Thanks for the feedback guy's... Appreciate it!
I really need to take the plunge and drill the Crown to make the re-circulation side of things a reality.
Lot's to consider when building a system and I've probably spent too much time thinking about how to make it braumeister like.
Lael, I like your suggestion of Qldkev's 1V. The youtube clips look really good and I think I could adapt the crown to do that same.
I do own a BigW 19L pot that I'm yet to convert into a malt pipe. I'm mulling over a mounting system for it but I think I might have something sorted for a top mount.
Since I only got 2 brews out of the 12V LBP before it Shat itself I've only ever read about the 240V issues that others have experienced.
James I have a feeling that a separate SSR might be a good option to power the 240V Pump. Not a lot more in the coin department to get this happening, although I might need to re-build the controller box as I don't think my layout will work with a second SSR inside. I've followed Matho's manual pretty closely so the box and heat sink I dare say are going to need to be replaced. If that's the case I'd love to get a hold of one of your cases Lael, but I'll cross that bridge when I get there.
Actually speaking of the controller case, one thing I did do on mine that I'm not sure if anyone has done is to basically run a usb extension cable off the Arduino and make a hole for it on the outside of the box. The idea being to make it much easier to play with the code on it, and not have to disassemble it update. Then along came Ardbir and I've not looked at Matho's code since.
I'll post up a pic of my USB cable outlet so you get the idea. Might be useful to someone else.
I actually only realised when reading this thread that people were using Arduino Mega's now. I was wondering why I couldn't save any brew configs in my Uno. Very simple solution and clearly I didn't put too much thinking time into it!
Lynchman, I take it you have a reasonable size system to be running a 5.5kw element? Wouldn't mind the larger element too or the hand held one to improve ramp times to boil. 3kw would have been bettter in the Crown, but I guess it's designed to boil water rather than brewing. The fan's not a bad idea either will keep it in mind. FYI I'm out in Melton so I guess in AHB terms were basically neighbours.
Thanks again guy's... Will post the pics tomorrow when I'm online.
Cheers
Waz
In my own testing - it IS possible to make the new board scramble, but usually involves pressing the pump button >3 times in under 1 second or some similar insane 'test' rather than real-world condition.
