Thank you, wired my first PID controller with plug and works like a charm👍. Tried it on my kettle.

[@timmehedits2634]

I normally hate lengthy videos, but you did an awesome job of explaining everything. Thanks so much!

[@SyBernot]

I've been meaning to do this for years and after watching this vid I finally decided to pull the trigger. I just got a few of these and they work great, couple of gotchas though the instructions that came with mine are poorly translated and full of typos. It took me about 30 min and 4 or 5 youtube videos to figure out how to reverse the action (for keeping temp in a fridge). That being said for the money these cost it's well worth the investment. One other thing, be sure to get the heat sinks and use some thermal paste on them, the SSRs do generate a fair amount of heat when you have a load on them keeping them cool will extend their life significantly.

[@BarleyandHopsBrewing]

Awesome

[@pushnook]

Thanks for all your help on wiring , works great as it should.😁

[@michelsurprenant4799]

Thank you. I avoided reading the instructions. Much appreciated.

[@jammybap]

Thank you very much for this, other tutorials were very vague about the specifics, you've saved me a lot of time

[@michalissampson3365]

Excellent tutorial! Great instructions on this controller Thanks

[@elctricalpower2061]

Sir big Solute: Awesome video as an engineer I never see such a great explanation, Nice effort.

[@lesboman11]

Excellent video. Needed to make my own DIY Sou vide setup, couldn't find any till I got to your video. Thanks mate.

[@RND_ADV_X]

Hey thanks, i just wired up my PID using this guide and im watching the temp rise right now. Thanks!

[@BarleyandHopsBrewing]

Let me know if you need anything or any help. These things are great George

[@Phreekful]

Fantastic video, very easy to follow your explanation. Thanks!

[@markadams9529]

G’day George from ‘down under’ - pretty new to distilling and found your KZbin channel - WOW ! So much great info - followed your videos step by step and built a PID - fantastic- works a treat! Have a great Christmas and have a great 2018

[@joep65ck]

Great lesson...with thanks from Australia

[@DrFumesta]

Thanks for this.. I fabricate car parts.. I'm not an electrician. I'm another one of the DIY powdercoat oven guys. I took a 4 drawer filing cabinet, fabricated a (110v) 1500W two-burner portable stovetop into the bottom and I'm running this C100. It's an ungrounded cooktop so I just replaced the receptical connections with the respective power cable wires. I wouldn't have gotten it right if I was left to my own devices.. lol Thanks again. Now its time to powdercoat some stuff bigger than the inside of a toaster oven.. ;)

[@thomasheisler]

Thanks for the video, for those that learn by hands on this is absolutely perfect

[@expresso4586]

Thank you sir. You may have just very well saved my life :)

[@jefferyduran]

I just like your style in the way you explain things so I subscribed... Cant wait to watch more vids! thanks!

[@rontan8433]

Nice instructions. A few things- 1)even this is hobby, safety wise, it's best to follow colour convention ( brown/red for live), blue for neutral. 2) The way he is holding the rear unit with exposed live terminals is...dicing with death!

[@briancover826]

Very helpful, thanks.

[@danvswild6960]

This helps so much! Super simple! This also made me subscribe. Thanks again!!!

[@ltroe1980]

very well done, I really like the plug idea. I did the same thing but with 220 bit my experience wasn't as effortless as yours seem to be. keep up the good work

[@nystromadam]

2020 and I found this VERY helpful, thanks!

[@blackbirdpie217]

Just for the record, a thermocouple is not a resistance device, it is a voltage-inducing device. The PID actually senses the voltage produced by the dissimilar metal contact thermocouple. Dissimilar metals (if you know about plumbing which will corrode over time, such as a brass fitting on an iron pipe). The metal corrosion is a result of electron flow. This happens because any ambient heat in the atmosphere here on earth will be converted into an electrical voltage by the dissimilar metal contact point. A thermocouple is actually an electrical generator with the voltage directly related to presence of heat. It takes advantage of this phenomenon when used as a temperature sensor. The controller can put this voltage through a meter that can be marked for a temperature scale. The thermocouple isn't a very efficient generator so it's not used for any practical use other than as a temp sensor since it reliably and predictably varies in voltage output based on its temperature. It is true also that the conductivity of a wire will vary with its temperature, but that's not a thermocouple and is used in a very different manner.

