DIY E-Nail

[KidYummyDonuts]

Hey all. Newly signed up but have been lurking for a while.
What.A.Thread.

So we built a couple prototypes of our own using the omron E5CC. Works great, been using the pictured guy for a couple months now. Ordered and are building 100 of em. Pics below. We're including a 6 in 1 Ti male/female nail if curious.

The main thing I wanted to really want get sorted was the grounding believe it or not. I've the ground from the jack going to my coil and that's it.

Over multiple conversations I've been told I need to ground the PID, something I couldn't find mentioned in the instructions that came with it, or the ssr, or to the aluminum box or all. No problem doing any of it, I'd just like the understanding first.

Also! Mr Zulu, I'm dying to find out how you set up remote power control with the omron. Brilliant stuff.

Any help is appreciated. These things are sold for such ludicrous money while being relatively cheap to make while still keeping a slick look. Fuck eerybody out there selling em for $400+. Just raping us dabbers until we all smarten up.

 

[RCC Tools]

View attachment 3700044 Hey all. Newly signed up but have been lurking for a while.
What.A.Thread.

So we built a couple prototypes of our own using the omron E5CC. Works great, been using the pictured guy for a couple months now. Ordered and are building 100 of em. Pics below. We're including a 6 in 1 Ti male/female nail if curious.

The main thing I wanted to really want get sorted was the grounding believe it or not. I've the ground from the jack going to my coil and that's it.

Over multiple conversations I've been told I need to ground the PID, something I couldn't find mentioned in the instructions that came with it, or the ssr, or to the aluminum box or all. No problem doing any of it, I'd just like the understanding first.

Also! Mr Zulu, I'm dying to find out how you set up remote power control with the omron. Brilliant stuff.

Any help is appreciated. These things are sold for such ludicrous money while being relatively cheap to make while still keeping a slick look. Fuck eerybody out there selling em for $400+. Just raping us dabbers until we all smarten up.

Looks slick! Do you know what the electrical symbol is for ground? If not, Google it and connect the ground terminal from the power receptacle, for sure. It is not necessary to ground the SSR, since the DC power activating the SSR is very low wattage, and the other end would be covered by the coil's ground, since it would be in the same circuit when the SSR is closed. Grounding the case might be a good idea if you are using metal, but if the hot wires are all secure like they should be there should be no need.

 

[Erik Torres]

haha i feel ya. In that case youre better off boltin everything to your table, rig included. Theres not a nail i can find, except the ceramic one above, that has any type of protector sleeve on it.

Were workin on gettin the flat coils which will greatly diminish the exposed surface area of the coil but thats the best chance youd have as of now.

Theres a few brands that copied HE like dabjoy that make something like a protector sleeve thing around it. ive been lookin for a ceramic sleeve to go around it but even that would heat up just as hot as teh coil/nail either way.

mothership bangers work as well