redeadnixon
New Member
Okay, just out of curiosity was thinking of building my own hot plate,
(I'm a chemist so it's not the sort used in restaurants),
I was thinking of using a variable resistor to control temp, with a thermocouple connected to the mains;
First of all, I'm not an expert in electronics, I did circuits in high school physics, thats about it.
And the temperature would need to go up to <200C.
I know where to get all the parts, but was wondering whether it would be feasible to just use a couple of strong resistors on the power source, or whether more complex circuitry would be involved.
If so, could someone post ideas for circuits?
Thanks, peace out.
(I'm a chemist so it's not the sort used in restaurants),
I was thinking of using a variable resistor to control temp, with a thermocouple connected to the mains;
First of all, I'm not an expert in electronics, I did circuits in high school physics, thats about it.
And the temperature would need to go up to <200C.
I know where to get all the parts, but was wondering whether it would be feasible to just use a couple of strong resistors on the power source, or whether more complex circuitry would be involved.
If so, could someone post ideas for circuits?
Thanks, peace out.