Recent content by mgill

At a glance, they are both PWM controllers, however PWM stands for Pulse width modulated, which means it switches on and off (sort of like an oven when it is trying to reach a specific temperature). The amount of time it is on versus the amount of time it is off determines the speed (so if it is...

Start with the basics, check the supply voltage is being switched from the PID (12V across the + and - terminals). Make sure the supply voltage and current is sufficient to trip the SSR (they will usually have a range 5-32Vdc or similar), Check the Low voltage supply has sufficient current...

its a pretty simple concept.. + and - is like A and N. One is the source the other the return. Slightly concerning that such a simple mistake could be made... No wonder ELCB's are mandatory.

Understand your pain, they are expensive. It all comes down to time versus money. The only positive is they usually arrive overnight from Jaycar... not much help for the weekend though.

Don't know if this helps, they usually have next day delivery. I am assuming it was 12V switching 240V http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?I...mp;form=KEYWORD

Agreed! great beer, food and knowledgable friendly staff.

baked beans on brew night it is!!!

just throwing it out there, what about a bbq? Would that provide enough heat?

Not a bad idea, will talk to the local butcher next time I call in and see where they get them from and how much.

I have done 3 seasons of hops in the sunbeam VAC440, never had any issues, always seals well and no deterioration in the hops. As for bags, I have always just used the sunbeam ones (I do meat, jerky, hops etc) and never had an issue. Admittedly I always use those because I have been too lazy...

Honestly if you want something drinkable, I would skip on the Coopers kits and duck down to your local home brew shop. Even if it is just starting simple with kit and kilo, there is a huge difference in quality. Best bet for starting out would be buy a kit, buy a kilo of complex sugars (malt...

Seriously, Julia must be making a pretty penny with her new carbon tax! ... apologies, 16C with homemade cheese in the fridge. Gotta love temperature control.

cheers to that, imagine the productivity i can get out of this heat... I am betting on a brew a day!!! It's only my poor hops that are going to suffer out of this, morning and evening showers for them.

40 in ipswich yesterday, surely that should be warm enough and I won't need a heat belt... what with the aircon running and a heat belt Julia is sure getting her carbon tax cut!

Even using a metal scourer, most metal scourers shouldn't have a hardness of more than 5 whereas glass is around 5.5, so it shouldn't scratch the glass. If your worried just buy a few of the teflon scourers.