How the TrolMaster Beta-4 Handles Day and Night Apart
Two set points rather than one is the reason to choose this over a plain thermostat. A room under lamps carries a heat load that disappears when they go off. A single target then either overcools in the dark or undercools in the light. The Beta-4 holds a separate figure for each and moves between them on its own. A photocell built into the unit does that switching by reading room light. Nothing has to be wired to the lighting circuit, and no timer has to be kept in step with it. The control range is forty to a hundred degrees Fahrenheit. Three buttons and a digital display cover the whole interface. A temperature sensor comes in the box alongside the controller. The device being switched plugs into an outlet on the underside of the unit, which keeps the installation to two plugs and a sensor lead.
The Deadband and the Load Rating
The deadband on this unit is fixed at five degrees Fahrenheit, and that number is worth understanding before it goes in. Deadband is the gap between switching on and switching off. Five degrees is wide, which protects a compressor from short cycling and suits an air conditioner or a heater well. It also means the room genuinely swings five degrees, so anything wanting tighter control needs a different device. Now the part to check before connecting anything. The fitted fuse is rated at six amps at two hundred and fifty volts. Keep the connected load below six amps. The output switch is a triac. Input is a hundred and twenty volts AC on a 1.8 m cord, and the packed unit is 275 by 87 by 94 mm at 0.56 kg.
Key Features
- Set points: Separate day and night temperature targets held by the unit
- Switching: A built-in photocell reads room light and changes between them
- Control range: Forty to a hundred degrees Fahrenheit
- Deadband: Fixed at five degrees Fahrenheit, which is a wide band
- Short cycling: That wide band protects a compressor from rapid switching
- Interface: Three buttons and a digital display
- Connection: The controlled device plugs into an outlet on the underside
- Output type: A triac, which is a solid state switch for alternating current
- Load limit: Keep the connected load within the six amp fuse
- In the box: The controller and a temperature sensor
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| SKU | BETA-4 |
| Brand | TrolMaster |
| Type | Day and night temperature controller |
| Input voltage | 120 VAC |
| Output switch | Triac |
| Fuse rating | 6 A at 250 V |
| Power cord | 1.8 m |
| Temperature control range | 40 to 100 F |
| Temperature deadband | 5 F, fixed |
| Day and night switching | By built-in photocell |
| Package dimensions | 275 x 87 x 94 mm |
| Package weight | 0.56 kg |
| Package contents | 1 temperature controller and 1 temperature sensor |
| Barcode | 6970207970441 |