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FireLite

 Furnace Operations Manual

Version 1.00.7 – 1/05

Furnace Requirements

USE OF THIS OVEN IN ANY MANNER NOT

PROSCRIBED IN THIS MANUAL MAY RENDER

OPERATOR SAFETY FEATURES INEFFECTIVE.

• Turn on the furnace using the power switch located on

the left side of the furnace. The display will light up and
the furnace will perform a series of internal self-tests.
During these self-tests you will hear the pump turn on

and off.

• The lift will lower. Place the firing tray on the center of

the lift table.

If you experience a power outage while firing, the firing table
can be raised or lowered manually.

1. Open the back cover by removing the screws on the left

side with an Allen wrench as seen in Figure 1.

2. With pliers, turn the metal rod located to the right of the

shaft as seen in Figure 2.

• The furnace requires 120 VAC and 12 amps of current.

A special heavy-duty power cord has been supplied with
your furnace.

DO NOT OPERATE ON ANY OTHER POWER CORD.

DO NOT OPERATE WITH AN EXTENSION CORD.

OPERATING THIS FURNACE ON A CIRCUIT WITH

OTHER FURNACES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES

THAT REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT POWER MAY CAUSE A

CIRCUIT BREAKER TO TRIP. INSTALL THE HEAVY-DUTY

SAFETY GROUNDED POWER CORD AND PLUG THE

FURNACE INTO A GROUNDED OUTLET.

• Position the furnace so the front is facing you. Be sure

to have at least eight inches on all sides of the furnace to
allow sufficient air flow to keep the furnace cool. Do not
place anything flammable near the furnace.

• Minimum ambient room temperature 60

°

 F (15.5

°

 C).

Maximum ambient room temperature 80

°

 F (26.6

°

 C).

Minimum relative humidity 45%. Maximum relative
humidity 60%.

• The mains power On/Off switch is located on the left

side of the chassis. It is a rocker-type switch with a “1”
and a “0” symbol embossed on it. When the “1” side is
depressed, the mains power will be applied to the oven.

When the “0” side is depressed, the mains power will be
removed from the oven. Never position the oven in such
an orientation where the operator has to lean over the
top of the oven to reach the mains power switch.

• The triangular black and yellow sticker on the front center

edge of the muffle hood is a warning that the metallic
surface can become hot to the touch. Never place your
hand on this surface or lean on the top of the hood when

the unit is in operation.

Figure 1

Figure 2

Summary of Contents for FireLite

Page 1: ...FireLite Operation Manual Whip Mix Corporation 361 Farmington Ave P O Box 17183 Louisville KY 40217 0183 USA 502 637 1451 800 626 5651 Fax 502 634 4512 www whipmix com ...

Page 2: ... English and Metric 7 Night Mode 8 Idle Temperature Operation 8 Chapter Two Special Function Input Customize Program Finish Tune 9 Fast Cool with Vacuum 10 Adjusting Calibrations for Low Fusing and High Fusing Porcelains 10 Adjust High Fusing Porcelain Calibration 10 Adjust Low Fusing Porcelain Calibration 10 Displaying Muffle Hours 11 Displaying Software Version 11 Error Messages 11 Specification...

Page 3: ... from the table and pack it in the accessory box Damage to the oven will result from shipment of the oven with the firing tray inside the muffle Push the up button to run the table to the muffle Install the orange aluminum shipping bar underneath the table by reversing the above instructions Before the power is disconnected use the front panel up arrow button to raise the platform to its full up p...

Page 4: ... ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES THAT REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT POWER MAY CAUSE A CIRCUIT BREAKERTOTRIP INSTALLTHE HEAVY DUTY SAFETY GROUNDED POWER CORD AND PLUGTHE FURNACE INTO A GROUNDED OUTLET Position the furnace so the front is facing you Be sure to have at least eight inches on all sides of the furnace to allow sufficient air flow to keep the furnace cool Do not place anything flammable near the furnace Min...

Page 5: ...uum Pump at the rear of the furnace Note The vacuum pump will only run continuously Whenever a program requires vacuum the pump will run continuously until vacuum is no longer required Figure 6 Mounting the Keyboard When you unpack your FireLite furnace the keyboard will be located in the accessory box 1 Remove keyboard from accessory box and loosen the thumbscrews 2 Flip the keyboard around to th...

Page 6: ...ill also display the Special Function number when entering a special function ER to indicate an error condition FR or DR to indicate frequency or duration of a tone when customizing a user defined tone Display Button Pressing Display will cause the four digit display to cycle from time remaining to temperature from temperature to vacuum from vacuum to time remaining Volume Control After the self t...

Page 7: ...am currently running After the changed program has run the program will revert to its original values Changing programs is covered in detail in Chapter Three Entering and Editing Programs Up Skip Button While in idle mode press the Skip once and the lift moves upward Press again and the lift stops moving While the lift is moving down press the Skip and the lift will begin moving up While a program...

Page 8: ...ng the furnace in night mode keeps the muffle idling at a low temperature preventing a buildup of moisture during the night This special function password allows the user to set the night mode temperature of the furnace The furnace comes from the factory with the night mode temperature set to 150 C The furnace will remain at this temperature when night mode is in operation Pressing the Night Mode ...

Page 9: ...the duration The acceptable range is from 1 to 1 000 however the recommended range of values are between 400 to 1 000 8 Press the Enter button 9 The two digit display will show FR to indicate the frequency of the second tune Use the keypad to enter the frequency of the second tune 10 Press the Enter button 11 The two digit display will show DR to indicate the duration of the second tune Use the ke...

Page 10: ...roblem by allowing you to customize the calibration This feature can be used to adjust your furnace to fire porcelains at manufacturers recommendations or to adjust multiple furnaces to fire identically The FireLite calibration can be adjusted for normal high fusing porcelains and for the new low fusing porcelains These adjustments do not affect each other so both adjustments can be used if you fi...

Page 11: ...ve changed ER 7 Setup Error The computer has detected a problem with the special functions setup values Check all special functions as described in Chapter Four Special Functions ER 8 Maximum Temperature Error The furnace has run away to a temperature beyond the maximum allowed Turn the power off and allow the furnace to cool This error may indicate a bad thermocouple Test the furnace by running a...

Page 12: ...m 0 when the soak time starts to end the time of the heat soak StartTemperature Enter the temperature at which the vacuum will turn on The recommended range is from Start Temp to Final Temp Release Temp If vacuum is used in a program it is necessary to enter a temperature at which the vacuum pump will turn off The recommended range is from the programmed entry temperature to the final temperature ...

Page 13: ...ontains a muffle module designed for simple service and replacement The muffle module contains the heating chamber and the thermocouple The replacement procedure is as follows 1 Turn the power switch located at the rear of the furnace to the off position Remove the power cord from the wall socket to prevent any chance of a shock hazard Allow the furnace to cool 2 Remove the six Phillips head screw...

Page 14: ...un tests and report the results or read the display while the test is running High Efficiency Vacuum Pump FireLite Accessory Manufactured and serviced at Whip Mix Corporation P O Box 17183 Louisville KY 40217 0183 Replacement Parts Part Number Description 96034 Muffle 115 Volt 96185 Thermocouple 96286 Drive Motor 96287 Lift Cable 96288 Vacuum Valve Assembly 96070 Vacuum Valve Plunger 96289 Power S...

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