David Woof on tue 23 aug 05
Sasho, it appears you guys don't know exactly what you are doing but you
tried anyway, I like that, like that spirit, we need more of that, less
fear and more willingness to try and accept at times the consequence of
failure which is always valuable in the larger picture of background
experience. part of learning the theory as well as the formula. However,
some things require more than daring and a little information.
An electrician is a valuable addition to the people on your mugs at
christmas list. work a deal.
Electricity is opportunistic, it will seek the best ground available, in
this case because you didn't hook up the ground, your spouse provided an
alternate ground, fortunately not a good connection. also because the
ground wasn't hooked up the electricity couldn't flow thru the elements. now
that you have the proper grounding, providing all else is connected right,
your elements should heat. In my opinion, based on experiences of smoked
walls, fried wires, and fellow potter's studios up in flames, one should cut
off the plug and hard wire the kilns wireing into a box designed for the
kilns amperage demands.
David Woof
peering over the edge, reverently taking an irreverent look at everything.
Carl Finch on tue 23 aug 05
At 02:08 PM 8/23/2005, David Woof wrote:
>Electricity is opportunistic, it will seek the best ground available, in
>this case because you didn't hook up the ground, your spouse provided an
>alternate ground, fortunately not a good connection.
I'm with you so far, but...
> also because the ground wasn't hooked up
>the electricity couldn't flow thru the elements.
Now you've lost me. I really doubt that this is correct and can't imagine
how or why it would be so.
Please explain.
--Carl
in Medford, Oregon
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