Thread subject: Homeroasters - Home Roasting Coffee Community :: Controllable AC dimmer / TRIAC

Posted by marcov on 01/22/2019 11:22 AM
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btreichel wrote:

I've built them all. the easiest solution is the random turn on SSR + zero cross. In the end its what makes you the happiest since it really doesn't effect the roast. You are the significant control variable.


That's true! Probably though the cheapest solution is just to use the cheap chinese FOTEK SSR (i.e. a zero cross SSR) and do PWM with on the SSR input, with a period bigger than 1s.