{"id":555,"date":"2023-01-10T23:55:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T23:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graywolfslair.com\/?p=555"},"modified":"2023-05-15T22:33:32","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T22:33:32","slug":"15-18-electric-nails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/graywolfslair.com\/index.php\/15-diy-equipment\/15-18-electric-nails\/","title":{"rendered":"15.18 Electric nails"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Easy to get spoiled by an electric nail!&nbsp; I know I sure have starting with the one mockup Growgeek and I assembled, which led Son I to mount the controls in an surplus electrical kit box, and which unit I continue to use to this date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I did have to replace the heating coil once, after the thermocouple failed, but it essentially stays hot all day, every day, during the waking hours that I&#8217;m home, and the coil lasted at least three years.&nbsp; I ordered two replacements and am still on the first after a couple more years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure 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href=\"https:\/\/aqualabtechnologies.com\/products\/the-mininail-enail-heater-coil?variant=43858489863\">https:\/\/aqualabtechnologies.com\/products\/the-mininail-enail-heater-coil?variant=43858489863<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedablab.com\/d-nail-replacement-heater-coil-10mm-16mm-20mm-flat\/\">https:\/\/www.thedablab.com\/d-nail-replacement-heater-coil-10mm-16mm-20mm-flat\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rcctools.com\/product\/replacement-e-nail-heat-coil\/\">http:\/\/rcctools.com\/product\/replacement-e-nail-heat-coil\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We used a 20 mm coil, which just slides over a KO V-1 Domeless nail, which was donated to us along with a V-2 for testing.&nbsp; The V-1 is heavier walled and they are straight, where the V-2 has thinner walls that bell outward a few degrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graywolfslair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/V-1-Nail-jpg.webp?resize=525%2C520&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graywolfslair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/V-1-Nail-jpg.webp?w=606&amp;ssl=1 606w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graywolfslair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/V-1-Nail-jpg.webp?resize=300%2C297&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graywolfslair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/V-1-Nail-jpg.webp?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graywolfslair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/V-1-Nail-jpg.webp?resize=600%2C594&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graywolfslair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/V-1-Nail-jpg.webp?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>KO V-1 Domeless Nail<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graywolfslair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Nail-in-skunk-pipe-jpg.webp?resize=525%2C553&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graywolfslair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Nail-in-skunk-pipe-jpg.webp?w=570&amp;ssl=1 570w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graywolfslair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Nail-in-skunk-pipe-jpg.webp?resize=285%2C300&amp;ssl=1 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>KO V-1 Domeless Nail in Skunk Pipe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We used a Mypin Model TA4-SSR PID controller and a 25 amp Fotek Solid State Relay:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graywolfslair.com\/images\/PID2.jpg?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mypin TA4-SSR PID Controller<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graywolfslair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mypin-wiring-jpg.webp?resize=525%2C351&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graywolfslair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mypin-wiring-jpg.webp?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graywolfslair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mypin-wiring-jpg.webp?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graywolfslair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Mypin-wiring-jpg.webp?resize=600%2C401&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mypin TA4-SSR wiring diagram<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graywolfslair.com\/images\/SSR.jpg?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fotek SSR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graywolfslair.com\/images\/Schematic2.jpg?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Electric nail schematic<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graywolfslair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Test-sled-jpg.webp?resize=525%2C392&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graywolfslair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Test-sled-jpg.webp?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graywolfslair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Test-sled-jpg.webp?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graywolfslair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Test-sled-jpg.webp?resize=600%2C448&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>Growgeek and my first test sled<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The test sled worked well and my intent was to follow through with a conventional design where the heating coil stays attached to the nail, such as this Bee Nail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"268\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graywolfslair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Commercial-unit-jpg.webp?resize=268%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graywolfslair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Commercial-unit-jpg.webp?w=268&amp;ssl=1 268w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graywolfslair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Commercial-unit-jpg.webp?resize=126%2C300&amp;ssl=1 126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Commercially available assembly<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>After Son I mounted the controls in and electrical box and we had a chance to use it some more as was, the more we came to appreciate being able to just lift the coil off the nail and pass the pipe across the room, without having the umbilical wiring stringing along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graywolfslair.com\/images\/Ready3.jpg?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>E-Nail heated and ready to use.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graywolfslair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PID-mounted-jpg.webp?resize=320%2C214&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/graywolfslair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PID-mounted-jpg.webp?w=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, 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