Boiler built!

[Green Ninja]

Now am I brave enough to plug it in and test it?

Hmm


GN

 

[Vossy1]

Go on, go on, go on, go on :lol:

 

[Green Ninja]

Thank you Mrs. Doyle :rofl:

 

[Vossy1]

Would you like a cup of tea with that, and watch my pet brick on the way out :rofl:
Can we have pictures :whistle:

 

[Green Ninja]

Hmm,

I must have cocked something up. No power - not heating up.

Anyone know what you have to do to get these cordless kettle elements to work? Do you have to make a connection somewhere as I've obviously discarded the switch.

Bugger. I'll get the multimeter out.

GN :evil:

 

[Smod]

Thank you Mrs. Doyle :rofl:

I found this Lady out in disguise whilst in Ireland last year....

 

[Green Ninja]

'tis fixed!!

Both elements working nicely.

Result!!!

GN

 

[Vossy1]

:party:

 

[Green Ninja]

Hmm,

final test and one element went off. Have to investigate tonight.

Damn.

GN

 

[Green Ninja]

Solder joint failed when it heated up.

All solved and working now with 2 elements and holding water ok. And my God it don't take long to boil 20 litres with both elements on.

Now the hop strainer has been added so I reckon I'm finished.

GN

 

[Sean_Mc]

Good stuff GN :thumb:

Any pics

 

[31bb3]

Well do GN come on show the pics :!:

 

[timbim]

Solder joint failed when it heated up.

Which is why you don't want to be using solder joints in high temperature systems. Much better to use a decent crimp.

Tim

 

[Green Ninja]

Pics to follow.

Yes Tim, you live and learn mate.

GN

 

[evanvine]

Much better to use a decent crimp.

Crimp joints; now there's a pig in a poke!
I would sooner rely on a solder joint, 100C is not a high temp.

 

[Aleman]

Much better to use a decent crimp.

Crimp joints; now there's a pig in a poke!
I would sooner rely on a solder joint, 100C is not a high temp.

Provided you get it right . . .otherwise you increase the resistance between the wire and the 'connector' . . Pass a current through a resistance and you get heat . . .more than enough to melt solder . . . and the joint fails . . with potentially dangerous consequences. When working at mains level the preferred method is to use proper crimp connections . . . even at the low voltage end in domestic installations . . when you start going up to 415V or 600V . . . it is all crimp!

 

[evanvine]

Provided you get it right

I could not agree more Tony. :thumb:
The same is also true of crimp joints, which I discoverd in my younger days whilst fitting a "gizzmo" to my car.
I personally prefer soldered joints, having made tens of thousands of them in my elctromechanical career.

 

[ano]

Basically bad electrical joints are like bad plumbing joints except you can't immediately see water pissing everywhere.

 

[Vossy1]

:lol: , but you'll most likely feel it :shock:

 

[Sean_Mc]

Still no pics