Earl Brunner on tue 30 jun 98
We fire two Scutt kilns with controllers to cone 5-6 on a regular basis in our
community arts center. My question is, when/if the thermocouple on the
controller fails, what can I expect to happen, meltdown, shut down ????? they
are not sheathed and look fairly corroded. Earl Brunner in beautiful, down
town Las Vegas, where we bisque on the sidewalk.
The Kiln Gods on wed 1 jul 98
I expect to happen, meltdown, shut down ????? they are not sheathed and
look fairly corroded.>
Hi Earl,
Look in your kiln manual. The control will display "FAIL".
Usually if a type K thermocouple looks like it will fail soon........it
will.
Replace it now & save a possible bad firing.
Chris @ Euclid's Kilns and Elements
1-800-296-5456
Web Site: http://www.euclids.com
E-Mail: mail@euclids.com
Liz Dodge on fri 3 jul 98
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>>I expect to happen, meltdown, shut down ????? they are not sheathed and
>look fairly corroded.>
>
>Hi Earl,
>Look in your kiln manual. The control will display "FAIL".
>Usually if a type K thermocouple looks like it will fail soon........it
>will.
>Replace it now & save a possible bad firing.
>Chris @ Euclid's Kilns and Elements
> 1-800-296-5456
>Web Site: http://www.euclids.com
>E-Mail: mail@euclids.com
>
My understanding is tha as a thermocouple wears out it reads temps as
lower than they really are. Try putting a cone in the kiln to test the
accuracy of the thermocouple. Like Chris says, if the thermocouple fails
your controller probably wont fire at all, not overfire.
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