RE: Pitza oven X-10

["Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxx>]

Use a Contactor and a conventional timeswitch.

I assume he doesnt need lots of different switching times.

I would offer to sit there and turn it on and off in return for free Pizza
but that would work out MUCH more expensive :-))

Keith

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Crawshaw [mailto:robert@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 25 June 2001 18:29
> To: UK HA mailing list
> Subject: [ukha_d] Pitza oven X-10
>
>
> Lo people
>
> I have have been given the task of automating a Pitza oven, and and am
> struggling for a 'cheap' way to do it.
>
> Basically, the bloke who ownes the pitza shop has to 'go in' early
just to
> switch the oven on so that it is up to temperature for opening time,
and
> there is very little he can do until it warms up, so he wants some
kind of
> timer to make it come on on its own so he doesnt have to turn up hours
> before the shop opens.
> I was thinking of a AD10 and a mini timer, until he told me the
> size of the
> oven.....8KW  which will be approx 35Amps  way too much for the AD10
to
> handle.
> I havent seen anything X-10 wise that will handel that kind of current
> So i thought of using a contactor similar to the ones used on
> electric motor
> starters that will handel 35A, with a 240v coil, and the coil of the
> contactor connected to either an AD10 or AM10 and again controlled by
the
> mini timer.
> Problem with that is the price of a suitable contactor and  overload
was
> about £75.00  plus the cost of a mini timer AND the LD/AD 10   price
is
> getting a bit steep that way..
>
> Any ideas/pointers greatfully received
>
> Cheers
>
> Robert Crawshaw                 http://www.golcar.demon.co.uk
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