My Orton controller - did it go wrong??
Posted: Fri Jun 07, 2019 5:52 pm
Hello dear friends!
A while ago I was doing a mesh melt. Went as high as 1700F. I stayed there a bit more than recommended, as I wanted maximum glass to flow thru the mesh.
Was watching the kiln every once in a while - and it seemed to be working OK.
Then, about 5-6 hours after I started the firing, before going to bed for the night [probably after the annealing, ] I checked on the kiln, and was shocked to see that it stopped working!!!
It showed some strange remark , which upon checking in the manual - I learnt that it meant 'administrative warning' - or similar.
I was scared to hell, could not call anybody here [Israel] it was too late at night. Then called an American friend in USA , whose knowledge and experience I appreciate a lot.
He told me to shut the kiln off, and even unplug it - to make sure that it will not re-start . Wait until the morning, when the kiln cools down, and see what happened. It was a good advise. [MANY THANKS, B.!]
Luckily enough, the piece was done already, and it seems to me that the controller stopped working when upon going down at a rate of 180 degrees F [100 metrical].
My question is - Is typical to Orton in general,[I am sure it was AFTER annealing, as it looks OK], or is this my private controller ?
I would appreciate your comments and experience.
Many thanks,
Havi
A while ago I was doing a mesh melt. Went as high as 1700F. I stayed there a bit more than recommended, as I wanted maximum glass to flow thru the mesh.
Was watching the kiln every once in a while - and it seemed to be working OK.
Then, about 5-6 hours after I started the firing, before going to bed for the night [probably after the annealing, ] I checked on the kiln, and was shocked to see that it stopped working!!!
It showed some strange remark , which upon checking in the manual - I learnt that it meant 'administrative warning' - or similar.
I was scared to hell, could not call anybody here [Israel] it was too late at night. Then called an American friend in USA , whose knowledge and experience I appreciate a lot.
He told me to shut the kiln off, and even unplug it - to make sure that it will not re-start . Wait until the morning, when the kiln cools down, and see what happened. It was a good advise. [MANY THANKS, B.!]
Luckily enough, the piece was done already, and it seems to me that the controller stopped working when upon going down at a rate of 180 degrees F [100 metrical].
My question is - Is typical to Orton in general,[I am sure it was AFTER annealing, as it looks OK], or is this my private controller ?
I would appreciate your comments and experience.
Many thanks,
Havi