[@BarleyandHopsBrewing]

Thanks Dave. I appreciate it and will try to incorporate this in the future.

[@RayMAKES]

absolutely wonderful tutorial!!! looking forward to trying it out!!

[@DioWarriorsWeb]

Very nice tutorial. I know next to nothing about PID controllers, but I need to get involved. So I'm looking for tutorials to help me learn and get started. I'm subscribing to your channel!

[@BarleyandHopsBrewing]

Very good. Here are two playlists of our PID tutorials. You may find what you need here. Feel free to ask questions. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5-YdqqlrJmSqrc and also: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKvIZX-KhLOkbtU

[@TyRonKitzeRow]

What an incredible video! You are the only person on youtube that shows the set up with such ease and detail. I really want to thank you for that. Could i please ask you one question? My brew kettle is 220v. Would you be so kind to tell me how you set it up for my bigger heating element.

[@soilguy]

Hey george, i found out instead of wiring in the light seperate, you can also use an extension cord with a lighted end for the heater element cable, so it will blink on and off when its receiving power.

[@objuan6]

Very well done! Thanks so much for help.

[@ScottMacKinnon13]

Great video, Clear instructions

[@jacksonvillereclaimedwood6709]

Wow! Great job! Very well done!!!!!!!!

[@rebwar08]

thAnk you for this instructional video it worked out so good for me

[@gunghoadventures871]

Awesome stuff

[@bloodstone6196]

Nice video,very detailed,thanks!

[@r4nd0m4c7]

Very informative. Thank you

[@sharzanco]

Thank you from Saudi Arabia

[@TheArczer1234]

Thank You sir for that video

[@allengordon9208]

Excellent video, thank you!

[@billarmstrong2411]

Did you have a product list in one of these videos?

[@mattybrookes1]

Wonderful, clear and concise tutorial. There is just one thing I may have missed. Where does the heating element fit into this circuit? I'm currently building a heat treat oven. Thanks from the UK.

[@BarleyandHopsBrewing]

It goes in the oven and connected to pins 1,2 on the solid state relay. George

[@mattybrookes1]

Barley and Hops Brewing Thank you George. Greatly appreciated. How do you find the rex-c100? I've read mixed reviews, some say it won't drive the SSR! Thanks again, Matt

[@BarleyandHopsBrewing]

I am not a big fan of the Rex C-100. I prefer the Mypin TA series or the Inkbird ITC 106-VH model. George

[@mattybrookes1]

Barley and Hops Brewing great! Thanks George.

[@friendsonearth]

nice and explain well

[@bleak5724]

Would it be beneficial to add a 10A fuse and a 15A LED switch between the power source and the SSR input #1?

[@noaemusman4684]

Great tutorial video... can you show us how to use the alarm 1.. thanks again for the video presentation

[@TheSoundtec]

Thanks I really appreciate and very well done !

[@daocuster9270]

I was waiting for you to light up like a Xmas tree while you were holding the back of the PID with 240 volt live terminals. Scary.

[@BarleyandHopsBrewing]

Careful,,,,

[@coreyblackburn9289]

That's 110~120

[@coreyblackburn9289]

And he had it protected would have had to touch a screw which would have been very hard to do

[@seias.r.l.930]

Hello, where I live, in Argentina, we have 220V between lines and a neutral, therefor between both hotlines we achieve 380V. I’d like to know if it’s feasible to connect the element between bothhot lines to get mor power. If so, in which PID’s terminals should I connect them. Thanks!! F

[@CunhaEsteves]

hello - does the PID goes back to the selected temperature after losing power?

[@arthurvandongen2]

hi i am from holland and wach your videos and you say you have to be carefull that the pot dont have a leak so vaper dont get out but the spirel from a boiler when you put it on can get red hot cant that not ge a problem to put that inside a pot ?

[@rayst.2934]

Very good presentation I have one question where do my heating band wires get attached?

[@josephsterling7259]

Hello sir great video and I like the way that you take the time to break everything down with an explanation of why it's being done that way. I have a question hopefully it doesn't sound to silly. I'm building a oven for applying Cerakote. My heat source is going to be an element from a oven. How would I wire that into the system that you showed in this video. Thank for doing these videos. I'm in the process of building one of these boxes now, I'm just a little unsure about this last step. Thank you sir.

