220V Kiln Plug N Play Digital Controller wiring

[Eddie Mullins]

I have a manual controlled kiln and am ready to upgrade to digital. Actually have 2, my wife does pottery and we both want to go digital. I have been reading here and elsewhere on wiring but still not quite ready to break into to the kilns current wiring to tie in the PID and SSR's. I am also not looking forward to dealing withe PID programming as it seems to be a bear. I have found some pre-wired programmable controllers with inlet for power supply and outlet for kiln but they are just too costly. I found what I thought was a good compromise on ebay, and plug n play unit with inlet and outlet, but with PID that reasonably priced http://www.ebay.com/itm/Plug-Play-PID-Temperature-Controller-SSR-Box-Kiln-Probe-Paragon-Electric-Oven-/121152022588?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c3539283c , however its 110v. I contacted the seller and they don't offer a 220V version. They offer a 220V kit, just components not a pre wired unit. http://www.thermomart.com/Electronic-Paragon-Kiln-parts-temperature-instrument/kiln-2SSR-2%20hot-line .

Has any one taken this approach or able to walk me through how to wire a 220V version?

 

[Rudy Joly]

When I did mine, I used the same wiring diagram(s) found in this thread. Don't let all the lines confuse you. It's easier if you attack one connection at a time and cross it off the diagram with a sharpie. Make copies of the diagram. In fact, once all my connections were made and tested, I went back in and wired in a fan, on/off switch for the SSR and gave the PID constant juice so I could set it before actually flipping the on switch for the oven. I like redundantcy. All together it took around an hour and a half and it worked mint at the get go. When setting the PID, make sure you set the high limit over your intended actual HT temp.....I forgot how to do it recently and thought something was broken and was pushing buttons like a monkey on a keyboard....then I found the instructions. I panicked so bad that I asked for help here at KD, pretty rare for me to ask for help.
http://knifedogs.com/showthread.php?23747

Good luck,
Rudy