wyrmzr
07-15-2016, 10:18 PM
A friend of mine got a newer model Lee 10 lb. casting pot, and decided he didn't like it. So, he ordered a 20 lb. pot instead.
At that point, I decided I'd wire up my PID to his pot, mostly because his was taller, and left me room for casting sinkers, as well as boolits. Well, I decided to short the wiring in the process of the transfer.
After blowing a breaker, then figuring out what I did wrong, I got it properly wired, but found my SSR was in the permanent ON position. Instead of settling in at 700F, it climbed to over 1050F and was still on its way up.
So, I replaced the SSR, but now, when I plug in the PID, the temp reading shows 165F on a cold pot. Checking the temp of my unheated lead, it's actually at 75F instead. Strangely, the PID still "works", but in order to get around 700F, I now have to turn the temp setting to 800F instead of 700F.
Lesson learned: make sure your wiring is right. I got lucky, insofar as the PID still being useful for now, but I'm going to assume that at some point, I'll be best off replacing it so I get a correct reading.
At that point, I decided I'd wire up my PID to his pot, mostly because his was taller, and left me room for casting sinkers, as well as boolits. Well, I decided to short the wiring in the process of the transfer.
After blowing a breaker, then figuring out what I did wrong, I got it properly wired, but found my SSR was in the permanent ON position. Instead of settling in at 700F, it climbed to over 1050F and was still on its way up.
So, I replaced the SSR, but now, when I plug in the PID, the temp reading shows 165F on a cold pot. Checking the temp of my unheated lead, it's actually at 75F instead. Strangely, the PID still "works", but in order to get around 700F, I now have to turn the temp setting to 800F instead of 700F.
Lesson learned: make sure your wiring is right. I got lucky, insofar as the PID still being useful for now, but I'm going to assume that at some point, I'll be best off replacing it so I get a correct reading.