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Dew heater controller? #19

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synfinatic opened this issue Oct 31, 2014 · 0 comments
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Dew heater controller? #19

synfinatic opened this issue Oct 31, 2014 · 0 comments

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Using some N-channel P-MOSFET's like this:
http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en?vendor=0&keywords=irlb8721

We can create a dew heater controller. Each FET can handle a ton of power without requiring a heat sink and is PWM controllable. Would use RCA jacks for connections and need some kind of simple control? What about temp/humidity sensors to automatically adjust? Word is that is mostly useful for Schmidt/Cass's.

Would require a very heavy duty power supply/wiring option. A std barrel jack won't do it. We should use separate power supplies for the arduino/FET's to prevent noise.

Things to consider:

  • 4 channel, 10Amp fused
  • Adjustable low battery cut off & warning
  • Simple 1-wire temp sensors for auto-adjusting 1-2 channels
  • All channels should have manual adjustment in 10% increments
  • LED or some other indicator for showing which channels are on/off
  • Ambient temp/humidity measurement?
  • Dew point alarm Dewpoint alarm #13
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