Steve Dalton on sun 24 oct 04
Greetings,
I'm working on a friends little Paragon kiln that she uses for glass
beads and such.
I've got some ideas on what might be wrong with it, but I wanted to see
what
everyone thought of them. Arnold from Paragon, are you still on?
When she turned it on, the element got super hot and turned bright
yellow. She
turned it off and discovered after it cooled the element had burned
itself out. She
did the temp repair of interlacing the elements. She tried it again,
but this time
the cord from the control box to the element burned out. Lots of smoke
and sparks!
I have it now. Yes, the element and the cord from the control box to
the element
needs to be replaced. I'm thinking the switch in the control box is
the problem.
The kiln is 9x9 and 110. She swears that she plugged it into 110 when
she tried it.
She bought it used and doesn't have any of the papers or the book that
came with it.
Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thank you,
Steve Dalton
Clear Creek Pottery
Snohomish, Wa
Rod Wuetherick on sun 24 oct 04
Steve,
I suspect you are trying to draw far to much amperage from 1 110 circuit. I
have a small paragon test kiln bout' 12-15 years old as well, it is 220!
Though as you mentioned I would check with Arnold from paragon first.
Rod
Arnold Howard on tue 26 oct 04
Steve, it sounds like the kiln has been mis-wired, or it could have the
wrong element. If you could send the kiln model number, I will try to find a
wiring diagram.
The kiln's model number (for any brand of kiln) is located on the side of
the switch box.
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P., Mesquite, Texas USA
arnoldhoward@att.net / www.paragonweb.com
From: "Steve Dalton"
> I'm working on a friends little Paragon kiln that she uses for glass
> beads and such.
> I've got some ideas on what might be wrong with it, but I wanted to see
> what
> everyone thought of them. Arnold from Paragon, are you still on?
>
> When she turned it on, the element got super hot and turned bright
> yellow. She
> turned it off and discovered after it cooled the element had burned
> itself out. She
> did the temp repair of interlacing the elements. She tried it again,
> but this time
> the cord from the control box to the element burned out. Lots of smoke
> and sparks!
>
> I have it now. Yes, the element and the cord from the control box to
> the element
> needs to be replaced. I'm thinking the switch in the control box is
> the problem.
>
> The kiln is 9x9 and 110. She swears that she plugged it into 110 when
> she tried it.
>
> She bought it used and doesn't have any of the papers or the book that
> came with it.
Steve Dalton on fri 29 oct 04
Hi Arnold,
Thanks for replying, I wasn't sure If you were still on Clay Art.
All I can find is Paragon PCB-1. I have looked everywhere else.
I was also off on the size, it's 9 x 4 1/2 with only 1 element. I
pulled the control box apart and noticed a real strong 'plastic'
smell from the switch.
I also just checked out Paragon's website and I have a sinking
feeling about this kiln. It looks as though PCB-1 is just the switch
and there is no actual PCB-1 kiln. Whatever light you can shed on this
would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Steve Dalton
On Tuesday, October 26, 2004, at 09:42 AM, Arnold Howard wrote:
> Steve, it sounds like the kiln has been mis-wired, or it could have the
> wrong element. If you could send the kiln model number, I will try to
> find a
> wiring diagram.
>
> The kiln's model number (for any brand of kiln) is located on the side
> of
> the switch box.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Arnold Howard
> Paragon Industries, L.P., Mesquite, Texas USA
> arnoldhoward@att.net / www.paragonweb.com
>
> From: "Steve Dalton"
>> I'm working on a friends little Paragon kiln that she uses for glass
>> beads and such.
>> I've got some ideas on what might be wrong with it, but I wanted to
>> see
>> what
>> everyone thought of them. Arnold from Paragon, are you still on?
>>
>> When she turned it on, the element got super hot and turned bright
>> yellow. She
>> turned it off and discovered after it cooled the element had burned
>> itself out. She
>> did the temp repair of interlacing the elements. She tried it again,
>> but this time
>> the cord from the control box to the element burned out. Lots of
>> smoke
>> and sparks!
