Finished all the control panel wiring. Some of this was a real pain in the rear. Even though the case seems huge there is not a lot of room to get the wires all set. I tried to do the wiring as clean as possible but it was not easy to do all the time. I just need to trace things through and double check everything before I try to test it out. I do not yet have my 220v run from the main box so I have some time to fiddle some before the first test. I am a bit excited about trying it all out! Here are some pictures of the internal wiring.
As always, click the picture to see a larger version. Stay tuned for more!
Building my HERMS Brewery. HERMS stands for Heat Exchanged Recirculating Mash. In my case it is an EHERMS or Electric HERMS system that will run on 240V using 5500W water heater elements and will brew 10 gallon batches.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Monday, September 9, 2013
Control Panel Wiring
I have been doing lots of work on the main control panel. I put a coat of wax on it first to help protect the paint then I added all the components to it. The lettering on the panel is water slide decals I printed with a laser printer and then placed on the panel. It was then covered with four coats of clear coat to protect the labels. The panel now has a deep mirror finish. It was hard to get decent pictures of the panel because it gets a lot of glare and every minute speck of dust shows up like a snowball in the photos. Also the black areas of the labels seem to show up lighter in the pictures then they seem in real life as well for some reason. I think the flash is causing it. Here are some pictures of the panel as I added components and started wiring.
Here are some pictures of the inside components and the beginning of the wiring. I have quite a bit more wiring done then these pictures and I will add more pictures as I progress. I'm trying to keep the wiring as clean as I can but it isn't easy.
More pictures to come as I get farther with the wiring. Stay tuned!
Here are some pictures of the inside components and the beginning of the wiring. I have quite a bit more wiring done then these pictures and I will add more pictures as I progress. I'm trying to keep the wiring as clean as I can but it isn't easy.
More pictures to come as I get farther with the wiring. Stay tuned!
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