Starting an Electric Brew control panel for AG brewing

[sjp770]

Bought a hydrometer off ebay just then as well as the following from iBrew:

Product SKU Price Quantity Total
Blichmann Therminator accesssory kit $65.00 1 $65.00
Blichmann Therminator Wort Chiller $280.00 1 $280.00
Blichmann Brewery Gloves (3 sizes) - Large (size 9) $19.50 1 $19.50
Faucet sample with ball lock disconnect $17.95 1 $17.95
Subtotal: $382.45 Shipping (Fastway 5kg sachet (all areas within Australia)): $12.50 Tax (GST 10.0%): $34.77 Total: $394.95

Still need to sort out the sockets on the base of the control box and the power cables. I have a Kinchrome automatic cable stripper on the way that CAN crimp the spade terminals on but its not a rotary crimper... I still need to get the spade (fork) un crimped terminals, any suggestions on where to grab a bunch cheap?

Also need to chase up black self adhesive cable tie mounts. If anyone has a link hit me up.

 

[bazfletch3]

Found these guys the other day, about the cheapest I've found locally. Haven't ordered from them yet though so can't comment on quality.

http://stores.ebay.com.au/discount-cable-ties

Cheers

Baz

 

[Crouch]

Enclosure is on its way from an electrical wholesaler.

NHP NLS0404021 $121.50+GST

Just starting out on my build too ... I'm in Melbourne and picked my control box up (400x400x210) from a guy around the corner from our warehouse for $35. Bargain!

Cut all my holes and painted it up - waiting for more bits and bobs to arrive. Will be watching your progress, cheers!

 

[sjp770]

lucky bugger! $35

I have ordered a hole punch from RS for $35 just to see how it goes.

Anyone found a good place for these?

 

[Crouch]

lucky bugger! $35

I have ordered a hole punch from RS for $35 just to see how it goes.

Anyone found a good place for these?

Got mine from an ebay seller out of Hong Kong

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/141238076708?var=440330094634&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

 

[mofox1]

Just starting out on my build too ... I'm in Melbourne and picked my control box up (400x400x210) from a guy around the corner from our warehouse for $35. Bargain!

Cut all my holes and painted it up - waiting for more bits and bobs to arrive. Will be watching your progress, cheers!

Do you think you can get another? Pretty damn interested if you can!

BTW, how do you cut nice square holes in the panel?

 

[sjp770]

cheers, just grabbed a pack of 25mm black. Whats the hole next to your left most PID?

 

[Crouch]

cheers, just grabbed a pack of 25mm black. Whats the hole next to your left most PID?

That's my power switch, directly above it is the power indicator light

 

[sjp770]

Do you think you can get another? Pretty damn interested if you can!

BTW, how do you cut nice square holes in the panel?

A square punch for $1200 or an angle grinder / dremel / jigsaw

 

[Crouch]

Do you think you can get another? Pretty damn interested if you can!

BTW, how do you cut nice square holes in the panel?

Can easily get another one ... you here in Melbourne?

I drilled holes in each of the corners and used a jigsaw with a metal cutting blade to cut the rough shape, then filed it to size

 

[sjp770]

So my main thing I haven't gotten yet is connectors (sockets under the panel) and cable for the elements. Does someone have 8-10m of the stuff and maybe the glands to breakout of the box the element mounts to?

 

[bazfletch3]

Can easily get another one ... you here in Melbourne?

I drilled holes in each of the corners and used a jigsaw with a metal cutting blade to cut the rough shape, then filed it to size

Jeez! A fortnight too late! I searched high and low on the net and the best I could find was a smaller enclosure (300x200) for $70. $30 is an amazing price!

Baz

 

[mofox1]

Can easily get another one ... you here in Melbourne?

I drilled holes in each of the corners and used a jigsaw with a metal cutting blade to cut the rough shape, then filed it to size

Sure am, will pm.

 

[mofox1]

So my main thing I haven't gotten yet is connectors (sockets under the panel) and cable for the elements. Does someone have 8-10m of the stuff and maybe the glands to breakout of the box the element mounts to?

I found the cable that the electric brewery build used on Amazon by the metre (and ships to Oz)... I don't think I bookmarked it, so you'll need to search. Use the brand name as one of the key words.

 

[mofox1]

Got mine from an ebay seller out of Hong Kong

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/141238076708?var=440330094634&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

Same here. They also do the crimp terminals sjp is after -
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/131040780107

I needed some ring terminals for ground lugs... SJP - if you haven't got all the bits for those I picked up a bunch of star/spring/flat washers and bolts etc from http://stores.ebay.com.au/stainlesshop/

Mick

 

[sjp770]

Just managed to get the cable from an irrigation supplier for $10/m

 

[sjp770]

Few bits arrived while I was away. Didn't pay attention to the size of the green lights and ended up with 2x 16mm

 

[sjp770]

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Also got grain yeast and some citra hops for a little creature pale ale clone. I don't get to brew shops often so I grabbed it while I could. The hops smell amazing!

Shout out to the Shop Brew Your Own at Kambah in Canberra, Colin was extremely helpful and friendly.

 

[sjp770]

Re wired the fridge to be always on and then hooked up my temp controller to control the mains power to it.


Also started on cutting the panel!




Just imagine those lights are green

 

[mofox1]

Re wired the fridge to be always on and then hooked up my temp controller to control the mains power to it.

Thinking I need to do the same with my fridge. Takes too effing long for it to CC with the fridge cutting in and out. On the plus side, before I go rewiring it's still frost free.