Newby on the block... well, to casting anyways.

[avator]

And I'm even going to leave the patina finish on this box.

[avator]

Productive morning so far...
The oven side lighted rocker switch is installed. Both power input conduit fittings are installed. And the oven side probe is installed.
Once the oven side PID components arrive I'll pull that toggle switch out of the pot side and open the hole for the pot side lighted rocker switch.
I've decided to hold off on dismantling the current pot PID until everything is here to completely assemble this new dual PID box.
Betty Lou has a few small projects she's asked me to do for her.

[avator]

Productive morning so far...
The oven side lighted rocker switch is installed. Both power input conduit fittings are installed. And the oven side probe is installed.
Once the oven side PID components arrive I'll pull that toggle switch out of the pot side and open the hole for the pot side lighted rocker switch.
I've decided to hold off on dismantling the current pot PID until everything is here to completely assemble this new dual PID box.
Betty Lou has a few small projects she's asked me to do for her.

Yeah right...
Not being one to leave well enough alone, I went ahead and transferred the pot side of the dual PID into the new box. I really impressed my self that I was able to take everything out of the single box, put it all back into the dual box and remember where every single one of the 40,995 wires went. I got it right the first time, powered it up and the test lamp I plugged into it came on. And the best part, no smoke clouds. 
So tomorrow morning I'll turn the pot on without the PID and melt the lead so I can get the probe back in. Then I'll reconnect the PID for a trial run.

[avator]

The PID is connected to the pot and back up and running.

I have a question for those who may know...
I was reviewing the PID I ordered from AliExpress  and notice I had ordered the 220v version. The pins on the back of the PID controller appear to be the same configuration (pin count and layout) as the 110v unit I run the pot with. The 220v unit is also the REX c-100, same as thee one I have.
Question...
If I wire this new unit the same as I did with 110v on the other, will it work?

[Hoosier Daddy]

Not sure, but interested.
 If you double the voltage, at a certain load, amperage is cut in half (Ohm's Law).
But if your input voltage stays the same (120V) I wonder how a 220V PID controller will react?

[avator]

Yeah, not sure either but for the $12 one of these cost, we're gonna find out. 
There are 3 verisions, the 110v, the 110v/220v and the 220v. The SSR for all 3 are the same.
I was reading a forum on these things and a guy ordered one of the 110/2200v versions (REX C-100 models).
He said the label on his unit reads 220v. The one I have running the pot reads 110/220v.
These being cheap Chinese unit makes me wonder if they are not all the same with only the label and wiring diagram being different. Nothing is physically different between the 2 units.
Mine is due to arrive in the next couple weeks or so. I guess we'll see.

[cosmic]

 I believe it is 100 to 240 volt..

[avator]

I believe it is 100 to 240 volt..

Ray, that's my opinion as well.
Like I said, I should have paid closer attention when I ordered it. I was under the impression that all REX C100 models would be 100 to 240.

[cosmic]

Pid is just a switch so a few volts makes it run and the probe turns it on and off..  So it just the way you wire it for what ever country you are in for the voltage there..

[avator]

110v goes into the PID via the top 2 pins and out the bottom 2 pins to switch the SSR on and off depending on the set temp setting. Power runs to the unit (element) via the hot wire at the top of the SSR and the neutral wire direct from the power source.

[avator]

Dropped a couple hundo .22 magnum pellets in 3 short sessions after I got the PID back up and running. I figured why not, the lead was up to temp.
I got this nailed down pretty good and get very few culls now. Couple more sessions like that and I'll switch over to the .22 hunters from the 2 cav brass mold.

[avator]

The stuff came in for the mold oven side of the dual PID box this morning.
Ordered on Jun 5th. ETA was Jul 5th. Arrived this morning via USPS. AliExpress.
But Betty Lou's to do list has me tied up for the next several days and I still have downed trees and limbs to deal with. Another tree came down on the fence from last night's event.
I may get a chance to get it put put in the box early tomorrow morning before she starts issuing the day's marching orders but I'm still waiting for the lighted rocker switch.

[RonsPlc]

Nice to know that you two made it through the storms ok Bill.

I was thinking of you two today when I heard that the southern part of the state would be in for more weather again today.

Wednesday's weather only delivered 1/3" of rain to us here out of a predicted 3-4". We dodged the bullet.

Stay safe.

[avator]

Nice to know that you two made it through the storms ok Bill.

I was thinking of you two today when I heard that the southern part of the state would be in for more weather again today.

Wednesday's weather only delivered 1/3" of rain to us here out of a predicted 3-4". We dodged the bullet.

Stay safe.

Thanks Ron.. other than a couple trees down taking out a couple sections of hog wire fence (easy to repair), a few hours of power outage and lots of standing water, we did ok. Much better than alot of folks around us.

[avator]

The Red Shed will get a cool upgrade... literally. The beer fridge from the bar/mancave will be relocated. The small personal 10 can fridge will go to Betty Lou's She Shed and the 2+ case fridge will replace it. And ice... wow, ice in the Red Shed?

[avator]

Slipped out to the Red Shed while Betty Lou was shaking out the cob webs. I am confident she'll let me know in her subtile little way when she's motivated enough to start the day.   
I hung a 4' flourescent light fixture that I brought from the bar (I bought it) and got it wired in. That eliminated 2 flood bulbs I had in here for lighting. Every kilowatt helps . I have 2 more to replace with 2' LED light bars over the work benches. They are surprisingly bright.
Next my attention turned towards the dual PID box project...
I drilled the hole in the mold oven cover for the probe. Then I temporarily wired in a toggle switch to power the mold oven side PID. I also bypassed the rheostat in the hot plate.
I did a trial run on the PID with a light bulb and a trial run on the hot plate by plugging it directly into a power strip. All systems GO. When the lighted switch arrives I'll just need to reroute a few wires.
Next is to connect the box to the pot and the oven and press play... twice.

[RonsPlc]

And here all I did this morning was to make sure that the wife was doing ok, and sleeping, then went out ...
Smelted, cleaned and poured 50# of lead into ingots.

Believe it or not, the silicone mini loaf trays make GREAT lead molds!
I have used them twice so far, and they still look brand new.

[Back_Roads]

 I found these neat little guys in a scrap pile, they will make nice melty ingots

[maraudinglizard]

I found these neat little guys in a scrap pile, they will make nice melty ingots

James what you have found is a 1980 John Wright cookie mold. It's the Gingerbread Man Christmas Cookie mold. Depending on the condition they range from $25 to $50.

[avator]

Ha ha... and I thought my corn on the cob was fun. I can just see those little guys melting down into the pot like the Wicked Witch of the West.