I am building a circuit that runs off of 220V (it will be implemented in Peru), and is going to have 5 heat cartridges in total, with each of the same wattage, that we want each one to reach a temperature of around 400 degrees F on the outer surface.
We have experimented with the watt rating for each cartridge but we only have a few sample cartridges. The one we mainly tested was rated at 250W and reached a temperature of 600 degrees F, which is too much.
We are going to try to use a 220V light dimmer to reduce the voltage on the circuit so that the amount of watts is more controllable. Does anyone know how we could calculate the temperature on each of the 5 heating cartridges from the amount of voltage that we let go into the circuit?
We aren't set on if we want to put the cartridges in series or parallel. That might be a big factor in how much voltage we put in.
Thanks for the much appreciated help!
We have experimented with the watt rating for each cartridge but we only have a few sample cartridges. The one we mainly tested was rated at 250W and reached a temperature of 600 degrees F, which is too much.
We are going to try to use a 220V light dimmer to reduce the voltage on the circuit so that the amount of watts is more controllable. Does anyone know how we could calculate the temperature on each of the 5 heating cartridges from the amount of voltage that we let go into the circuit?
We aren't set on if we want to put the cartridges in series or parallel. That might be a big factor in how much voltage we put in.
Thanks for the much appreciated help!