Hello. I recently got my PID, polyimide heat strip, and a power module with my PID and thermocoupler. Having a hard time figuring out how to connect the thermo coupler, and module together and get the PID on. Quite new to electrical work.
secure the thermocouple to a surface, like stainless steel, by the means of kapton tape.
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Can you post some pics or model numbers? Gonna need a bit more info before we can offer much help.
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Hi,
there should be a circuit diagram on the side of the pid, care to take a pic? From there I can give you the terminal numbers to connect the wires to.
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Yes I will do that right now. Fell asleep and just woke up.
perhaps start with …
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I watched that yes but it doesn’t go in depth on what wires I need, what the plastic shell is for and if I do need any other wires. Let me post everything I got after I eat.
Chances are the “plastic shell” is to protect curious bystanders from the electrickery.
The wiring diagram shown as the preview of that video above shows what all the glyphs on your PID,SSR,and thermocouple go to.
Wire as your best guess then ask before connecting to power.
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I needed a dose of Cyclopath today.
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This is everything I have. What I’m stuck on is if I need anything else as every video I see I feel I don’t have everything.
@CapitalismSucks420 where are you located? More than willing to stop by and give a helping hand if you’re near to the Denver area, posting location might help you find others who can if you aren’t
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White plastic square is so you can “panel mount” your pid.
You are correct, you need more bits. Wire. Plug. Ideally an Enclosure.
Edit; Also looks like you’ll need a 12V power source.
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What for?
Label on the PID says it takes 100-240V input and puts out 12VDC for the SSR
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I think the power module is what gives the PID power
Sure, SSR trigger is 12V. But that’s mA. Load is ~1A @ 12V. PID takes 110V. SSR is expecting to control AC load.
Does seem overkill for 1A at 12V
No?!?
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I’ve never seen someone direct drive a resistive load off a PID, I didn’t catch that the heater was 12V
Either way looks like an incompatibility between the heater and the SSR, either OP needs a 12V supply and a different SSR thats rated to switch a 12V load, or they need a different heater that will run off their mains voltage (120 or 240, that SSR can control either one) and they can use the SSR that they already have.
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Could always use the ssr to control a 2A or better 12V supply (by cutting off its 120V)
Like I said I’m new to electrical work. I just grabbed the first PID I saw that had Fahrenheit and cheapest heat wire.
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pins 9 and 10 110v ac power, connect a plug
pins 6 goes to pin 4 on the ssr
pin 8 goes to pin 3 on the ssr
your thermocouple goes in pins 3 and 4
finally your load that you are trying to control goes across you should state relay like a standard light switch.
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