PID

[justmeandonlyme]

I am about thirty days new here and am already having much better results than I actually expected.  Not patting myself on the back.  Rather, I am saying thank you to all for the wise advice I have been reading here.  Got a question.  From what I have read, the way to diminish the temperature anxiety I have been suffering, I should consider a PID?  Is that correct?   Assuming it is correct, is there any one on here that makes them behind their barn and sells them to novices in plain brown wrappers with a reasonable profit added in?  From what I have learned the Guru appears to be the only commercially available unit available and its price is  way high.  If there is a more reasonable way, I would appreciate some direction.  I know there are wonderful plans for PID s on here.  However,  please understand that beyond plugging cords in and changing bulbs, I am out of my element.  Thanks for any help you may be able to provide.

[3rensho]

Hi justmeandonlyme,

Well, building one from scratch would be way beyond my skill level but there are some people on the forum that do it.  I bought one on e-bay for a little over 30 bucks and wired it myself in a hobby box.  It was dead simple and as you mention there are some great wiring diagrams on this forum.  A PID certainly takes all the strain out of temperature setting and gives you a lot more time for adult beverages.

Tom

[Tiny Tim]

I'm hoping my PID will get rid of my anxiety about temps.  If mine works when I get it together, I could have you send me the pieces and I could assemble it for you, but there are many posters here that are better working with electricity than I am.  Arcs could probably even set ya up with a cooler one than I'm building (I'm doing the base model, entry level one).

[HCT]

Looking for some more posts. I'd be interested in that also justme, good question.