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KILN HELP PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi everyone:
I did a bisque firing last night in my Olympic Kiln with Bartlett controls. It fired fine and turned off and has been cooling all day. I went to see how hot it still was and found the failed light on. This wasn't on when I checked earlier in the day. I did the trouble shooting and it appears all my thermo couples have failed, but the circuit board is fine....so...I've looked through my instructions for the kiln and the controller and can't anything to tell me where these babies are, how to replace them, and what and where to buy them. I am a little anxious becuz I am in the midst of teaching a class to at risk kids and need to appear with all of these bisque fired on Friday. I know I still have time, but might be trekking to Atlanta to get parts if these aren't easy to come by....what do any of you know? Thanks!!!!! -- Stephanie Coleman University of Phoenix Online alt email: 706.467.9579 |
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Stephanie,
The thermocouple is the part that sticks into the kiln and measures the temperature - you should be able to see it sticking through the wall. You might be able to replace it yourself - it's not too hard - but you will need to get a correct replacement from the kiln manufacturer or a reputable supplier. Dave "Stephanie Coleman" wrote in message ... Hi everyone: I did a bisque firing last night in my Olympic Kiln with Bartlett controls. It fired fine and turned off and has been cooling all day. I went to see how hot it still was and found the failed light on. This wasn't on when I checked earlier in the day. I did the trouble shooting and it appears all my thermo couples have failed, but the circuit board is fine....so...I've looked through my instructions for the kiln and the controller and can't anything to tell me where these babies are, how to replace them, and what and where to buy them. I am a little anxious becuz I am in the midst of teaching a class to at risk kids and need to appear with all of these bisque fired on Friday. I know I still have time, but might be trekking to Atlanta to get parts if these aren't easy to come by....what do any of you know? Thanks!!!!! -- Stephanie Coleman University of Phoenix Online alt email: 706.467.9579 |
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Yep thats right. Often called the probe. It is usually covered with a
ceramic sheeth. The thermocouple is the wires inside this sheeth. Personally I would not attempt to monkey around with it myself, but hey many of you probably manage electrical stuff better than me. I do know they are very delecate. Annemarie "Coggo" wrote in message ... Stephanie, The thermocouple is the part that sticks into the kiln and measures the temperature - you should be able to see it sticking through the wall. You might be able to replace it yourself - it's not too hard - but you will need to get a correct replacement from the kiln manufacturer or a reputable supplier. Dave "Stephanie Coleman" wrote in message ... Hi everyone: I did a bisque firing last night in my Olympic Kiln with Bartlett controls. It fired fine and turned off and has been cooling all day. I went to see how hot it still was and found the failed light on. This wasn't on when I checked earlier in the day. I did the trouble shooting and it appears all my thermo couples have failed, but the circuit board is fine....so...I've looked through my instructions for the kiln and the controller and can't anything to tell me where these babies are, how to replace them, and what and where to buy them. I am a little anxious becuz I am in the midst of teaching a class to at risk kids and need to appear with all of these bisque fired on Friday. I know I still have time, but might be trekking to Atlanta to get parts if these aren't easy to come by....what do any of you know? Thanks!!!!! -- Stephanie Coleman University of Phoenix Online alt email: 706.467.9579 |
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On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 17:47:21 -0400, "Stephanie Coleman"
wrote: Hi everyone: I did a bisque firing last night in my Olympic Kiln with Bartlett = controls. It fired fine and turned off and has been cooling all day. I = went to see how hot it still was and found the failed light on. This = wasn't on when I checked earlier in the day. I did the trouble shooting = and it appears all my thermo couples have failed, but the circuit board = is fine.. Whoa! You say *all* the thermocouples have failed? How many are there? I'd find it highly unlikely that 2 or more could fail at the same time... sorta like 2 light bulbs failing at once, only thermocouples are a lot more rugged than lightbulbs. (Unless you crash pots into the ceramic sheath!) Of course, if there is a chance that they have failed one by one unnoticed on prior firings, and now the last one has gone, then maybe that would explain it. However, you say that the circuit board is fine. I assume you mean it's not visually damaged, but if more than one thermocouple has apparently failed at once, this is where I'd suspect the real trouble to be. Best regards, Bob Masta dqatechATdaqartaDOTcom D A Q A R T A Data AcQuisition And Real-Time Analysis www.daqarta.com Home of DaqGen, the FREEWARE signal generator |
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sounds like a failure at the circuit board side. but i don't have that
brand kiln so don't know. call in the main experts! see ya steve |
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I hate to admit this...the troubleshooting guide said they all failed...but
I found I only had one! -- Stephanie Coleman University of Phoenix Online alt email: 706.467.9579 "Bob Masta" wrote in message ... On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 17:47:21 -0400, "Stephanie Coleman" wrote: Hi everyone: I did a bisque firing last night in my Olympic Kiln with Bartlett = controls. It fired fine and turned off and has been cooling all day. I = went to see how hot it still was and found the failed light on. This = wasn't on when I checked earlier in the day. I did the trouble shooting = and it appears all my thermo couples have failed, but the circuit board = is fine.. Whoa! You say *all* the thermocouples have failed? How many are there? I'd find it highly unlikely that 2 or more could fail at the same time... sorta like 2 light bulbs failing at once, only thermocouples are a lot more rugged than lightbulbs. (Unless you crash pots into the ceramic sheath!) Of course, if there is a chance that they have failed one by one unnoticed on prior firings, and now the last one has gone, then maybe that would explain it. However, you say that the circuit board is fine. I assume you mean it's not visually damaged, but if more than one thermocouple has apparently failed at once, this is where I'd suspect the real trouble to be. Best regards, Bob Masta dqatechATdaqartaDOTcom D A Q A R T A Data AcQuisition And Real-Time Analysis www.daqarta.com Home of DaqGen, the FREEWARE signal generator |
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Yeah I wondered about that, while not familiar with your kiln, all the kilns
that I do know only have one ) I figured if it was a Very big kiln it might have more A "Stephanie Coleman" wrote in message ... I hate to admit this...the troubleshooting guide said they all failed...but I found I only had one! -- Stephanie Coleman University of Phoenix Online alt email: 706.467.9579 "Bob Masta" wrote in message ... On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 17:47:21 -0400, "Stephanie Coleman" wrote: Hi everyone: I did a bisque firing last night in my Olympic Kiln with Bartlett = controls. It fired fine and turned off and has been cooling all day. I = went to see how hot it still was and found the failed light on. This = wasn't on when I checked earlier in the day. I did the trouble shooting = and it appears all my thermo couples have failed, but the circuit board = is fine.. Whoa! You say *all* the thermocouples have failed? How many are there? I'd find it highly unlikely that 2 or more could fail at the same time... sorta like 2 light bulbs failing at once, only thermocouples are a lot more rugged than lightbulbs. (Unless you crash pots into the ceramic sheath!) Of course, if there is a chance that they have failed one by one unnoticed on prior firings, and now the last one has gone, then maybe that would explain it. However, you say that the circuit board is fine. I assume you mean it's not visually damaged, but if more than one thermocouple has apparently failed at once, this is where I'd suspect the real trouble to be. Best regards, Bob Masta dqatechATdaqartaDOTcom D A Q A R T A Data AcQuisition And Real-Time Analysis www.daqarta.com Home of DaqGen, the FREEWARE signal generator |
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