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OPERATION OF L&L KILNS WITH A ONE-TOUCH™ (Deg F)

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REV: 12/1/16 

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2016  

 

L&L Kiln Mfg, Inc.  505 Sharptown Rd, Swedesboro NJ 08085  P:856.294.0077  F:856.294.0070  [email protected]  hotkilns.com   

Basic instructions are 

printed directly on the 

faceplate for easy reference.
Press the Enter button to 

start the program you have 

selected to fire.
Press and hold down Delay 

to enter a countdown time 

to delay the start of your 

program.
Press and hold down Review 

to see what program you 

are running.

The display area provides 

lots of information such as 

temperatures, program 

prompts, etc.
Choose one of either the 

Bisque or Glaze programs. 

They are preprogrammed for 

immediate no hassle use. 

Press for 5 seconds to bring 

up easy options like cone, 

heating & cooling rate and 

hold time
The Custom option allows 

more experienced users to 

create and save four of your 

own ramp/hold programs. 

22. TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. WATCH THE VIDEO FIRST!

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2. HOW YOUR KILN WORKS

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3. TYPEFACE CONVENTIONS

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4. NOTE ABOUT CONES

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5. CONE 6 & CONE 10 VERSIONS

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6. DEGREES CENTIGRADE

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7. FIRST FIRING

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7.1 FIRST FIRING IN ONE FIRING (16 HOURS)

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7.1.1   START. 

7.1.2   CHOOSE CUSTOM PROGRAMMING

7.1.3   PICK CUSTOM PROGRAM #1

7.1.4   MOVE THROUGH THE PROGRAM AND START

7.1.5   REVIEW PROGRAM

7.1.6   COMPLETE

7.2 FIRST FIRING IN TWO FIRINGS (2 x 9 HOURS)

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8. TURNING ON THE KILN

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9. THREE MODES OF OPERATION

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9.1 SIMPLE (Bisque or Glaze) 

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9.2 SIMPLE WITH CHANGES (Bisque or Glaze)

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9.2.1   TO CHANGE A SIMPLE OPTION

9.2.2   EXAMPLE: CHANGE CONE OF BISQUE FIRE

9.2.3   EXAMPLE: CHANGE SPEED OF BISQUE FIRE

9.3 CUSTOM (Ramps and Holds):

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10. RESETTING FACTORY DEFAULTS

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11. HOW TO CANCEL A FIRING

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12. STANDARD (SIMPLE) PROGRAMS

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12.1 STANDARD BISQUE PROGRAMS

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12.1.1   Slow Bisque (Default Bisque Program)

12.1.2   Medium Speed Bisque

12.1.3   Fast Speed Bisque

12.2 STANDARD GLAZE PROGRAMS

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12.2.1   Slow Glaze

12.2.2   Medium Glaze (Default Glaze Program)

12.2.3   Fast Glaze

12.3 SIMPLE COOL DOWN SPEEDS

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13. CUSTOM RAMP/HOLD PROGRAMMING

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13.1 REUSE A PREVIOUS PROGRAM

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13.2 CHANGING A PROGRAM (STEP BY STEP)

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13.2.1   START

13.2.2   CHOOSE CUSTOM PROGRAMMING

13.2.3   PICK A PROGRAM

13.2.4   SPECIFY NUMBER OF SEGMENTS

13.2.5   ENTER RAMP RATE

13.2.6   ENTER HOLD TEMPERATURE

13.2.7   ENTER HOLD TIME

13.2.8   REPEAT STEPS FOR EACH SEGMENT

13.2.9   SET A DELAY (OPTIONAL - CAN BE SKIPPED)

13.2.10    START FIRING! 

13.2.11   REVIEW PROGRAM

13.2.12   COMPLETE THE FIRING

14. KILN OPERATION DURING A  

CUSTOM FIRING PROGRAM

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14.1 DESCRIPTION

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14.2 OPTIONS DURING FIRING

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14.2.1   DISPLAYING THE CURRENT SET-POINT AND 

