vince pitelka on thu 1 jun 00
Don't know about the possibility of the kiln controller affecting the wheel,
but in my experience, surging on Brent wheels is sometimes caused by poorly
crimped wire terminals within the wheel's electronic control box. They must
have had some real lightweights on the crimping tool for a while, because I
have run into this problem a number of times. I really do like the Brent
wheel, and consider it to be the workhorse for academic studios. But if you
are having trouble with such surging, be sure to check the terminals in the
control box. Just get a crimping tool from Radio shack or an auto supply
store, and remove the spade terminals one-by-one and re-crimp the sleeve
where the wire is inserted into the terminal. You might be amazed.
Good luck -
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
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roger on sat 3 jun 00
Vince's comment about poor terminal crimping on Brent controllers is
right on. I've run into the same problem with Pacifica controllers as
well. Another problem is corrosion of the "spade" portion of the
connection - a little 220 grit sandpaper and elbow grease will fix this.
I've got to the point where my trouble shooting procedure STARTS with
checking the connectors, then moves on to other possibilities.
Roger Korn
McKay Creek Ceramics
North Plains, OR
Vince wrote:
"...but in my experience, surging on Brent wheels is sometimes caused by
poorly
crimped wire terminals within the wheel's electronic control box..."
Tim Havens on sun 4 jun 00
I don't know if I read all the messages but it seems that the kiln is on
when the surging happens. This may sound lame but does the surge happen
when the power kicks on in the kiln ? I have a Brent and worked in a shop
that had an electrical service that was just adequate .The soak cycle for
the crystals drove me mad;speed up ,slow down .
alohaz Tim.
PS. I' real new to this , don't even know if this will get through .
Donald Burroughs on mon 5 jun 00
Dear Tim
The surging you speak of is not uncommon. Although I don't use an
electric wheel, I have notice that my kiln vent (homemade) surges as well
when the controller is cycling. My controller was manufactured by Canadian
Instrumentation and they wre one of the first to manufacture this device. It
has not been an issue for me, but i just though to share this not uncommon
experience with you.
Sincerely, Donald Burroughs
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Subject: Re: Surging Brent Wheels
I don't know if I read all the messages but it seems that the kiln
is on
when the surging happens. This may sound lame but does the surge happen
when the power kicks on in the kiln ? I have a Brent and worked in a shop
that had an electrical service that was just adequate .The soak cycle for
the crystals drove me mad;speed up ,slow down .
alohaz Tim.
PS. I' real new to this , don't even know if this will get through .
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ARTISTINSC@AOL.COM on tue 6 jun 00
I LOST A WHEEL DUE TO BROWN OUT OVERLOAD AT A CRAFT FAIR I WAS VOLUNTEER DEMO
ARTIST.THEY PROMISED I WOULD HAVE A DEDICATED LINE BUT GAVE ME A DEDICATED
CORD,THEY THOUGHT THAT WAS A DEDICATED LINE BUT 20 BOOTHS WERE ON THE
CIRCUIT AND IT BURNED OUT MY CXC BRENT.
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