Mary White on sat 31 dec 05
A few days ago I posted a message about my kiln having apparently
stopped during a bisque and I didn't know what temperature the pots
at reached. On the advice of many (and thanks to you all) I decided
to re-bisque yesterday. However, there's something seriously wrong
with my controller. I turned the kiln off according to the cones and
the colour so the bisque was okay but the readout at that point was
555F! And this after 6 hours instead of the usual 11.
The controller is a stand-alone Bartlett purchased a year and a half
ago and used only 15 times. I checked that the wires going to the
probe are connected securely but beyond that I don't know where to
look. Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Thanks,
--
Mary White
HARBOUR PUBLISHING
Box 219
Madeira Park, BC
V0N 2H0
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Arnold Howard on wed 4 jan 06
From: "Mary White"
, there's something seriously wrong
> with my controller. I turned the kiln off according to the cones and
> the colour so the bisque was okay but the readout at that point was
> 555F! And this after 6 hours instead of the usual 11.
Mary, from what I understand, your controller is off by several hundred
degrees. That is rare. I would replace the thermocouple. If the controller
is still way off, I would return it for repair.
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P., Mesquite, Texas USA
ahoward@paragonweb.com / www.paragonweb.com
William & Susan Schran User on wed 4 jan 06
On 12/31/05 3:21 PM, "Mary White" wrote:
> I turned the kiln off according to the cones and
> the colour so the bisque was okay but the readout at that point was
> 555F! And this after 6 hours instead of the usual 11.
>The controller is a stand-alone Bartlett purchased a year and a half
>ago and used only 15 times. I checked that the wires going to the
>probe are connected securely but beyond that I don't know where to
>look. Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Is the thermocouple (probe) new also, or did you use an old one?
Could be you need to install a new one.
-- William "Bill" Schran
Fredericksburg, Virginia
wschran@cox.net
wschran@nvcc.edu
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