hello everyone, I was one of the people that purchased a set of Sumomoto tire warmers. Any way i was wondering if there are any electronics guys on here to guide me through fixing them. My objective is to eliminate the digital control box, they are junk!!! I need to know where i can locate the type of electronic thermostats i can use to hard wire each one (front & rear ) with there own plugs. these are out of warranty so i would probably have to pay shipping and repair cost for them to fix there garbage f--ing product's . thank you in advance for any and all advice.
I got a set also, and my control box only works if the ambient temp is above about 65. I sent several emails asking if there was a way to fix this and never got a response. They are crap and I will by something like Chicken Hawks after the summer.
Don't try to polish a turd. Shit can them and get a used set of warmers. I got a used set of Chickenhawks for $200 and they work great. Just my 2 cents
I agree 100% , the actual warmers themselves seem to be half way decent, so i was looking to see if anybody had any good websites for controller's that i am unable to find. the box is f--ing junk!
i bought a set of these controllers new off of ebay for $100. http://www.johnsoncontrols.com/publ.../temperature/electronic2/a419singlestage.html these are the same temp controllers that the chickenhawk pro digitals use. fabbed up a nice enclosure for the connections and you have a very workable system for a lot less $.
cool thanks , I found another site that sells similar controls that are on the sumomoto's . I would rather buy the ones from johnson controls knowing that there products are alot better guilty.
Do you use the sensor pickup for a closed loop temp feedback to the controller? Do you run one seperate controller for each tire?
I have a set of these and they have worked great so far had them for a year and a half now I hope mine dont take a shit how long did you have your I bought mine brand new
The controllers came with the temp probes-without them the controllers won't operate. I have separate controllers for the tires so that you can set them to different temps if you want. They also have a offset function that allows you to set two different cut-off temps. I use a small toggle switch to change between full bake temp and a standby setting for long down times. I can't take credit for finding these-my brother is a home brewer and he uses these all the time for making beer.:up:
That's exactly what I thought you were doing. I was wondering how the probes worked. Do you just place between the warmers and the tire? I think I will go this route or try to use hight watt dimmer switches to reduce temps for long down times... Thanks for the info!
