Kris Bliss on tue 2 dec 08
Hello all,
I have a Skutt modle km-1227 automatic kiln.
here is my story....
while quinn and i were loading the bisque, the doggone
thing started rising in temp.. what the %&**!!
bumped the controller with my knee... Turn it \
off i said tried he did ... nope.. so tripped the
breaker...
next am i came in to turn on the olympic and discovered
he had turned on the skutt...hmmm well seems to be ok..
came back coupla hours later... skutt off with error2
code.. hmmm ok.
so today i was unloading the little guy and i bumped
the controller box and the thing took off again, felt
like the top ring on high...what the &*%%!! would not
respond to stop.
shut off breaker.
oh oh. now what? well write to my buddies on clayart
of course.
thank you for any/all input... there is only one guy
in this town that repairs kilns but i should have some
kind of idea what is needed before i call him.
bliss
jonathan byler on wed 3 dec 08
you may have a faulty relay. if it is an intermittent problem, it may
be hard to diagnose. usually in my experience, the contacts get
fused closed, as a result of the arcing that occurs when the contacts
open and close. they have a limited number of times that they will
open and close without failure. change out the faulty power relay,
perhaps all of them for good measure, and your problem should go away.
jon byler
3-D Building Coordinator
Art Department
Auburn University, AL 36849
On Dec 2, 2008, at 9:27 PM, Kris Bliss wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I have a Skutt modle km-1227 automatic kiln.
>
> here is my story....
>
> while quinn and i were loading the bisque, the doggone
> thing started rising in temp.. what the %&**!!
> bumped the controller with my knee... Turn it \
> off i said tried he did ... nope.. so tripped the
> breaker...
>
> next am i came in to turn on the olympic and discovered
> he had turned on the skutt...hmmm well seems to be ok..
>
> came back coupla hours later... skutt off with error2
> code.. hmmm ok.
>
> so today i was unloading the little guy and i bumped
> the controller box and the thing took off again, felt
> like the top ring on high...what the &*%%!! would not
> respond to stop.
>
> shut off breaker.
>
> oh oh. now what? well write to my buddies on clayart
> of course.
>
> thank you for any/all input... there is only one guy
> in this town that repairs kilns but i should have some
> kind of idea what is needed before i call him.
>
> bliss
Kris Bliss on wed 3 dec 08
Thank you john and vantuil,
i will order the relays...
kris
Peggy and Barry Dalberto on wed 3 dec 08
Hi,
There have been some problems with a certain brand of relay which Skutt
was putting in their kilns. Did you call Skutt? Ask for Perry, he is
quite helpfull. Hopefully you will get Skutt to send you a field
replacement kit with adapter plate for free. The instructions are easy
and it's a snap to do it yourself. I had no problem switching them out.
Peggy
jonathan byler wrote:
> you may have a faulty relay. if it is an intermittent problem, it may
> be hard to diagnose. usually in my experience, the contacts get
> fused closed, as a result of the arcing that occurs when the contacts
> open and close. they have a limited number of times that they will
> open and close without failure. change out the faulty power relay,
> perhaps all of them for good measure, and your problem should go away.
>
> jon byler
> 3-D Building Coordinator
> Art Department
> Auburn University, AL 36849
>
> On Dec 2, 2008, at 9:27 PM, Kris Bliss wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I have a Skutt modle km-1227 automatic kiln.
>>
>> here is my story....
>>
>> while quinn and i were loading the bisque, the doggone
>> thing started rising in temp.. what the %&**!!
>> bumped the controller with my knee... Turn it \
>> off i said tried he did ... nope.. so tripped the
>> breaker...
>>
>> next am i came in to turn on the olympic and discovered
>> he had turned on the skutt...hmmm well seems to be ok..
>>
>> came back coupla hours later... skutt off with error2
>> code.. hmmm ok.
>>
>> so today i was unloading the little guy and i bumped
>> the controller box and the thing took off again, felt
>> like the top ring on high...what the &*%%!! would not
>> respond to stop.
>>
>> shut off breaker.
>>
>> oh oh. now what? well write to my buddies on clayart
>> of course.
>>
>> thank you for any/all input... there is only one guy
>> in this town that repairs kilns but i should have some
>> kind of idea what is needed before i call him.
>>
>> bliss
>
>
Sam or Mary Yancy on wed 3 dec 08
--- On Wed, 12/3/08, Kris Bliss wrote:
From: Kris Bliss
Subject: Re: skutt kiln gone insane
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Date: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 11:32 AM
Thank you john and vantuil,
i will order the relays...
kris
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