>>Explain using the terms that are on the firmware.
>>There isn't pwm % anywhere.
As i guess heating cycle is pwm-temp reading-pwm-pid
and pwm timer in menu sets lentgh of all cycle
adc delay means only time break in pwm cycle and in menu u shift from cycle begining so pid get info after some more heating is done, but calculates power shift based on temp read in middle of cycle.
example:
pwm cycle set to 50ms (100%)
adc delay set to 15ms (30% of pwm setting)
14 ms heating - temp measure break- 35 ms heating, pid calculation for next cycle
settings, idle, boiling tea:
example 2:
pwm cycle set to 50 ms (100%)
adc delay set to 26ms (52%)
25ms heating - temp measure break - 24 ms heating , pid calculation for next cycle
settings, idle, boiling tea:
So i dont get spikes now, pid dumps most power when needed, and doesnt overheat.
>>I repeat asking the firmware version? It's clearly in the settings, sw version.
1.10
>>When you flash a different version, ensure to make a full reset to reset all stored data.
i have no eeprom installed and flash erased before flashing
>>So you are worrried about tip life, but running them at 145% the rated power...?
it`s 9 ohm nichrome heater, it last forever on 4 amps. im using vapes where 0,5mm 1 ohm nichrome heaters suffer 30 amps for years.
>>I tried that, the tips quickly loose their abilility to transfer the heat, after some weeks the temperature started to jump and the tip died.
thats caused by microarcs on loose tip clamps because 30v is enough to arc through air. u must spotweld or at least solder tip end clamps. no problems on genuine tips - they are spotwelded, chinese are only clamped.