[@MStephensMusic]

What size are the fork connectors going into the screws of the pid controller?

[@paulpatterson6090]

George, you speaking emulates what goes through my head when I do this stuff. The fact that you drop tools and struggle with wires turning your parts on their side, is EXACTLY how these go together. Truly love your presentation. Its real... Keep it real George.....

[@OnnieKoski]

Excellent video. Thanks for showing me how to program the controller. Those printed instructions sure are... not the best.

[@Idisk73]

Hi I just wanna thank you for your videos. A newbi like me from sweden understand ;). Good work man. I like your vids allt. Keep ut that good simplify videos. My only problem is that i dont can find out in the manual how to set a difference in temp Wien its gonna start again . For ex , i have it set to stop at 80 (Celsius) and want a difference to start at 77 again .

[@marcinhosushi]

Very well mister!

[@mitchellconnon9134]

Do you have a full written plan on how you can set up the PID? Thank you, Great videos!

[@amanikray1270]

Hi George, I'm trying to wire up a Inkird ITC-100VL and i'm running with some problems :( I have "burned" three PIDs already, every time that i try to give it power i just hear a "pop" and nothing else. I have watched your videos 100 times trying to figured out what i did wrong with the first two and i thought i had everything figured it out but with my last PID that i tried.... well it just pop again and nothing else. Please help! Thank you in advance

[@aurum574]

I have an old Satellite kiln that I upgrade to digital, and recently the SSR was burned, now I order another SSR 40A, and I, going to wire with high temperature insulated coated wire, and the wires4 and 5 just regular and probably smaller gauge wire do you think is a good idea?

[@chartle1]

Great video I've been watching every video and downloaded 5 or 6 manuals for these PIDs and now am getting the idea of what PIDs do what and how to decode the model number. Whats the model of the PID you have? I found out the numbers past REX-C100 mean something. One minor point. Thermocouples measure the small voltage created when two dissimilar metals, in the tip, create a tiny voltage. That voltage is measured by the PID and converted to temp. PS Oh I'm going to use my PID to control a fan for a BBQ Smoker. More air = more heat. A little more iffy than just turning off and on a heating element. :)

[@gregabbott2718]

Great video George but I'm confused a bit. Where did you get a 120 VAC step down transformer with an output of 12 VDC? Is that a 12 VAC fan?

[@PhoneOCEAN]

sir i need to control a drive with pid controler honeywell 1040 pid

[@mowfee5118]

Hi there George. Just wondering why on post 5 which you said was negative you used black cable and post 4 which you said was positive white. I'm from the UK, so I had to google American electrical cable colour.

[@rcromwell92]

does the PID output DC to pins 3-4 on the SSR? IF so which REX C100 PID did you buy?

[@83eroastery96]

I need to replace my controller. My current controller has 3 outputs all mechanical relay 5a. 1 and 2 are form A and 3 is form C. 2 & 3 were used to control the burner control box and the Honeywell combo valve. 1 is not used. My new controller has two outputs 1 & 2 form a and form c. I am guessing that I can just use the 1 and 2 in place of the 2 and 3 Thanks Charlie

[@indonesiamendaurulang]

Hi George, thanks for easy to follow tutorial, i follow your instruction and my PID and SSR works, but why is the lamp is not turn off when it reaching the temperature I set up ? I setup to 45 degree, when it go beyond 45, the lamp is turning on but when it below 45 the lamp is blinking only, I want the lamp is turn off when it go above 45 and turn on if it below 45, what else should i set to do that ? thanks for your help..

[@BarleyandHopsBrewing]

You have it set to cooling instead of heating.

[@indonesiamendaurulang]

@@BarleyandHopsBrewing yes you are right, I'd change SL6 parameter value, and now it's ok, thanks for the tutorial, you save may life :)

[@rece2472970]

How would you wire 2 120v 1500w elements in parallel with 2 pumps with a main switch and switch for each pump and element

[@buder5116]

2 relay maybe ? test if the relay set in parralle switch on and then i guess wire the 2 relay to a separate wall plug ? in and out ? differant breaker for input and another female plug for output ? do it at your own risk i never actualy played with house electricity

[@69523jimbo]

I have a berme rex c100. With the pins? I have 1,2, 3 and 4. no 5? but looks like 3 and 5 are the same?also missing the alarms. and number 8. Hooking up 300watt , cylinder mold heater to it. Very good video, thanks you. I will be doing it this weekend.

