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Operating Instructions

For All WW Electric Burnout Furnaces

With Computerized Programmable Controllers

W13, W14, W18

And WTNFII-10, -19

Furnaces Manufactured by

Paragon Industries, Inc.

2011 S. Town East Blvd.

Mesquite, Texas 75149

800-876-4328
972-288-7557

Fax 972-222-0646

[email protected]

www.paragonweb.com

Summary of Contents for W13

Page 1: ...naces With Computerized Programmable Controllers W13 W14 W18 And WTNFII 10 19 Furnaces Manufactured by Paragon Industries Inc 2011 S Town East Blvd Mesquite Texas 75149 800 876 4328 972 288 7557 Fax 972 222 0646 paragonind worldnet att net www paragonweb com ...

Page 2: ... start the burnout program All furnaces and controllers are warranted for one year against defects in workmanship or material WW ELECTRIC BURNOUT FURNACES All of our WW Electric Burnout Furnaces feature industrial quality construction and sizes to fit every shop They offer the simplest most efficient and reliable means of burnout for the lost wax caster All of these furnaces are enclosed in troubl...

Page 3: ... s from beneath the grate at the end of the wax elimination cycle and proceed with burnout you have removed 90 or more of the cause of offensive odor and air pollution The grate is cast iron like a cook stove burner for strong support and long life Grates and trays are sized to fit standard electric burnout furnaces N0 WWT13 GRATE TRAY FIT NOS W13 W14 FURNACES 12 X 12 X 1 H NO WWT18 GRATE TRAY FIT...

Page 4: ...emember All programming including permanent programs begins from ldLE 7 Now refer to Permanent Program No 1 page 10 This is the wax burnout program which is 1 1 hours in length and a good system check for your controller Your furnace is ready for use and you have two more permanent programs available Programs No 2 and No 3 One of these should be suitable for your use If not you may refer to PROGRA...

Page 5: ...rilled CAUTION DO NOT DRILL INTO HEATING ELEMENT BE SURE THAT NO METAL IS IN CONTACT WITH THERMOCOUPLE METAL PARTS 4 Insert furnace line cord into socket on side of programmer NOTE 120V and 240V PLUGS COME IN MANY STYLES IF YOUR PLUG DOES NOT MATCH THE SOCKET IT MUST BE REPLACED WITH ONE THAT DOES FIT Your Computerized Programmer is rated for a maximum of 20 Amps 5 Insert programmer line cord into...

Page 6: ...rmocouple sensor located in upper center of back wall When stacking flasks be sure that the sprue hole is exposed at all times so that no wax residue can be trapped See illustration below Flasks may touch edges not sides of each other as shown as long as the sprue holes are exposed After the wax elimination cycle is complete the flasks must be removed so that the wax tray can be removed then the f...

Page 7: ...n alarm temperature or when the alarm is sounding during a firing To stop an alarm press any key except STOP If the alarm goes off when you first begin firing it is because it was set for a lower temperature than the present temperature Bad Program This message appears when a Ramp Hold firing has been programmed with 0 rate in the first segment Configuration This is an option that shows the factor...

Page 8: ...hange per hour is maximum Temperature Hold When this message appears during Ramp Hold programming it is asking you if you want to hold or maintain the target temperature of that segment If so enter the length of hold time in hours and minutes i e 1 hour 20 minutes 01 20 The number after Hd is the segment number Each segment in a Ramp Hold firing is numbered starting with 1 Temperature Hold When th...

Page 9: ...overfire On the other hand if you have a Type K thermocouple Type S selected would underfire your kiln The Type K thermocouple is standard on most kilns Safety This is the maximum temperature the Sentry is programmed for your kiln It can be altered only at the factory Skip Segment If you press the Skip Segment key during a firing SKIP will appear If you press the key again the firing will skip to ...

