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BrewCommander™ 

© Blichmann Engineering, LLC 2019

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WIRING, CONNECTIONS, AND POWER REQUIREMENTS

Ignition Cable Port 

– This port is used to connect the ignition module to the 

Igniter installed on the burner. This connection must be made with a genuine 
Blichmann Engineering

 Ignition Cable or the BrewCommander

 may 

malfunction due to electromagnetic interference.

Power In

 – This is the communication port between the BrewCommander

 

and the SparkBox

. The Brew Commander

 will supply power to this port 

when the burner is called to be lit. This signal needs to be 102-138VAC 50/60 Hz 
and may draw up to 4 Amps. 

Solenoid Power 

– This receptacle is used to output power to the solenoid 

when the burner is called to be lit, it must be wired directly to the solenoid by 
the supplied 6ft solenoid cable.

 

Optional SparkBox™ Mounting Kit

Available is an optional SparkBox

 mounting kit for mounting to the TOP Stand, TOP LTE Stand, and Top Tier Stand. 

Power In

Ignition Cable Port

Solenoid Power

Installed 
Sparkbox

Ground Clip 

Wire

Installed 
HellFire

Installed 
Sparkbox

™ 

on Tower of Power™ 
Stand

Installed 
Sparkbox

™ 

on Tower of Power™ 
LTE Stand

Содержание BrewCommander

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Страница 8: ...ERBUTTON ON OFF PUMPRECEPTACLE NOTE For wiring out the bottom of the controller and for wall mounting please visit our website at blichmannengineering com to view the instructional video TEMPERATURE SENSOR PORT WIREDFROM BOTTOM FEMALEIEC POWEROUT MALENEMA5 15 POWERIN ...

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Страница 13: ...letimetoahighervaluethanthedefault20secisrecommended A CycleTime IgnitionDelay ratioof 3 1orgreaterisrecommended Forexample a10secondignitiondelaywouldrequireaminimumofa30secondCycleTime CONTROLBAND Thisvalueadjuststherangenearthesetpointthatthecontrollerbeginstocyclethepoweronandoff Thedefaultvalueis8 4 fromthesetpoint andshouldnotneedtobeadjusted Increasingthisvaluereducesovershootwhenrampingtot...

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