[@rcromwell92]

I am trying to wire up a simple heating element for my electric smoker with this PID controller. I need to know how you wire it up. Also, was wondering if the SSR you are using is AC-AC or a DC input and AC output. I cant get the SSR to turn on coming from the PID only. Not unless I add in a DC power supply.

[@BarleyandHopsBrewing]

If your SSR is a DA it requires DC as a signal to operate an AC voltage. If it is an AA then it requires an AC signal for an AC voltage. PIDs normally use the DA.

[@tenebriomolitor2058]

Excellent video!! But, if I want to connect an alarm? I connect that directly to the PID?

[@jasonridings8627]

got one for ya, temp difference of ssr? with and without a fan in the controller box.?

[@StoneBrokeAdventure]

ok im confused, so the PID keeps temp by turning element ON (wide open) and OFF (slam on breaks)??? What Is Used to controll voltage so it feathers into correct voltage to maintain proper whats to maintain temp?

[@BarleyandHopsBrewing]

The pulse nature of the combination of the PID and SSR only provide a percentage of power to the element and not full on or off. The switching happens at the zero crossing of the sine wave and is timed.

[@StoneBrokeAdventure]

@@BarleyandHopsBrewing ok i get it now thank you

[@ThomasShue]

Which relay? The SSR 25-DA, SSR 40-DA, or SSR 75-DA relays

[@BarleyandHopsBrewing]

This all depends on your element size and circuit. For most people with a 120 volt circuit and a 2000 Watt element the 25 DA is plenty. George

[@thomasedwin1]

Won't that constant off and on cycle shorten the heating element life?

[@karolwisniewski4408]

Hi George, I wanted to build my own electric smoker. I need a PID controller to connect with heating element. Do you have a video how to do it? Regards Karol

[@williamogato5289]

hi I like your explanation on the use of PID, I am just asking can I use this device as in incubator controller, and can it help in controlling the turning of the motor that used to turn the egg tray?

[@hemmedup1909]

Great video! Quick question though. With all that exposed in the open will it shock you if you touch it?

[@BarleyandHopsBrewing]

YES

[@notrealgerard]

Question? I only have a 110/15amp plug right now. If I bought the PID and the 40amp SSR and used it with a 1500w element with my current 110v plug. Wired it using 220/30amp gauge wire. Would it work just under 110v? Then in the future when I upgrade to 220v all I would have to do is upgrade my element and plug it into 220? Kinda future proof it if I want to go bigger.

[@BarleyandHopsBrewing]

Sure

[@donatsu8]

Thanks for the videos. I like then a lot. It would be great if you could post the list of parts you used. Also, what kind of heating element do you use? Do you use a cooling element?

[@stk57thst]

Great video! If I am connecting a heater, I will replace the electrical socket setup with the heater I am connecting, correct?

[@ruuddegraaf886]

Great video. Thanks! What is puzzling me is the wiring diagram of the SSR output. It shows clearly a + and - minus sign, but also a relay make and brake contact with the mother contact on connection 3, so I first thought you had it wrong and had to use connections 3 and 4 because that should be the make contact. Any idea where connection 3 is used for?

[@cosworthfun]

Great video. Made it easy for a dummy like me. My controller is used in a powder coat owen. I am experiencing problems with the PV exceeding the SV. I had SV set at 200 degrees celsius, but PV rose to 240 degrees, and heating elements was still red hot, full power...... Any ideas how to sort this? I have a second Breme REX C100 supposed to be used in a beer boiler, but not keen on using that if I can't control the temerature with it...

[@suiderkruisbrewers1998]

You need to go into se setings by pressing the SET button for 5 seconds and and then swith off 'P'. Not the expert myself but play around with settings and you will find how to get it to stop heating once it reaches the set temp.

[@vjimenez1960]

What gauge wire did u use for the pid/ssr

[@hemmedup1909]

unfortunately my dryer plug-in is a 4-prong. Does anybody know if there's a video showing how to wire a PID when you have four wires?

[@cambec]

Excellent tutorial. I realize this has been out for some time, however, if you are still checking this, where do you buy your relays from?

[@BarleyandHopsBrewing]

I have several sources. Mostly factory direct.

[@tomstephenson1981]

Hey. Where do I wire my fan and transformer?