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digital temperature controllers

updated sat 13 mar 04

 

Arnold Howard on thu 11 mar 04


Hi John,

Thanks for the note.

Someone else wrote the same thing to me: how to control cooling. It helps me
to know what information people need.

Sincerely,

Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P.
arnoldhoward@att.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Hesselberth"
To:
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 8:05 PM
Subject: Re: [CLAYART] Digital temperature controllers


> Hi Arnold,
>
> The question I get asked most is how to program the controller to drop
> in temperature at X degrees per hour when there is no minus sign. It is
> not at all obvious from the instruction manuals than came with mine.
>
> John
> On Monday, March 8, 2004, at 05:04 PM, Arnold Howard wrote:
>
> > hen you were a beginner, what questions did you have? What did you find
> > most confusing about a temperature controller?
> >
> > Do you ever use the Ramp-Hold mode of your controller, or only the
> > Cone-Fire
> > mode?
> >
> > I will probably add your question to Paragon's website. But this is
> > mainly
> > to help me understand what confuses the typical beginner about
> > controllers.
> http://www.frogpondpottery.com
> http://www.masteringglazes.com
>
>
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Ivor and Olive Lewis on fri 12 mar 04


Dear Arnold Howard,
I recently found there is a Data Logger on the market which read temps
up to ~1300=BA C.and records several thousand marks. Results can be fed
into lap top. Cost in Oz is just under $400 Au.
A good instrument to have to back up an automatic system and ideal
for those who have older kilns to which modern controllers could not
be attached.
Best regards,
Ivor Lewis. Redhill, South Australia