I think i now know what Mark feels like when he takes on projects way above his skill level now
right, beekeeping.....sometimes you have to warm the honey for vatious reasons and i have a warming cabinet but its simply not big enough - so this weekend i obtained a chest freezer and im planning to convert it to a chest warming cupboard!
Im planning to put a tubular heater in the freezer, a 300mm slimline heater is sold as a 28 watt heater. Im then wiring this upto a thermostatic switch like "this" STC-1000 unit from the bay.
The question for the techies - the switchable output from the thermostat will need a relay to power the heater - what rating relay do I need??
I googled Ohms law but its been far too long since i remembered how to use it!
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Electrickary - whose clever out there?
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...according to the spec. the thermostat includes a 10A/240VAC rated relay, so should be plug-and-play. The heater is 28W so current is very low <<1A hence the internal relay is fine... make sure you add an in-line fuse....of the heater will be the fuse!.. don't forget the protective earthing.
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What Colin said, I've done exactly the same for an insulated box that holds six demijohns of fermenting homemade wine. As for not remembering ohm's law, this explains so much
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