Wiring an itc100 vl

The Homebrew Forum

Help Support The Homebrew Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.

Sbond10

Regular.
Joined
Feb 18, 2016
Messages
252
Reaction score
42
Location
NULL
I was one of the fortunate ones to receive an inkbird itc100 vl. This is one of the 12-24volt ones so im aware ill have to feed it with a one amp power supply then link it to a 40amp ssr.
My question is i want to run a 2kw element so ill have to feed in a 240v supply then "hold" it until the ssr receives a pulse to open the gate to let it past.
Im unsure how to wire this in or the exact parts i need. Can anyone supply a diagram or a parts list

Thanks in advance sean
 
Hi!
Here's a diagram showing how I wired my Inkbird PID:
Wiring 2.jpg


The pins on the PID are wired as shown on the unit itself - I didn't bother with the alarm circuit.
Input from mains - Neutral to 10, Live to 9.
PID.jpg
 
Last edited:
ITC-100V.jpg


Here's a really quick and basic diagram of how the element gets wired in. The SSR is just acting as a switch on the live wire.
40A might be a little OTT for a 2kW element, might be better going with a 25A.
 
http://pmod79883.pic31.websiteonline.cn/upload/ITC-100_Manual_V1.pdf

That's the improved manual I found online. As Col has shown terminals 6 and 8 go straight to the SSR on the VL version.

If you got the RL version and still wanted to run an SSR then you could run direct from the -ve power in to the unit** to the -ve input of the SSR then run from the +ve in to the unit to one side of the relay at 7, then from 8 to the +ve of the SSR. It recommends changing the value of CtL to 20 seconds for the relay. If you were using it to control a fridge to cool I'd take it up to 120 if you're running an SSR or relay to save the compressor.

In case people don't know you can change LOC in the settings and use EP1-8 to only enable the settings you want to use when changing things - you can get rid of all that alarm guff and all that.

**It says 12 - 24 volts but I've taken it down to 5 and it still works. And the relays are much higher rated.
 
Last edited:
Back
Top