Awesome Budbro, Thanks! Im not sure what my coil is rated, i got one from d-nail. My PID didnt come with any sort of instructions(go figure) for programming. Budbro, do you have a manual i could get a copy of do you know of a link? Ill touch back when things begin to progress some more.
http://auberins.com/images/Manual/SYL-1512A2instruction 1.0.pdf
Pretty sure thats the right one.
Also id put the plug on the back side of the box instead of the front if what im thinking it looks like is. Just for convenience and stability.
As for programming you really shouldnt have to do much. When you first get it and start fitting everything make sure you connect the hot to the coil last. Just because a lot of times theyre set to 700-800 and i just dont like puttin coils up to that on their first heat. So i turn it down to about 3 and let it sit for a while. Especially because no autotune has been run yet so it will waaaaay over shoot 700 and probably hit in the 900s. Not sure the real temp but mines usually only off by a little.
You dont have to though. Mine made it through it it just scared me because of how bright the coil got. But if you set it to like 350 let it get there and stabilize. Then set it to autotune by pressing the right pointing arrow down for like 5 seconds or so. Youll first hear a click then a few seconds after the pid output light will blink at the same speed consistently. If you let the pid settle out at 350 it should blink very slowly as long as you dont do it in a very cold place. Then once you kick on autotune youll notice that it blinks at the same pace even while cooling down when it usually slows to a blink or 2 every 5 seconds. Itll run and run and run for probably around 5 minutes. Try not to walk by it or cause any drafts to cool it faster. Not a big deal just for accuracy. After that youll hear a click and itll go back to normal uneven intervals of blinking and the Ai light should be lit and you might hear a click you heard in the beginning when the Ai button turns on.
After that crank it up to 700 just by hitting the up arrow. You can change the heat without going into any setting or unlocking it. Just hit up or down and when you get it to your temp just stop and itll sit there and blink for 5 seconds and possibly hear another one of those clicks and itll stop blinking and show the set temp then in another second or 2 itll bounce back to the current temp that should be rising.
When it stabilizes at 700 (should over shoot to about 800 ish) you can run autotune again. Itll probably get up to 850-900 but it shouldnt get super red and itll be more gradual than going from room temp to 900 in a very short period of time. Itll bounce around and do the same thing as last time.
After that you can adjust to your desired temp. I use quartz so mine probably has to be set hotter than if it was a titanium nail because of how the quartz throws heat out and titanium holds it. Also depends on the style of nail you get. Make sure to get one with the adapter to hold the coil and direct heat towards the dish. They have em in titanium and quartz. Unless youre getting a flat heater coil. Forget which one you decided on.
The club bangers also work. Most of them are for the 20mm but they make em now for the 16mm.
Carb caps are pretty crucial so if you cant find one for cheap you can get used lab glass. Small 25ml flasks and like 10ml beakers and they work really well. I have a 25ml flask that fits my 16mm nail perfect for a carb cap. The 5ml and 10ml beakers have an OD of 23mm so the ID of that flared part would probably be damn near 20mm plus the little spout would work as the actual "carb" because on the flask that i have it doesnt have a way to get air in really well besides the slight difference in size around it but thats how i like it. But i have some lungs so i can take long slow chugs. I found some 25ml filter flasks (used for buchner funnel) that would probably work awesome!
