David Martin Hershey on thu 12 aug 04
Hi All on this thread,
Thanks for all the info on the mercury relays.
It just doesn't seem economical to upgrade my old kiln, when mech relays
only cost $25 US.
If I burned up my logic board then maybe, but then I would want to upgrade
to 3 zone thermo's as well, and then we get into another whole realm of
cost.
I would probably be better served selling my Skutt, (which I am very happy
with) and getting something else. But before I do that, I want to get a
digital baby test kiln to use for constant testing.
Arnold, I have to say here that I have been lusting after one of your front
loading Dragon kilns. Top loaders are great for the price, but have serious
ergonomic problems when it comes to back health-especially if you
fire a lot.
William, you may be right about ever leaving a kiln unattended, but in
reality people do it all the time.
When I was in art school they (perhaps foolishly) left up to 3 large gas
fires and 2 electrics all running at the same time, with nobody in the
studio.
(we used to sneak in at 2 in the a.m. sometimes...;-)
With that in mind, I had this concept that I wanted to throw out there.
I was thinking that I would like to monitor my studio remotely over the web.
I know there is some software written for kilns, but haven't really looked
into it yet. I would just like a very simple display of kiln temperature and
room temperature. Also I would have a web cam to see what was going on.
I have broadband at home & studio, so constant monitoring would not be a
problem. Then I'd like to be able to program in a loud temperature warning
alarm to wake me up if necessary.
Has anyone ever heard of someone or some company that has a setup like this?
Best, DMH
Beautiful Hermosa Beach CA USA
William Melstrom on fri 13 aug 04
DMH wrote:
I know there is some software written for kilns, but haven't really looked
into it yet.
David, consider looking into it. Bartlett Industries' KISS software works
very well.
William Melstrom
Austin, Texas
Arnold Howard on mon 16 aug 04
Orton and Bartlett have computer programs that allow you to monitor a firing
from a personal computer. By using PC Anywhere, you could monitor a kiln
from a remote location through the Internet.
However, even if you monitored the kiln with a computer program, it is still
possible for the kiln to overfire without detection by the program.
Examples:
You select the wrong firing program.
You enter the wrong temperature.
The thermocouple has been bumped out of the kiln, causing a limited
overfire.
A component on the temperature controller fails.
I think it is better to check on the kiln in person.
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P., Mesquite, Texas USA
arnoldhoward@att.net / www.paragonweb.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Martin Hershey"
> I was thinking that I would like to monitor my studio remotely over the
web.
>
> I know there is some software written for kilns, but haven't really looked
> into it yet. I would just like a very simple display of kiln temperature
and
> room temperature. Also I would have a web cam to see what was going on.
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