>>
>> I have it now. Yes, the element and the cord from the control box to
>> the element
>> needs to be replaced. I'm thinking the switch in the control box is
>> the problem.
>>
>> The kiln is 9x9 and 110. She swears that she plugged it into 110 when
>> she tried it.
>>
>> She bought it used and doesn't have any of the papers or the book that
>> came with it.
>
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Steve Dalton
Clear Creek Pottery
Snohomish, Wa
clearcreekpottery.com
Arnold Howard on tue 2 nov 04
Hi Steve,
Yes, the PCB-1 is a separate control box. I believe your kiln is an E-9AX,
but I'm not sure, because I don't have the data from the electrical data
plate. I think the element burned out due to a loose connection. This is
easy to repair, and we have the elements. When replacing the element, please
make sure the connectors are tight.
If you want to order an element, please call 800-876-4328. One of the CSRs
will help you determine which one you will need.
Thanks for using a Paragon kiln,
Sincerely,
Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P., Mesquite, Texas USA
arnoldhoward@att.net / www.paragonweb.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dalton"
To:
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 11:11 AM
Subject: Re: [CLAYART] Little Paragon Kiln
> Hi Arnold,
> Thanks for replying, I wasn't sure If you were still on Clay Art.
>
> All I can find is Paragon PCB-1. I have looked everywhere else.
> I was also off on the size, it's 9 x 4 1/2 with only 1 element. I
> pulled the control box apart and noticed a real strong 'plastic'
> smell from the switch.
>
> I also just checked out Paragon's website and I have a sinking
> feeling about this kiln. It looks as though PCB-1 is just the switch
> and there is no actual PCB-1 kiln. Whatever light you can shed on this
> would be greatly appreciated.
> Thank you
> Steve Dalton
> On Tuesday, October 26, 2004, at 09:42 AM, Arnold Howard wrote:
>
>> Steve, it sounds like the kiln has been mis-wired, or it could have the
>> wrong element. If you could send the kiln model number, I will try to
>> find a
>> wiring diagram.
>>
>> The kiln's model number (for any brand of kiln) is located on the side
>> of
>> the switch box.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Arnold Howard
>> Paragon Industries, L.P., Mesquite, Texas USA
>> arnoldhoward@att.net / www.paragonweb.com
>>
>> From: "Steve Dalton"
>>> I'm working on a friends little Paragon kiln that she uses for glass
>>> beads and such.
>>> I've got some ideas on what might be wrong with it, but I wanted to
>>> see
>>> what
>>> everyone thought of them. Arnold from Paragon, are you still on?
>>>
>>> When she turned it on, the element got super hot and turned bright
>>> yellow. She
>>> turned it off and discovered after it cooled the element had burned
>>> itself out. She
>>> did the temp repair of interlacing the elements. She tried it again,
>>> but this time
>>> the cord from the control box to the element burned out. Lots of
>>> smoke
>>> and sparks!
>>>
>>> I have it now. Yes, the element and the cord from the control box to
>>> the element
>>> needs to be replaced. I'm thinking the switch in the control box is
>>> the problem.
>>>
>>> The kiln is 9x9 and 110. She swears that she plugged it into 110 when
>>> she tried it.
>>>
>>> She bought it used and doesn't have any of the papers or the book that
>>> came with it.
>>
>> _______________________________________________________________________
>> _______
>> Send postings to clayart@lsv.ceramics.org
>>
>> You may look at the archives for the list or change your subscription
>> settings from http://www.ceramics.org/clayart/
>>
>> Moderator of the list is Mel Jacobson who may be reached at
>> melpots@pclink.com.
>>
>>
> Steve Dalton
> Clear Creek Pottery
> Snohomish, Wa
> clearcreekpottery.com
>
> ______________________________________________________________________________
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>
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>
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