Page 10: ...F FURNACE DANGEROUS VOLTAGE DO NOT TOUCH HEATING ELEMENTS WITH ANYTHING DISCONNECT FURNACE BEFORE SERVICING NOT FOR HOUSEHOLD USE KEEP UNSUPERVISED CHILDREN AWAY TIME AND TEMPERATURE DISPLAY During time display a center display period appears During temperature display the period disappears The center display period separates hours from minutes EXAMPLE 1 hour and 30 minutes displays 01 30 NOTE THI...

Page 11: ...Apply power ldLE alternating with current furnace temperature 2 Press 1 PROG alternating with EL 3 Press ENTER ldLE alternating with current furnace temperature Program saved 4 Press ENTER STRT The furnace starts firing cycle WAX ELIMINATION Most injection waxes will become liquid at 200 F 93 C or less However some pattern waxes and plastics melt as high as 350 F 176 C and plastics burn out at up ...

Page 12: ...ace will continue to operate at 900 F until 8 hours has passed and then shut off automatically The display will show CPLt FLASK TEMPERATURE FOR CASTING We have used 900 F 480 C as casting temperature for the flask This temperature is suitable for most castings however many casters prefer other temperatures This setting is governed by experience You may use any casting temperature you wish by enter...

Page 13: ... slowly rising temperature from ambient to 1350 F 730 C which requires approximately 8 hours The program then holds that temperature for 2 hours and then reduces to a casting temperature of 900 F 480 C and holds for 5 hours Total time is 15 to 16 hours depending upon your load in the furnace ENTER PROGRAM NO 3 12 Hr AS FOLLOWS ACTION DISPLAY 1 Apply Power ldLE alternating with current furnace temp...

Page 14: ...te casting can be done Once casting is complete turn off furnace by pressing STOP button If you have not completed casting by the end of the final holding time the programmer will turn off PROGRAMMING A DELAY FIRING dELA Regardless of the program that you run either built in or custom you can insert a delay period before the firing profile begins This will allow you schedule the start of the progr...

Page 15: ...mperature to 900 F 480 C for our casting temperature We will program a 14 hour hold time for this temperature in case the operator is not ready to cast at the end of the 8 hour period NOTE YOU CAN PROGRAM ANY FLASK CASTING TEMPERATURE YOU WISH WE FIND THAT 900 F IS A GOOD TEMPERATURE FOR CASTING 14K YELLOW GOLD IN MOST INSTANCES DELAY START You can also delay the start of the program if you wish s...

Page 16: ...ME HD In other words furnace temperature can be brought up from ambient to 300 F in 15 minutes or over a period of several hours This is governed by the RATE rA To figure the HEATING RATE 3 variables must be considered 1 The ending temperature desired 2 The starting temperature 3 The length of time that this rate should take For example If we want to heat a 300 F furnace to 1350 F over a 6 hour pe...

Page 17: ... segment 13 Press 1350 1350 This is the temperature for the second burnout 1350 F 14 Press ENTER Hd 2 The programmer is asking for how long you want to hold 1350 F 15 Press 200 02 00 Two hours at 1350 F 16 Press ENTER rA 3 The programmer is asking for the 3rd segment rate of temperature increase or decrease 17 Press 450 0450 450 F per hour cooling down 18 Press ENTER F 3 The programmer is asking f...

Page 18: ...nd minutes such as 3 hours and 45 minutes is 345 your display will show 03 45 and the press ENTER The display will then alternately display dELA and the time remaining for the delay WARNING NEVER LEAVE YOUR FURNACE UNATTENDED NEAR THE END OF A FIRING WE CANNOT GUARANTEE YOUR FURNACE AGAINST OVERFIRING EVEN THOUGH THE CONTROLLER IS AUTOMATIC THE OPERATOR ASSUMES FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR TURNING THE ...

Page 19: ...rrP appears after an extended power failure In addition after an extended power failure the controller will sound a steady alarm When ErrP appears on the display press ENTER The hours fired and furnace temperature reached at the time of the power failure will be displayed Then ldLE will display See the TROUBLE SHOOTING section of your instructions for causes STEAM WAX ELIMINATION We highly recomme...

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