Art Casting Journal on thu 7 feb 02
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From: "Maid O'Mud"
To:
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 12:00 PM
Subject: further new (to me) kiln question
Hi there:
I had one response (thanks TB) about my used skutt kiln. I have one more,
rather important question.
I put the 2 (there are only 2) switches on low. The kiln started to hum
(buzz) as per my other (PSH) kiln, but the humming didn't seem to be in
cycles. It simply seemed to be the same pitch, as if I had put the kiln
onto full or high. Is this normal for skutts? Do they simply take less
power at low than at medium or high? Or is this an indiction of a problem.
Ok, lots of questions for one question but I'd prefer to ask questions
and look dumb, rather than plunge in and hurt myself or my equipment.
Sam - Maid O'Mud Pottery
Melbourne, Ontario CANADA
"First, the clay told me what to do.
Then, I told the clay what to do.
Now, we co-operate."
sam 1994
http://www.ody.ca/~scuttell/
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potterybydai on fri 8 feb 02
Hi, Sam - here's how Dan explains our Skutt, which also doesn't cycle:
Two elements are controlled by one switch; on low, they work in series
(half voltage); on medium, one element is off and one is on full; on high,
they're in parallel (full power). Repeat for second switch . I don't
understand electricity at all, so I'm just repeating this verbatim; it's all
Greek to me!
Dai in Kelowna, BC
potterybydai@shaw.ca
Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you
respond to it.
Maid O'Mud on fri 8 feb 02
Hi there:
I had one response (thanks TB) about my used skutt kiln. I have one =
more, rather important question.
I put the 2 (there are only 2) switches on low. The kiln started to hum =
(buzz) as per my other (PSH) kiln, but the humming didn't seem to be in =
cycles. It simply seemed to be the same pitch, as if I had put the kiln =
onto full or high. Is this normal for skutts? Do they simply take less =
power at low than at medium or high? Or is this an indiction of a =
problem.
Ok, lots of questions for one question but I'd prefer to ask =
questions and look dumb, rather than plunge in and hurt myself or my =
equipment.
Sam - Maid O'Mud Pottery
Melbourne, Ontario CANADA
"First, the clay told me what to do.
Then, I told the clay what to do.
Now, we co-operate."
sam 1994
http://www.ody.ca/~scuttell/
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