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
1. WATCH THE VIDEO FIRST!
We highly recommend watching the video before you read
this instruction manual for quicker understanding of how this
great control works. Go to hotkilns.com/one-touch-video
2. HOW YOUR KILN WORKS
The One-Touch™ Intuitive Kiln Control was designed for
busy school teachers, contemporary studios, and hobbyists.
No programming is necessary - simple adjustments are
easy, yet sophisticated programming is also easy.
The One-Touch automatic program control uses one
thermocouple to measure the temperature of the kiln.
The control automatically adjusts power by turning power
contactors on and off to control the heat up of the kiln
according to the program you are firing.
The preprogrammed Bisque and Glaze programs are set
to fire to the most universally accepted versions of these
programs, which makes firing basic ceramics easy. These
are a slow bisque to Cone 04 and a Medium Glaze to Cone
06.
There are three modes of operation:
1. Simple (just the basic Bisque and Glaze programs as
mentioned above)
2. Simple with Changes (you can adjust a few basic
parameters like heat up speed, cool down speed,
candling time at a low temperature, and the cone to
fire to)
3. Custom where you program all ramps and holds
yourself.
3. TYPEFACE CONVENTIONS
1. Typeface 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 than just final set point
temperature. It is like baking a turkey. You can bake it slow
at a low temperature or bake it fast at a high temperature.
The One-Touch™ control adjusts the final set point
temperature based on the actual final ramp rate of the kiln
(in the last segment of any program). It does this to achieve
a particular result (which is the correct bending of the cone)
rather than a particular final temperature.
For a full explanation of cones go to hotkilns.com/what-
cone-numbers-mean
If you want to see the Orton Cone Chart go to hotkilns.
com/orton-cone-chart.
Note: you can adjust how the kiln fires by adjusting the
thermocouple offset. For instance, if your kiln is 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. See the OPTIONS section
on page 11 for instructions on how to do this.
5. CONE 6 & CONE 10 VERSIONS
There are two versions of the control: Cone 6 and Cone 10.
The Cone 6 versions are used on the School-Master kilns
to limit the maximum temperature of the kiln. Liberty-Belle,
Doll, Fuego and Robin kilns use the Cone 10 version. There
are only minor differences as noted in these instructions.
The main issue is the maximum temperature that the control
will let the kiln go to.
6. DEGREES CENTIGRADE
Your control comes set up to display Degrees Centigrade.
This can easily be changed to display in Degrees Fahrenheit
(see the OPTIONS section).