Does a new kiln controller come already programmed?
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 2:35 pm
Hi everybody!
I hope you are taking good care of yourselves, and using the extra time you have for working with glass, like me. It had been a long time since I spent so much time in my studio.
One of the results was..... that probaley the kiln controller broke.
I have been using Jen Ken kiln with an Orton controller for more than 10 years. 3 days ago, the kiln stopped working with a message FAIL, and then, a message the thermocople is wrong.
Called an electritian. He checked the kiln - then said its not a thermocouple problem but a controller problem [a VERY BIG price difference..]
Changed to Bartlett controller. V6CF While programming it, I discovered to my surprise, that the controller was already pre-programmed - even though I used the PERSONAL program. To me it means that I 'bought' a refurbished controller, not a NEW one.
Am I right?
The electrician says that every new controller MUST come pre-programmed, even at the presonal programmes.
I wonder if I am mistaken, or cheated. Very impoprtant to me... Also, if possible, how much would a Bartlett controller cost in USA?
many thanks in advance
your as always,
stay safe
Havi
I hope you are taking good care of yourselves, and using the extra time you have for working with glass, like me. It had been a long time since I spent so much time in my studio.
One of the results was..... that probaley the kiln controller broke.
I have been using Jen Ken kiln with an Orton controller for more than 10 years. 3 days ago, the kiln stopped working with a message FAIL, and then, a message the thermocople is wrong.
Called an electritian. He checked the kiln - then said its not a thermocouple problem but a controller problem [a VERY BIG price difference..]
Changed to Bartlett controller. V6CF While programming it, I discovered to my surprise, that the controller was already pre-programmed - even though I used the PERSONAL program. To me it means that I 'bought' a refurbished controller, not a NEW one.
Am I right?
The electrician says that every new controller MUST come pre-programmed, even at the presonal programmes.
I wonder if I am mistaken, or cheated. Very impoprtant to me... Also, if possible, how much would a Bartlett controller cost in USA?
many thanks in advance
your as always,
stay safe
Havi