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Sous Vide controller, 220V version by SimonFront
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I read this blog from Scott - the "Seattle Food Geek" about his 75$ Sous vide heating immersion circulator, and wanted to make my own.
http://seattlefoodgeek.com/2010/02/diy-sous-vide-heating-immersion-circulator-for-about-75/
Unfortunately for me, being in Europe, most of the linked shops either don't send overseas, charge horrendous freight prices and/or the import tax makes everything very expensive.
The PID
Originally Scott recommends using a JLD612 PID. Since that was unavailable on eBay, I bought a Sesto D1S (see parts list for full model no. and link)
The Sestos is a cheap knock-off of Auber's standard PID, so don't waste your time reading the supplied manual. Download Aubers, it's virtually the same functionality, and they explain everything in detail.
If you use some other type of PID, you have to be cautious of 2 things:
1) Get a PID with a "PT100" input. This is necessary to get 0.1 C accuracy (K-type sensors only do +/-1 C). Not a deal breaker, but precision is pretty important in Sous Vide so those 10ths do come in handy...
2) Get a PID with SSR output (Solid State Relay). The built in relay of other/cheaper PID's will not be able to handle the current needed to drive heaters. If you do get one by accident, you have to drive a bigger relay with the built in one and you have to modify my schematics.
EBay suggestions:
PID bought from http://stores.ebay.com/MixTea
(Important! MixTea has lots of different PID's. Get the "D1S-VR-220" as this is the model with SSR-output.)
Pump bought from http://myworld.ebay.com/freetrade21
Immersion heaters bought from http://myworld.ebay.com/ [CENSORED] UPDATE Oh my god, do not buy these. Find something yourself...
http://seattlefoodgeek.com/2010/02/diy-sous-vide-heating-immersion-circulator-for-about-75/
Unfortunately for me, being in Europe, most of the linked shops either don't send overseas, charge horrendous freight prices and/or the import tax makes everything very expensive.
The PID
Originally Scott recommends using a JLD612 PID. Since that was unavailable on eBay, I bought a Sesto D1S (see parts list for full model no. and link)
The Sestos is a cheap knock-off of Auber's standard PID, so don't waste your time reading the supplied manual. Download Aubers, it's virtually the same functionality, and they explain everything in detail.
If you use some other type of PID, you have to be cautious of 2 things:
1) Get a PID with a "PT100" input. This is necessary to get 0.1 C accuracy (K-type sensors only do +/-1 C). Not a deal breaker, but precision is pretty important in Sous Vide so those 10ths do come in handy...
2) Get a PID with SSR output (Solid State Relay). The built in relay of other/cheaper PID's will not be able to handle the current needed to drive heaters. If you do get one by accident, you have to drive a bigger relay with the built in one and you have to modify my schematics.
EBay suggestions:
PID bought from http://stores.ebay.com/MixTea
(Important! MixTea has lots of different PID's. Get the "D1S-VR-220" as this is the model with SSR-output.)
Pump bought from http://myworld.ebay.com/freetrade21
Immersion heaters bought from http://myworld.ebay.com/ [CENSORED] UPDATE Oh my god, do not buy these. Find something yourself...