Fredrick Paget on sun 26 jan 03
The easiest way to do this would be to put an Omega NMP plug on the end of
each thermocouple wire and rig a short pigtail into the controller box with
an Omega socket on the end that hangs out of the controller. Omega makes
little plugs for thermocouples that have metal in the prongs and sockets to
match the metal in the thermocouple so you don't get a spurious
thermojunction where you hook up.
Then to switch you unplug one and plug in the other.
I have a similar controller and I use it for two kilns but I have chosen to
just move the thermocouple from one kiln to the other.
http://www.omega.com/ppt/pptsc.asp?ref=NMP&Nav=temg03
Usual disclaimer - I am just a customer of Omega.
Fred Paget
>Hi All,
>I'm wondering if there is a way to rig two thermocouples to a single =
>kiln controller (a wall-mounted Bartlett Instruments
Greg Lamont
From Fred Paget, Marin County, California, USA
Greg Lamont on sun 26 jan 03
Hi All,
I'm wondering if there is a way to rig two thermocouples to a single =
kiln controller (a wall-mounted Bartlett Instruments unit sold through =
Olympic Kilns). Could each kiln be fitted with its own thermocouple and =
the leads be run to an A-B terminal of some sort such that the =
controller would read one kiln or the other? Only one kiln would be =
plugged in to the outlet on the controller at any given time, of course. =
It would just be so that I don't have to continually move the =
thermocouple between kilns. Advise on how to wire this up would be =
helpful. Thanks!
Greg=20
John Rodgers on mon 27 jan 03
You might be able to rig a switching circuit that would allow you to
select which kiln you wanted to operate.
John Rodgers
Birmingham, AL
Greg Lamont wrote:
>Hi All,
>I'm wondering if there is a way to rig two thermocouples to a single kiln controller (a wall-mounted Bartlett Instruments unit sold through Olympic Kilns). Could each kiln be fitted with its own thermocouple and the leads be run to an A-B terminal of some sort such that the controller would read one kiln or the other? Only one kiln would be plugged in to the outlet on the controller at any given time, of course. It would just be so that I don't have to continually move the thermocouple between kilns. Advise on how to wire this up would be helpful. Thanks!
>
>Greg
>
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Fraley on mon 27 jan 03
Greg,
I have a Skutt 1227 and a little old L&L I use for testing hooked up to
one wall hung Skutt controller. In my opinion switching the plug back and
forth is more of a hassel that the thermocouple. I usually slide out my
thermo when loading/unloading just to make sure it doesn't get wacked with a
shelf. I don't know what Olympic does but Skutt puts in a nice refactory
tube in that lets the thermo slide in and out easily (maybe that would
help). As for the power supply we hooked up a double outlet to the
controller and just remember to always have the cone sitter tripped off on
the unused kiln.
Toby Atticus Fraley
Fraley's Artshop
www.pulsenet.com/~artshop
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Lamont"
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Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 7:20 PM
Subject: 2 kilns on 1 controller?
Hi All,
I'm wondering if there is a way to rig two thermocouples to a single kiln
controller (a wall-mounted Bartlett Instruments unit sold through Olympic
Kilns). Could each kiln be fitted with its own thermocouple and the leads
be run to an A-B terminal of some sort such that the controller would read
one kiln or the other? Only one kiln would be plugged in to the outlet on
the controller at any given time, of course. It would just be so that I
don't have to continually move the thermocouple between kilns. Advise on
how to wire this up would be helpful. Thanks!
Greg
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