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Add Note Edit Step 17 — Finishing touches  ¶ 

  • Label the the heating and cooling outlets appropriately. I used black-on-clear labeling tape in a thermal label printer.

  • Connect the temperature sensor leads to the binding posts.

  • Plug in the C13 power cable.

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Add Note Edit Step 18 — Testing and use  ¶ 

  • Plug a small lamp into the heating socket.

  • Follow the manual procedure for adjusting the STC-1000 set point well above room temperature. The lamp should come on with a click.

  • Adjust the STC-1000 set point well below room temperature. The lamp should turn off.

  • Move the lamp to the cooling socket. It should illuminate.

  • Though I found my controller to be accurate within the advertised 1C margin, your mileage may vary. You should calibrate the STC-1000's temperature reading against an accurate analog or digital thermometer. The STC-1000 includes a user-adjustable linear offset up to 10 degrees plus or minus.

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Sous-vide eggs, which are cooked in the shell, are a great place to start experimenting with this controller. I find an hour at 65C gives an absolutely perfect soft-boiled egg.

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