ACCESSING THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS

14.2.2   SKIP STEP

14.2.3   ADD TIME TO HOLD PERIOD

14.2.4   ADD TEMPERATURE TO HOLD PERIOD

15. CUSTOM PROGRAMS

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15.1 CUSTOM PROGRAM 1

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15.2 CUSTOM PROGRAM 2

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15.3 CUSTOM PROGRAM 3

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15.4 CUSTOM PROGRAM 4

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16. OPTIONS

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16.1 ACCESSING OPTIONS

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16.2 OPTIONS

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16.2.1   SOUND: BEEPING ON OR OFF AT END OF PROGRAM

16.2.2   MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE

16.2.3   TEMPERATURE INDICATION

16.2.4   THERMOCOUPLE OFFSET

17. MESSAGES & DISPLAYS

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18. ERROR CODES

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19. SOFTWARE VERSION

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20. CENTIGRADE INSTRUCTIONS

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21. SPECIFICATIONS

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Summary of Contents for ONE-TOUCH

Page 1: ...Glaze 4 9 2 1 TO CHANGE A SIMPLE OPTION 9 2 2 EXAMPLE CHANGE CONE OF BISQUE FIRE 9 2 3 EXAMPLE CHANGE SPEED OF BISQUE FIRE 9 3 CUSTOM Ramps and Holds 5 10 RESETTING FACTORY DEFAULTS 5 11 HOW TO CANCE...

Page 2: ...ce font CUSTOM indicates a Button on the control 2 Typeface font CUS1 indicates what you see in the display 3 Typeface font URL indicates a web link 4 NOTE ABOUT CONES Cones measure heat work rather t...

Page 3: ...play CUS1 CUS2 CUS3 CUS4 or while firing when you see the kiln temperature 3 The display will scroll though the name of the program i e CUS4 then the number of segments then all the ramps temperatures...

Page 4: ...these are right before you fire your program 14 Press ENTER anytime to stop the program 15 When the program is complete you will see CPLt 16 If the Beep option has been turned to On then the control w...

Page 5: ...option 6 See SLO alternating with HtUP 7 Press the DOWN button until you see FASt 8 Press ENTER 9 See either IdLE or StOP alternating with a display of the current kiln temperature Note the temperatur...

Page 6: ...ilns com one touch calculator Times are calculated assuming a room temperature of 70 F 12 1 1 Slow Bisque Default Bisque Program 04 Standard Slow Bisque SEGS 6 6 segments Seg 1 10 2 Hrs RA1 25 F Hr F1...

Page 7: ...ing or decreasing in temperature For example a ramp rate of 27 means that the program will move from the temperature at the beginning of the segment to the temperature at the end of the segment at 27...

Page 8: ...8 Fast rates range from 250 1000 degrees per hour and are used for glazes thin ceramics and small glass projects 9 A rate of 9999 sets the kiln to ramp as fast as possible 10 Also see the various ram...

Page 9: ...rent temperature in the kiln 2 The moving set point is where the controller wants the kiln temperature to be 3 The controller will then move the moving set point up at the programmed rate and cycle po...

Page 10: ...be reprogrammed anyway you like 15 1 CUSTOM PROGRAM 1 Standard First Firing Program 5 Standard Slow Bisque SEGS 5 5 segments Seg 1 2 15 Hrs RA1 80 F F1 250 F HOLD 00 00 Seg 2 3 75 Hrs RA2 200 F F2 100...

Page 11: ...For instance if your kiln if firing cool according to a witness cone placed in the kiln then you can add positive Offset If it is firing hot then you can reduce the offset or put in a negative offset...

Page 12: ...esired temperature in the kiln The traveling set point will increase or decrease according to the programmed rate Err1 Displayed whenever the kiln temperature is rising during an up ramp slower than 1...

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