Problem with Auber SYL-2352 PID controller.

[Camo6]

Cheers Nev,

Thermowells worked flawlessly but I'm updating my controller (soonish) and seems the 1.5" pt100 would be the most suitable. I didn't notice anything shorter on the Auber website.

Good to see your post. Hope you had a good trip and caught a few big uns'.

 

[The Gas Man]

Today I got an electrician to wire up my 2 auberin 2352P PID's.

After reading many of your comments, I've finally got it to accept a set point (just to see if the control box is working)
C2 = 67, t2 = 20
C3 = 78, t3 = 10

As you can see from the attachment, the temp has not yet reached the setpoint, so the PID output light is green and so is the relay contact light on my control box, and the water temp is getting hotter.

However, when it does reach the desired set point, the PID output light goes out, but the control box relay light stays on and element stays on (see attachment)



My settings are all as per "the Carbinators" above.

My electrician has confirmed that the PID output is still not opening the circuit to turn it off even though the PID output light has gone off.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers
Paul

 

[Camo6]

Where are you getting power for the LED's? I take it they're 12V LED's wired from the PID's 12V control output to the SSR to indicate when the circuit is closed? Or are they 240V LED's wired into the output circuit of the SSR? Regardless, if they're staying lit when the PID output indicator is off it sounds like you have either a faulty PID or, more likely, an incorrectly wired circuit.

 

[The Gas Man]

I believe the led lights are fed from the outlet of the relay as confirmation that the circuit is working. My electrician took a reading with his multimeter straight from the terminals at the back of the pid and confirmed that the pid was still feeding a signal for the relay to stay on.

 

[Camo6]

If the pids still putting out 12v to the signal input of the ssr with the outout light being on sounds like the pids at fault. Mind you I'm no expert but it's all still fresh in my mind from my own build. Maybe contact Auber about it. Their customer support is pretty good.

 

[The Gas Man]

Thanks Cam, started to contact them today. Hopefully its something simple.

 

[Camo6]

Edit: for clarity I meant "without the pid output light being on" in my above post.

I got very quick responses from them Gasman. Good luck with it and make sure you post some pics when it's done.

 

[gava]

Cheers Nev,

Thermowells worked flawlessly but I'm updating my controller (soonish) and seems the 1.5" pt100 would be the most suitable. I didn't notice anything shorter on the Auber website.

Good to see your post. Hope you had a good trip and caught a few big uns'.

I have some 20mm 1/2" thread pt100 probes which im picking up Saturday.

-gav

 

[Camo6]

Cheers Gav. I ended up using the 1.5" straight into the t piece and on the one batch I've done had no probs maintaining .3 degree swing. This was after an autotune and running the pumps fully open.

 

[gava]

I was looking at the Auber unit when I did my kit but it didn't say what IP rating they were.. The timer i got from them doesn't look like it has a good seal i.e. not really splash proof they had a opening on the bottom.. How do the PIDs look when mounted? the PIDS I ended up with were ones sourced myself and have a IP rating of 65 and sit out about 10mm more than my Auber timer. Which annoyed me due to all my controls not being the same height! although I love the timer..

-Gav

 

[Camo6]

They mount up nice and snug and seem quite well sealed. There is a clip on the underside for the fascia but I'm not sure whether this would allow water ingress into the unit. Hopefully I'll never find out. I'd imagine the design is the same for the timer.

 

[Hawko777]

That does not sound right to me, based on those values it should be 1 degrees above or below (3-2). I don't think the deviation alarms impact auto tuning though, they only provide a delay moving onto the next step following a ramp (so, until you are within 1 degree of the end of the ramp step, it will not move on to the next soak step).

Hi TSMILL
I know this is an old post but I have just got my system running. I use 2 x Auber 2352 and 1 x Auber 2352P.
Going by THE CARBONATORS settings, the alarm 2 comes on above or below the set temp point. I would like it to come on once temp is reached.
Does this mean I have to change Hy1 and Hy2 to different values. I don't want differential alarms just set temp alarms.
New to this and its doing my head in.
Cheers in advance.
BTW, I'm brewing now....lol