Jim Tonelli
- May 24, 2017
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Good afternoon. I have a panel with a PID, Solid State relay, and a 240v heating element. My PID has control to reduce the output of the element by cycling it on and off quickly. I set the PID to 1% to represent the slowest on and off cycle. about 1 second. My goal was to add a 240v LED wired in parallel with the 240v element to illuminate when power was actually applied to the element, my expectation is that it would flutter, or blink as the power switches on and off - but it does not, it just stays lit. the SSR has a light that goes on an off as it is energized, so I know the power is being pulsed. I touched the LED to a 240V source and it seemed very quick to respond. any idea why my LED would not be responsive?
I have a Fluke87 that I use to test the output, but it does not seem to register quickly enough, I just ordered a cheap analog VOM meter that may help me better see what is going on.
Thanks, Jim
I have a Fluke87 that I use to test the output, but it does not seem to register quickly enough, I just ordered a cheap analog VOM meter that may help me better see what is going on.
Thanks, Jim