Temperature Controller
This circuit is a simple temperature controller using an NTC thermistor sensor, an op-
The unit is powered from 12v DC which is derived from a half wave rectified 12.6v AC source and a 12V regulator IC.
The photo on the right shows the printed circuit board holding the controller components plus two larger electrolytic capacitors at the back that are not part of the controller and may be ignored.
The sensor head consists of the NTC thermistor held in a simple bent metal (tin plate) clip with an epoxy resin adhesive. The metal clip should be a snug but not tight fit with the thermistor.
This controller is used in two of my home built power supplies and has proved to be very reliable.
To reduce the hysterisis increase R2 to a maximum of 4M7. Some hysterisis is required to prevent the circuit oscillating at the control temperature threshold.