Temperature switch

Posted on 27 January 2008 by Kieren

The final part of my heatsink arrangement in the greenhouse is a temperature switch to control the PC fan.

I ordered the temperature switch from Maplins but I had no idea that it came unassembled…. so I had to buy a soldering iron and teach myself to solder too!

Anyway, after a bit of largely unsuccessful practicing, I set about building the switch and have now finished it:

The completed temperature switch

I may not be the neatest solderer in the world but, for my first attempt, I don’t think it’s too bad:

My first bit of soldering (the temperature switch)