Re: Fixing a laboratory waterbath
Could it be that these voltages are for when the TRIAC is in circuit?
I bought a new TRIAC, 15A fuses to place before MT1 and 0.1A fuses to place before the Gate. I hope to be able to troubleshoot the issue without having to replace the TRIAC again. Also maybe seeing which fuse blows will help me determine whether the issue is at the Gate of the TRIAC or at MT1 and MT2.
Nice explanation. Thank you!
The line with MT1 has a capacitor connected to neutral. I don't know if that counts as being connected to neutral. The heating element is connected to MT2 and MT1 is connected to 120v. MT2 and MT1 are connected within the TRIAC (when activated) but not on the PCB. I hope that makes sense.
Unless the short messed up with the control PCB via the transformer (if that's possible), everything on this circuit should work. It's only made up of the TRIAC, 2 zener(I m still not sure those are zeners but they look like it), the heating element, and a capacitor which is new. The heating element has a resistance to neutral that is within range of what I read it should be (around 10-15 Ohms I think).
Originally posted by sam_sam_sam
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I bought a new TRIAC, 15A fuses to place before MT1 and 0.1A fuses to place before the Gate. I hope to be able to troubleshoot the issue without having to replace the TRIAC again. Also maybe seeing which fuse blows will help me determine whether the issue is at the Gate of the TRIAC or at MT1 and MT2.
Originally posted by R_J
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The line with MT1 has a capacitor connected to neutral. I don't know if that counts as being connected to neutral. The heating element is connected to MT2 and MT1 is connected to 120v. MT2 and MT1 are connected within the TRIAC (when activated) but not on the PCB. I hope that makes sense.
Unless the short messed up with the control PCB via the transformer (if that's possible), everything on this circuit should work. It's only made up of the TRIAC, 2 zener(I m still not sure those are zeners but they look like it), the heating element, and a capacitor which is new. The heating element has a resistance to neutral that is within range of what I read it should be (around 10-15 Ohms I think).
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