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farmroast

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Re: Variacs
« Reply #60 on: July 17, 2012, 05:09:07 PM »
I have a couple variacs I'll be offering soon
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Offline rgrosz78

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Re: Variacs
« Reply #61 on: July 17, 2012, 06:20:31 PM »
Quote from: yakster on July 17, 2012, 03:15:23 PM
Working good, I just need to remember to drop the voltage down when the Behmor hits the cool cycle so the voltage doesn't jump up too high.
I forgot to do that on my first Behmor roast too - but here is a better idea. I dial the variac down to 115v once first crack starts. No need for full power at that point, since the beans are generating their own heat ...
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farmroast

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Re: Variacs
« Reply #62 on: July 19, 2012, 10:51:17 PM »
You did fine. Looks like you got a nice Staco. And the knob didn't get smashed!!! Working with a panel mount is  8) er. A couple times I've seen the motor driven staco reasonable priced on ebay, ultimate  8)
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smico

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Re: Variacs
« Reply #63 on: July 20, 2012, 06:23:03 AM »
Motor driven auto-transformer…
It would be perfect small project for Arduino + stepper motor.
If only there is only enough disposable time to spend on things I would love to do…
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