Mary White on thu 4 sep 03
In John Hesselberth's recent article in Studio Potter, he says, "I
urge you to consider a computer with your next kiln purchase, or even
to add a computer to your existing manual kiln."
As a hobbyist I really can't justify the expense of a
computer-controlled kiln, but I'm intrigued with the idea of adding
one to the old Duncan. Has anyone done this?
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Mary
on the wet west coast of British Columbia
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John K Dellow on fri 5 sep 03
I have not done this yet , but if you search the net you can find
interface cards which will plug in into
the motherboard and one is able to plug in thermocouple leads . Will
work with windows software.
One link I can think is an English Co. "Windmill ".
You could use an old 486 pc.
John
Mary White wrote:
> In John Hesselberth's recent article in Studio Potter, he says, "I
> urge you to consider a computer with your next kiln purchase, or even
> to add a computer to your existing manual kiln."
>
> As a hobbyist I really can't justify the expense of a
> computer-controlled kiln, but I'm intrigued with the idea of adding
> one to the old Duncan. Has anyone done this?
>
>
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> Mary
> on the wet west coast of British Columbia
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Arnold Howard on fri 5 sep 03
The digital controller add-on for an existing manual-operated kiln is
about $590 retail.
The digital system includes a transformer, the controller, relay(s), a
fuse to protect the controller, and a thermocouple. A reason the
external add-on controller is expensive is that it uses a single relay
instead of several smaller ones. The larger relay is a lot more
expensive than several smaller ones.
If you wanted to make your own system, you could buy a refurbished
controller.
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P.
arnoldhoward@att.net
From: Mary White
> As a hobbyist I really can't justify the expense of a
> computer-controlled kiln, but I'm intrigued with the idea of adding
> one to the old Duncan. Has anyone done this?
piedpotterhamelin@COMCAST.NET on fri 5 sep 03
My wife and I are currently building a 24 by 40 studio that will be located
120 feet away from the house. The electrician will be adding a couple
extra "threaded" pipes for the Ethernet and cable lines needed for when I will
be "communicating" and monitoring my kilns from inside of my home while having
dinner or doing the laundry. This I look so forward to,when the cold and snows
of winter will make this "walk" a very unhappy task for me.
Of course, all kilns should never be left unattended but this allows for some
increased safety and convenience.
If anyone cares to add information about an American source for the interface
card and software, I would greatly appreciate it.
Rick
Arnold Howard on fri 5 sep 03
Orton Foundation sells a computer interface system for kilns.
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P.
arnoldhoward@att.net
From:
> If anyone cares to add information about an American source for the
interface
> card and software, I would greatly appreciate it.
> Rick
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