Arnold Howard on tue 12 oct 04
Automatic models?
Sincultura, does your Duncan kiln have a 3-position rocker switch? That
switch is designed to slow down the firing. If you have the switch, try
turning it to MANUAL LOW for the first two hours of firing. Then turn the
switch to AUTOMATIC.
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P., Mesquite, Texas USA
arnoldhoward@att.net / www.paragonweb.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sincultura 13"
> My kiln is an EA/DA-820 with no override switch to fire it manually. Since
I had notices that the temperature raises pretty fast on it, what I did was
place a post to keep the kiln's lid propped open a couple of inches for the
first four hours. After two hours the kiln stopped switching on and off
every 60 seconds. As the elements became glowing red and I didn't notice any
difference in the elements intensity when every hour I turned the dial
counter clockwise as I was told I should do with infinite switches when
firing hand built/wheel thrown pieces.
>
> I sat down and read the PDF manual again and became more confused when I
noticed this. In the page 22 (24 on the PDF file)of the LX-914 manual is
said that in the automatic mode after two hours the kiln goes to whatever
you dialed on the infinite switch. The on page 32 (34 on the PDF file) under
a section named "How Your Duncan Automatic Kiln Works" says, and I quote:
"In the Automatic position, the kiln will go through the two-hour warm-up
and then remain on high until the kiln-sitter drops".
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