Recent content by lmullan

How about a cable lock? Normally I've used them for securing ski gear but they might work in this scenario. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Retractable-Code-Combination-Cable-Lock-Bike-Luggage-suitcase-Security-padlock-/252935724716?var=&hash=item3ae424deac:m:mz0n1Mwx6NG0H9SQslYBu0A

What about replacing the lid of the enclosure with a thin piece of stainless? That way you won't run out of thread on the element. Karl from the electric brewery does something similar.

Assuming that you have supply circuitry to the 10A socket that can handle 20A (your sparky seems to think so?) would it not be a lot less work to simply get your sparky to throw a 20A single power outlet on there? That way you don't have any of these issues and cost would be relatively...

Add www to the domain. Simply Hops (Kathryn) you might want to look at your DNS records (or have your IT expert do so) to ensure the root domain works. At the moment if you don't add the www it leads to a blank 'coming soon' page!

That jaycar one looks reasonable. The important parts are that the coil can be switched using 240VAC which is handy. If you read through that thread that you linked to, they discuss using 24VDC to operate the coil, while this makes it safer (lower voltage flowing through the buttons and...

When you say relay do you mean a contactor? In these cases the contactor relay is a safety measure used for a few reasons. 1 is typically used to isolate the entire control panel ie ON/OFF, you can't use a typical switch for this normally because they can't handle the amount of electricity...