Operating instructions
pre-20A software: Select or —whichever
appears.)
From ,press repeatedly until
or appears.
Press . Use the and keys to select
or .
After selecting one of the above, press . Press
to return to .
RATE / Types of Rates
Note: This feature is included on controllers with
software version 18D or newer. To look up your soft
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ware version, see the SOFT option, page 25.
The standard method of programming firing rate is de
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grees of temperaturechange perHOUR. Atthe factory, we
can set up your controller to calculate rate instead as de
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grees of temperature change per MINUTE, or as
ELAPSED TIME needed to reach a temperature. The
RATE option shows you which method your controller
uses:
From ,press repeatedly until
appears.
Press . You will see one of the following:
(Degrees of temperature change per hour)
(Degrees of temperature change per minute)
(Elapsed time needed to reach a temperature)
Only the factory can change the type of rate used in your
controller.
Note: If your controller uses TIME rate, enter the
hours/minutes that each segment will take to reach its
target temperature. (Example: 1 hour, 30 minutes =
01.30.)
COST / Electric Cost Per
Kilowatt-Hour
Note: This feature is included on controllers with
software version 18D or newer. To look up your soft
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ware version, see the SOFT option, page 25.
The controller can figure the cost of a firing if you enter
the cost of electricity for your area (and kiln wattage—see
next option). The cost of electricity is figured in kilo
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watt-hours (KWh). A kilowatt-hour is 1,000 watts of elec
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tricity running for 1 hour. (10 – 100-watt light bulbs glowing
for one hour consume 1 KWh of electricity.)
To find what the power company charges you for a kilo
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watt-hour, look at your electric bill, call your power com
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pany, or visit their website. The electric rate may vary de
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pending on the time of year and amount of electricity you
use. In the summer, rates in some areas are higher. Also,
add the other costs listed on your electric bill, such as power
transmission charges, taxes, etc.
From ,press repeatedly until
appears. Press .
From an electric bill, enter the cost of a kilo
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watt-hour. Place cents to the right of the decimal.
Round off fractions. (Example: Enter 9.25 cents per
kilowatt-hour as 00.09.) Press .
Press to return to .
Note: You can enter the cost in U. S., Canadian, or
Euro cents, British pence, Indian paisas, or any other
money system that is based upon 100 units (i.e. 100
cents = 1 dollar.) If your system is based upon 1000
units, such as the Libyan dirham, the Oman baiza, or
the Kuwait fil, divide the cost by 10. Example: Enter
140 as 00.14. Then multiply by 10 the cost of a firing
shown in the controller display.
KW / Kilowatts Used to Calculate
Firing Cost
Note: This feature is included on controllers with
software version 18D or newer. To look up your soft
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ware version, see the SOFT option, page 25.
To figure the cost to fire your kiln, the controller needs
to know how many kilowatts your kiln uses. Look at your
kiln’s electrical data plate. It is usually on the side of the
switch box. The data plate lists the watts, amps, and volts. If
watts are not listed, multiply amps x volts. (Example: 15
amps x 240 volts = 3,600 watts.)
Divide the wattage of your kiln by 1000, which gives the
kilowatts. (Move the decimal point 3 spaces to the left.)
Examples:
10,800 watts ÷ 1000 = 010.8
4,800 watts ÷ 1000 = 004.8
800 watts ÷ 1000 = 000.8
Enter that amount in the KW option:
From , press repeatedlyuntil
appears. Press .
The controller shows 4 digits for entering kilowatts:
. Enter kilowatts for your kiln.
Press .
Press to return to .
Note: Please do not confuse kilowatts with kilo
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watt-hours. A kilowatt is 1,000 watts. A kilowatt-hour
is 1,000 watts powered for one hour.
To view the cost of a firing, press the key after the kiln
has fired to completion and flashes.
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