Just pulled it again. More weeping at the base even though it is vertically mounted.
Relay is an Aromat (now Panasonic) HL1-DC24V-H22
i found it here:
http://www.onlinecomponents.net/search-results.cfm?searchtype=cont&startrow=51&prevstype=pnStart&SITE=&MFFILTER=&INSTOCKFILTER=0&SEARCHTEXT=HL&DOALL=1&MFLIST=
It's not in stock, no data sheet, but the it you go here to a similar one (not the same) it describes the relay.
http://www.onlinecomponents.net/buy/PANASONIC-EW-AROMAT/HL1-H-DC24V/
this one as best I can read (white text on clear body)
15A 1/3 HP 125,250V AC
10A 30V DC
max 10 amp when used in a socket
I'm going to call the dryer mfg. tomorrow and see if they have one in stock. if not, I may have to create my own temp control (as you suggest) because these guys are very expensive in terms of replacement parts.
Each of the heating elements is $600. Elsewhere, $400, so a temp control from them may be cost prohibitive.
major issue right now is I'm getting behind in production (was supposed to have finished 250 handmade shirts this weekend...didn't even get to set up the infrastructure instead), so my hope is to get this thing working quickly and cheaply, then go back and make it better. It's an extremely simple machine, but my 1991 dryer that I paid about $1K for in a package deal goes for about $8K today, with the only difference being the controller interface, and no rust!
