This is for a competitive bar b que pit. I need a device to serve as a temperature limit. The ideal device would use a plug-in type K thermocouple in a needle probe. The device would have a 125 vac relay capable of 15 amps. The device plugs into the wall, a heating element plugs into the device. The tcouple goes into the meat. The normal state is the relay is closed. This could be initiated with a push button. The heating element stays energized until the meat temperature reaches a variable set point between 140 and 180 degrees F. At the set point the relay opens and stays open until the device is reset with the push button. The reset should not work unless the couple probe is below the set point.
so, does anyone know of a device already made with this capability? Even a simple circuit design would do for me. (I am a retired Clanky engineer type, not a Sparky type.)
I might go with an Arduino or ? but would need serious retraining. My first inclination was for a pneumatic device!
so, does anyone know of a device already made with this capability? Even a simple circuit design would do for me. (I am a retired Clanky engineer type, not a Sparky type.)
I might go with an Arduino or ? but would need serious retraining. My first inclination was for a pneumatic device!