A spare PID

[Mike W1]

I have 3 Rex's and thought it might be wise to have a spare. Seems like the Chinese have lots of copies but maybe not the exact one's I use to spent quite a lot of time on ebay searching. There's several that even seem to copy the boxes of the Japanese one's that I know work but don't even say where they're made. Having corresponded with a couple guys I just want what I want. RKC made in Japan.

Anyhow finally found a place. I'll save the URL for a few days in case anyone is interested and can PM me for it. About $13 shipped which is more than reasonable for something I'll likely never actually need (I hope).

 

[Kevin Stenberg]

Mike for that price i can't pass up an item i mite need in the future. Please send me a link so i could get one. Kevin
The best way not to need one is to have a spare.

 

[Mike W1]

Mike for that price i can't pass up an item i mite need in the future. Please send me a link so i could get one. Kevin
The best way not to need one is to have a spare.

Digital PID Temperature Controller REX-C100 Thermocouple Input SSR/Relay Output | eBay

K type thermocouple (TC)(M6 Thread). Relay and SSR for your choice. SSR output: 12V. Output, alarm and self-tuning can be indicated by: LED. Alarm function output: 1 way. Resolution: 14 bit. Insulation resistance: >50M ohm(500V DC).

www.ebay.com

 

[Kevin Stenberg]

Mike is that add just for the controller? You have to add on all of the other componants.

 

[Mike W1]

Mike is that add just for the controller? You have to add on all of the other componants.

Yes it's just the controller. Actually I screwed up posting that. My intention was just to do it as a PM for a fellow that requested it and I must have had my head on another planet. at that time.

 

[Mike W1]

Yes it's just the controller. Actually I screwed up posting that. My intention was just to do it as a PM for a fellow that requested it and I must have had my head on another planet. at that time.

Mine came today. It's obviously counterfeit and I contacted ebay to start the ball rolling to return it this evening. If you did order one you might want to return yours also.

 

[Mike W1]

Well some time has passed since I started this post. A complaint to ebay and paypal got my money refunded and I was not apparently under any obligation to return the controller. With the extra parts I had laying around I assembled them into a makeshift closure and have running the unit on my luber/heater this morning. The parameters appear to be the same as the Japanese unit. Results are same. Either unit set for 51° C and the Japanese one maintained 51° on the nose. Chinese one has maintained a steady 50° and that is certainly close enough. Good enough for a spare I think but I'll withhold final judgement until I try it on the lead pots too.