Payne Controls was founded in Princeton, New Jersey in 1959 by Henry E. Payne III under the name Payne Engineering. We pioneered the commercial application of solid state power controls and continue to innovate products designed to outperform and outlast any other electromechanical product available.
Today, we continue our history of excellence by making robust, high quality custom voltage controllers hand-built in Clearfield, Utah. Everything we design and manufacture comes from American craftsmen, operators, machinists, and powder coaters. Our mission is to provide old-school solid state technology for the modern era, creating reliable products that will last for years to come.
Whether you’re an Original Equipment Manufacturer, a manufacturing facility, or even a home brewer, you can trust Payne Controls.
Power Controllers are vital to temperature regulation during manufacturing. Their modulation of electricity from the grid to a heater allows the precise control of temperature that is critical to so many manufacturing processes.
SCR (Silicon Controlled Rectifier) based triac power controllers are up to 99.5% efficient and offer wear-free switching due to the use of thyristor devices, greatly improving reliability and longevity.
Our solid state SCR power controllers outperform electromechanical circuit breakers and mechanical relays with lower power dissipation, higher power weight, and higher power volume. They also provide real-time feedback with accurate measurements and digital processing.
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All models in the 18T Series are single phase, variable voltage controls for small, constant resistance loads. There are three basic models within the series: 18TBP, 18TB, and 18TP. Explore the series
A small unit for desktop or handheld uses. Meant to control loads through hard-wired applications. This unit can be mounted to portable handles or set on a desktop workspace.
A unit for permanent mounting solutions. This is our most robust unit in terms of heat dissipation, and comes with a 4 inch heat sink with the 120v version, or a 6 inch heat sink with the 240v unit. The control plate is mounted to the top of the unit. There is a longer control cord available if specified during your order.
A portable control solution meant to control devices that require a 120v or 240v receptacle. Perfect for soldering irons, hot wire foam cutters, and portable light control applications. Can be configured for desktop or wall/panel mount applications.
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The first two numbers of your serial number will indicate what year your unit was built in. eg: 21-2021
The third character will be a letter correlating to the month in which your unit was manufactured eg: a-january b-february and so forth
The fourth and fifth characters of your serial number will denote the model you have purchased. TB- tb, TP-tp, BP-tbp
The sixth and seventh numbers will show if you have a 120v unit or a 240v unit. 12-120, 24-240
The last five numbers are in order of when they were manufactured in a given year. For example, if you have 10035, you have the 35th unit manufactured that year.
Before ordering a unit, be sure to determine the amp load of the device that you need to control. We offer 4 different fusing options with our units, 5 amp, 10 amp, 15 amp. 25 amp capability is only available for our TB units currently.
We recommend installing your new controller on the positive side of your circuit for 120v applications. For the 240v unit, it can be placed anywhere along the circuit as long as there is nothing in between your device and the unit. We recommend using spade terminals to hook up to the TBP terminal barrier. With the TB units, you can feed a bare wire into the terminal barrier, but we would recommend either tinning the end of the wire or using a ferrule to get the best connection.
At the final step of the manufacturing process, we calibrate the 120v units to be between 6-8 volts minimum, and the 240v units to be between 11-13 volts minimum. This allows the triac to function even when set at the control potentiometer’s lowest value, and it allows a smoother ramping of power from 0%-100% capability.
If the controller is outputting too much voltage when the potentiometer is at its minimum value, you can calibrate it to fit your purposes. There is a trim pot accessible from the side of the unit through either the hole on the left side of the TBP controller, the hole on the top of the TP controller, or fully exposed on the right side of the TB controller. You can adjust this based on the equipment you are controlling, or a true RMS multimeter will give you an accurate reading of the amount of voltage you are putting out at minimum value. If you would like a true zero value when the unit is set at it’s minimum value, you can either calibrate it yourself using the accessible trimmer potentiometer or specify your needs when you order the unit through gordosales.
Your controller comes with a 1 year limited warranty, contingent that the unit is not water damaged, heavily abused, or misfused. Outside of the warranty period, you will always have the option to have your controller repaired, but you will need to pay for shipping to us, and the amount for return shipping will be included in your repair price. You can contact Gordosales customer service, or follow the link on our website at www.payne-controls.com to request repairs to your controller.