DIY E-Nail
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Finished everything yesterday and it seems to work fine so far. Thanks again man.
All I did was run the auto tune at 600F and it's vaping nicely right now. But I did notice it over shot by about 30 degrees this morning when I turned it on. And drops 5 or 10 when I take a dab.
What pid settings have you found work best?
All I did was run the auto tune at 600F and it's vaping nicely right now. But I did notice it over shot by about 30 degrees this morning when I turned it on. And drops 5 or 10 when I take a dab.
What pid settings have you found work best?
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budbro18
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Ive only used the autotune to dial in mine. Mine is set to 700 and it over shoots by 15-16 then drops about 5-10 when i take a dab and use a carb cap. Without the carb cap it drops a little less. haha.
Ive been wantin to delve into PID settings but im not sure where to start. the autotune works so well for me and it has the exact same stats as the humboldt enail. 15 over shoot and about 5-10 drop on a dab.
I like the box too! I gotta get on my solder game with the XLRs. Might have to outsource it.
Ive been wantin to delve into PID settings but im not sure where to start. the autotune works so well for me and it has the exact same stats as the humboldt enail. 15 over shoot and about 5-10 drop on a dab.
I like the box too! I gotta get on my solder game with the XLRs. Might have to outsource it.
Fadedawg
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Valid point, the coil is not actually on 24/7, because the controller pulses the power. It is on maybe 10% of the time.............
$14/Mo is 200W for 24/7.
Yeah the auto tune definitley seems to work just fine. I was just curious if anyone had already messed with theirs yet. I'm just gonna run it the way it is for now haha.
But I installed a switch in my box to turn the power on/off to the coil. So when the switch is in off position the thermocouple is still reading but the heating element is off.
Which makes the pid think it needs to send a signal the entire time since it's sitting way below the set temp and won't heat.
I'm wondering if it constantly sending a signal could damage any internals in some way?
It's not even that useful I just kind of like having it display the temp even when it's off. Haha
Who knows if it's even something I'll use..
But I installed a switch in my box to turn the power on/off to the coil. So when the switch is in off position the thermocouple is still reading but the heating element is off.
Which makes the pid think it needs to send a signal the entire time since it's sitting way below the set temp and won't heat.
I'm wondering if it constantly sending a signal could damage any internals in some way?
It's not even that useful I just kind of like having it display the temp even when it's off. Haha
Who knows if it's even something I'll use..
budbro18
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Ive seen ones that do that but never saw a need for it in my design. I like to keep it simple. Thats why i went with the power inlet/switch/fuse combo. All in one no extra bullshit. haha It would help for initial start up and fuckin with it for people with the mypin controllers. They are set to a different thermocouple setting and have pre installed pid settings so it could possibly break your coil.
But for the auber its all good. Even though the standard temp is at like 500 it realizes the size of the heating element and adjusts accordingly.
But for the auber its all good. Even though the standard temp is at like 500 it realizes the size of the heating element and adjusts accordingly.
michael potter
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its a lot to take in i started with the growing and my reguler life then the edibles then the bho for edibles then the growing tracking down every inexpensive other grower then the breeding then the vac oven shit and finding glass and nails and then oil rigs now im on this shit and i thank you for makeing it so much easier,,,,i have made custom fiberglass enclosures before but im also thinking of how a nice pice of billet would look for a case with a machined oil rig coaster as it were on top...maybe a multi holder for different size rig bases idk just brainstorming and looking for your final parts list
Fadedawg
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Our Mypin autotune worked.
Interrupting the signal to the SSR with a switch, doesn't hurt the controller. We didn't put one in our first complete build, but did on the second mockup.
The only real advantage that I can see, is that it lets you read coil temperature during cool down. More advanced than a wet finger.
budbro18
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Dont the coils cool down surprisingly fast though FD! Thats what i noticed at least. Especially if youre on a quartz enail domeless.
As for the billet aluminum id love to make one out of all that but to keep mine inexpensive i decided to go without it. Maybe if i start ordering things in bigger bulk and getting discounts on them ill save enough to justify the cost but until then i wont be able to for my.
As for the billet aluminum id love to make one out of all that but to keep mine inexpensive i decided to go without it. Maybe if i start ordering things in bigger bulk and getting discounts on them ill save enough to justify the cost but until then i wont be able to for my.
tommychong410
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How long we looking at budbro? I'm trying to get a unit!
Pretty much this. Haha
As I kind of thought there really isn't a need for the switch. But like you said you can see it cooling down which is kind of useful if you want to know when it's safe to remove your coil or nail.
Or I guess if you just wanted a thermometer for the room your in when your unit is off haha
I think I'm going to build another soon and I doubt i will wire in the extra switch this time.
watdaheo808
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New DIY Analog guide for anyone that is interested - http://www.reddit.com/r/enail/comments/268n3d/diy_analog_enail_howto/. I made a few of these last week just to try it out. Works pretty good if you're on a budget.
LiquidJunglist
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Might make one of these for outdoor trips... Might make more since then a pid
soooo.....I remember a few months ago when I initially researched this through the reddit post, and it seemed that it was impossible to find coils?
How is sourcing all these parts right now? Is this list still accurate and complete 11 pages and a couple months later? I would be happy to spend money with budbro, but he seems to be germinating success here. Also I have a set of ginger twin electricians who I plan to enslave..
Not only Budbro, but all of you who have followed and done your own, thank you so much, this is what community and making a living is all about!
Not to mention gettin blasted on dabs~~~
LiquidJunglist
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I'm guessing Humboldt E-Nail cracked the battery powered enail door wide opened. He posted some vids and a pic of the prototype. Hope he post some assembly pics. I'm curious about the amount and type of batteries powering the enail. It should be almost the same other then wiring the battery power up.
budbro18
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Its no secret technology. Just have to wire the batteries the right way into the a dc enail. I could make one that you could plug into a car cigarette lighter pretty easily. Same with the batteries i just dont have the money to invest in the Lipos and time to test it out thoroughly. Ive seen some people make enails in small pelican cases. I though those were pretty cool. Might make one of those. Still wanna make a wood one one of these days for my own personal one.
LiquidJunglist
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Oh I know it's not secret tech I'm just saying now everyone is going to make one. ^_^ that's what I meant with wide open. Lol. But I am curious the type of battery he is using?
budbro18
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Hell yeah ive seen a few people who already made them in the pelican cases too. Id assume Lipos in series but you could honestly even use those big 9 volt batteries in flashlight in series probably. As long as you have the current within the min and max that the PID/SSR calls for youre good just gotta work on total storage and what that equates to in time.
I personally probably wont be making a battery one because ive found some good pens that get me along just fine and smoke alot of blunts with oil in em. I just like makin shit haha.
Honestly if you messaged auber and told them you wanted to make a "mobile soldering station" or "portable water heater" thats battery powered with one of their PIDs/SSRs they could probably give you instructions on how to do it.
I personally probably wont be making a battery one because ive found some good pens that get me along just fine and smoke alot of blunts with oil in em. I just like makin shit haha.
Honestly if you messaged auber and told them you wanted to make a "mobile soldering station" or "portable water heater" thats battery powered with one of their PIDs/SSRs they could probably give you instructions on how to do it.