Inkbird Temperature Controller ITC 100 ITC 100RL Review

I bought this temperature controller as an auxiliary heater for my Filastruder (3D printer filament machine) and was able to program this controller the same way as the Sestos controller. Definitely recommended as a replacement for Sestos in a Filastruder or to supplement a machine with a second heating tape.

I built this on a small scale on blued steel parts. Liquid should stay at 195-200F. I set this up on a basic burner and kept the temperature perfectly within a degree or so of the setting. The instructions were decent enough and I had no problems. The SSR worked great on one leg of the torch cable.

This is a fantastic device. Has a bit of a learning curve if you want to customize. I am using this for a heated build bed for my 3D printer. The dead zone was a bit small for configurable mechanical relays. It has a separate alarm relay which I use to actually shut down the entire system in the event of a thermocouple failure or too high a temperature. Full install of what I built using blueprints at: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1256336 Buy thermocouples that work perfectly with this…

The installation was bad for me because I have a lot of experience with electronics and weird little devices with impossible menu systems. This is the only problem you might have with the device. The relay is solid and the PID is small and unobtrusive. I strongly recommend that you insulate whatever you are heating/cooling as much as possible to use this temperature controller effectively. I currently use it to temper steel after hardening and it keeps the temperature (in a well insulated…