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Re: controlling a mains-powered oven

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First post2016-02-20 14:37 +0000
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  Re: controlling a mains-powered oven David <wibble@btintenet.com> - 2016-02-20 14:37 +0000
    Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Rob Morley <nospam@ntlworld.com> - 2016-02-20 14:53 +0000
    Re: controlling a mains-powered oven David <wibble@btintenet.com> - 2016-02-20 16:33 +0000
      Re: controlling a mains-powered oven Paul <paul@pcserviceselectronics.co.uk> - 2016-02-21 21:50 +0000

#10726 — Re: controlling a mains-powered oven

FromDavid <wibble@btintenet.com>
Date2016-02-20 14:37 +0000
SubjectRe: controlling a mains-powered oven
Message-ID<dirc1qFcc7bU5@mid.individual.net>
On Sun, 06 Sep 2015 15:20:49 +0100, Jim Nagel wrote:

> Has anybody used a Pi to control a mains-powered device?  I'm looking
> for some tips.
> 
> The electronic controller of our electric double oven is no longer
> reliable -- temperature varies far too much, according to the
> independent external thermometer I bought.  Rather than spend £200 to
> replace the controller, I fancy using a Pi instead.  It could live
> inside a nearby cupboard door, with a nice big screen at eye level
> instead of the present little thing for which I have to don specs.
> 
> Seems to me the Pi's job would basically be to read a temperature sensor
> in each oven (smaller upper one and larger lower one) and trigger relays
> (or nowadays maybe thyristors?) to switch various heating elements on
> and off accordingly. (That's top and bottom element in each oven plus a
> fan element in bottom oven.)
> 
> Would this be feasible?  Anybody done it already?


Thought this would be very appropriate to uk.d-i-y


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#10727

FromRob Morley <nospam@ntlworld.com>
Date2016-02-20 14:53 +0000
Message-ID<20160220145324.72c73890@ntlworld.com>
In reply to#10726
On 20 Feb 2016 14:37:46 GMT
David <wibble@btintenet.com> wrote:

> Thought this would be very appropriate to uk.d-i-y
> 
Why?  Is it full of Raspberry Pi enthusiasts who for some reason can't
subscribe to comp.sys.raspberry-pi ?

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#10736

FromDavid <wibble@btintenet.com>
Date2016-02-20 16:33 +0000
Message-ID<dirir9Fcc7bU8@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#10726
On Sat, 20 Feb 2016 14:40:05 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 20/02/16 14:37, David wrote:
>> On Sun, 06 Sep 2015 15:20:49 +0100, Jim Nagel wrote:
>>
>>> Has anybody used a Pi to control a mains-powered device?  I'm looking
>>> for some tips.
>>>
>>> The electronic controller of our electric double oven is no longer
>>> reliable -- temperature varies far too much, according to the
>>> independent external thermometer I bought.  Rather than spend £200 to
>>> replace the controller, I fancy using a Pi instead.  It could live
>>> inside a nearby cupboard door, with a nice big screen at eye level
>>> instead of the present little thing for which I have to don specs.
>>>
>>> Seems to me the Pi's job would basically be to read a temperature
>>> sensor in each oven (smaller upper one and larger lower one) and
>>> trigger relays (or nowadays maybe thyristors?) to switch various
>>> heating elements on and off accordingly. (That's top and bottom
>>> element in each oven plus a fan element in bottom oven.)
>>>
>>> Would this be feasible?  Anybody done it already?
>>
>>
>> Thought this would be very appropriate to uk.d-i-y
>>
>>
> It was, 6 months ago...


IIRC there have been updates since.


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#10742

FromPaul <paul@pcserviceselectronics.co.uk>
Date2016-02-21 21:50 +0000
Message-ID<MPG.3134416a4c1bf6c59897e8@172.16.0.1>
In reply to#10736
In article <dirir9Fcc7bU8@mid.individual.net>, wibble@btintenet.com 
says...
> 
> On Sat, 20 Feb 2016 14:40:05 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> 
> > On 20/02/16 14:37, David wrote:
> >> On Sun, 06 Sep 2015 15:20:49 +0100, Jim Nagel wrote:
> >>
> >>> Has anybody used a Pi to control a mains-powered device?  I'm looking
> >>> for some tips.
> >>>
> >>> The electronic controller of our electric double oven is no longer
> >>> reliable -- temperature varies far too much, according to the
> >>> independent external thermometer I bought.  Rather than spend £200 to
> >>> replace the controller, I fancy using a Pi instead.  It could live
> >>> inside a nearby cupboard door, with a nice big screen at eye level
> >>> instead of the present little thing for which I have to don specs.
> >>>
> >>> Seems to me the Pi's job would basically be to read a temperature
> >>> sensor in each oven (smaller upper one and larger lower one) and
> >>> trigger relays (or nowadays maybe thyristors?) to switch various
> >>> heating elements on and off accordingly. (That's top and bottom
> >>> element in each oven plus a fan element in bottom oven.)
> >>>
> >>> Would this be feasible?  Anybody done it already?
> >>
> >>
> >> Thought this would be very appropriate to uk.d-i-y
> >>
> >>
> > It was, 6 months ago...
> 
> 
> IIRC there have been updates since.

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So you should have had the updates to forced on you to Windows 10 ...

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