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What Is a PID Controller in an Espresso Machine? (www.beanground.com)
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[–] JohnnyHammersticks 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's the same as a PID in any device that has a heater?

Whether it's a $100 3d printer or a $60k seven stage SMD oven, if it has a heater it has a PID controller. It just tells hot thing how hot to get and how to get that hot.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sure, but it seems you missed the point of the article.

[–] JohnnyHammersticks 0 points 1 year ago

According to the article they added a PID to the machine to maintain a specific temperature.

Kind of like my first comment said, it holds temperature.