gone2long Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 O.K. first keep in mind I'm no engineer so it was to my surprise when I hooked up the curling iron elements to the valve and wrapped them with solid copper wire that I sentenced myself to capitol punishment ( I got electrocuted, I think I inadvertently made a step up transformer:lolhuh: ) anyhow here is the latest incarnation, I did a cold start this morning and clearly can achieve 250F and higher to keep the flow going. Will post as soon as possible with results. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 It does not sound right, but I am not an electrical guy. I hope you have insulated all the coils. You cannot allow the coils to contact the pot directly, or you will feel the force. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTfishingrods Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 If I remember right the heat coils off of the curling iron were insulated, right? If so did you remove the insulation from them? Because I would have thought that would have been enough insulation to keep from getting zapped. I couldnt tell from the pict but it looked to me that way at least. I would say your cooper wire somehow cut the insulation on the coils somewhere and gave you the full 110 volts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gone2long Posted February 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Not sure it may have but I put the iron idea to rest and have rigged the valve with a blow torch tip, works much better and heat-up time was reduced greatly. My pics are on the small side but you should be able to make out the torch on the right hand side. Well I ordered some molds from Delmart so next time I post it will be with the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
