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<blockquote data-quote="jdyoung" data-source="post: 1926286" data-attributes="member: 113391"><p>I think this is along the lines of what you meant.</p><p></p><p>This video goes over different brands of annealers, their cost and features compared to the salt annealer.</p><p></p><p>A PID controller is used to keep hot salt temperature consistent. As cases are inserted , the temp will drop. So in lieu of constantly monitoring and adjusting the control of the Lee pot, the PID does this for you while showing the salt temperature. <em>This PID is not provided with the kit</em>. ( in another video, this guy shows how to build this PID which can also be used for lead casting.)</p><p></p><p>The instructions provided with the hot salt kit include guidelines for different temperatures and time intervals. Just as with the video JE Custom provided, one has to experiment with times. So initial setup is going to require a bit of patience, for instance getting the salt level proper for the caliber being used.</p><p></p><p>A metronome app on a phone or pad is used to synchronize dipping and retracting the cases in the proper time intervals. ( I did a search and some of those apps are a free download).</p><p></p><p>After annealing in the hot salt, there <em>is</em> a definite mark on the case indicating the temperature change.</p><p></p><p>It is apparent that the unpolished cases show the annealing level better that polished cases.</p><p></p><p>Testing is simply done by comparing the consistency of resized annealed cases versus unannealed resized cases. More measured consistency is found in the annealed cases. ( <em>he runs the annealed cases through a sizing die measures the bump, does the same with unannealed cases and compares the measurements for consistency.)</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>I believe the PID controller is key to the effectiveness of the salt annealing shown in this video. </em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jdyoung, post: 1926286, member: 113391"] I think this is along the lines of what you meant. This video goes over different brands of annealers, their cost and features compared to the salt annealer. A PID controller is used to keep hot salt temperature consistent. As cases are inserted , the temp will drop. So in lieu of constantly monitoring and adjusting the control of the Lee pot, the PID does this for you while showing the salt temperature. [I]This PID is not provided with the kit[/I]. ( in another video, this guy shows how to build this PID which can also be used for lead casting.) The instructions provided with the hot salt kit include guidelines for different temperatures and time intervals. Just as with the video JE Custom provided, one has to experiment with times. So initial setup is going to require a bit of patience, for instance getting the salt level proper for the caliber being used. A metronome app on a phone or pad is used to synchronize dipping and retracting the cases in the proper time intervals. ( I did a search and some of those apps are a free download). After annealing in the hot salt, there [I]is[/I] a definite mark on the case indicating the temperature change. It is apparent that the unpolished cases show the annealing level better that polished cases. Testing is simply done by comparing the consistency of resized annealed cases versus unannealed resized cases. More measured consistency is found in the annealed cases. ( [I]he runs the annealed cases through a sizing die measures the bump, does the same with unannealed cases and compares the measurements for consistency.) I believe the PID controller is key to the effectiveness of the salt annealing shown in this video. [/I] [/QUOTE]
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