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Sentry Xpress 5 Cone-Fire / Ramp-Hold

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Do not leave your kiln unattended during operation.

Temperature Equivalents
For Orton Self-Supporting Pyrometric Cones

°F

Cone

Self-Supporting Cones

Pre-Fire

Number

Color

Heated at:

27° F

108° F

270° F

Per Hour* Per Hour* Per Hour*

022

1087

1094

Green

021

1112

1143

Fuschia

020

1159

1180

Orange

019

1213

1252

1283

Yellow

018

1267

1319

1353

White

017

1301

1360

1405

Pink

016

1368

1422

1465

Light Blue

015

1382

1456

1504

Violet

014

1395

1485

1540

Gray

013

1485

1539

1582

Green

012

1549

1582

1620

Fuschia

011

1575

1607

1641

Orange

010

1636

1657

1679

Dark Red

09

1665

1688

1706

Dark Red

08

1692

1728

1753

Dark Red

07

1764

1789

1809

Dark Red

06

1798

1828

1855

Dark Red

05 1/2

1839

1859

1877

Dark Red

05

1870

1888

1911

Dark Red

04

1915

1945

1971

Dark Red

03

1960

1987

2019

Dark Red

02

1972

2016

2052

Dark Red

01

1999

2046

2080

Dark Red

1

2028

2079

2109

Dark Red

2

2034

2088

2127

Dark Red

3

2039

2106

2138

Dark Red

4

2086

2124

2161

Gray

5

2118

2167

2205

Green

5 1/2

2133

2197

2237

White

6

2165

2232

2269

Fuchsia

7

2194

2262

2295

Orange

8

2212

2280

2320

Yellow

9

2235

2300

2336

White

10

2284

2345

2381

Pink

*Rate of temperature increase during last 90 - 120

minutes of firing. Tables by courtesy of the Edward
Orton, Jr. Ceramic Foundation.

°C

Cone

Self-Supporting Cones

Pre-Fire

Number

Color

Heated at:

15° C

60° C

150° C

Per Hour* Per Hour* Per Hour*

022

586

590

Green

021

600

617

Fuschia

020

626

638

Orange

019

656

678

695

Yellow

018

686

715

734

White

017

705

738

763

Pink

016

742

772

796

Light Blue

015

750

791

818

Violet

014

757

807

838

Gray

013

807

837

861

Green

012

843

861

882

Fuschia

011

857

875

894

Orange

010

891

903

915

Dark Red

09

907

920

930

Dark Red

08

922

942

956

Dark Red

07

962

976

987

Dark Red

06

981

998

1013

Dark Red

05 1/2

1004

1015

1025

Dark Red

05

1021

1031

1044

Dark Red

04

1046

1063

1077

Dark Red

03

1071

1086

1104

Dark Red

02

1078

1102

1122

Dark Red

01

1093

1119

1138

Dark Red

1

1109

1137

1154

Dark Red

2

1112

1142

1164

Dark Red

3

1115

1152

1170

Dark Red

4

1141

1162

1183

Gray

5

1159

1186

1207

Green

5 1/2

1167

1203

1225

White

6

1185

1222

1243

Fuchsia

7

1201

1239

1257

Orange

8

1211

1249

1271

Yellow

9

1224

1260

1280

White

10

1251

1285

1305

Pink

*Rate of temperature increase during last 90 - 120

minutes of firing. Tables by courtesy of the Edward
Orton, Jr. Ceramic Foundation.

Содержание Xpress 5.0

Страница 1: ...21 AOP1 For kilns with the optional AOP switch box electrical outlet p22 ELEC Check circuit board tem perature useful in hot weather p22 EXIT Press Start Stop to return to IDLE OPT3 Press Start Stop t...

Страница 2: ...if you hear a clicking noise during operation Mechanical relays click as they turn theheatingelementsonandoff Thisisnormal Itisalsonormalforthetemperaturetofluctuate up and down as the kiln heats up P...

Страница 3: ...or Glazes 17 General Options DELA Delay the Firing for Later 17 TC Choose Thermocouple Type 18 ALAR Temperature Alarm 18 Setting the Alarm From IDLE 18 Setting the Alarm During a Firing 18 DIAG Diagno...

Страница 4: ...s the controller will interpret a power interruption as a power failure and turn the kiln back on when you reconnect the power G Place the kiln on the stand recommended by the manufacturer When a kiln...

Страница 5: ...hermocouple Keep an extra thermocou ple on hand especially if you fire hotter than 2000 F 1093 C If you are using a separate portable controller you will need to install the thermocouple on the kiln S...

Страница 6: ...ower failed during a firing and the kiln tem perature was below 212 F 100 C when the power came back on PF 3 The power failed during a firing and the tempera ture dropped more than 72 F 40 C by the ti...

Страница 7: ...amp Hold Preventing an Overfire Even though a digital controller turns off the kiln auto matically you should monitor the kiln during firing This is to prevent a possible overfire 1 Remain nearby whil...

Страница 8: ...compare one firing to the next and alert you when something is wrong For example if the wit ness cone bends farther and farther with each consecutive firing this may indicate thermocouple temperature...

Страница 9: ...programmed into Cone Fire slow down during the last 216 F 120 C two hours to produce better density in the ware How to Interpret the Bending of a Pyrometric Cone The cones illustrated here are called...

Страница 10: ...me left in Hold To figure hold time for the next firing subtract time left in Hold from the total hold time entered Sentry Xpress 5 Cone Fire Ramp Hold 10 Do not leave your kiln unattended during oper...

Страница 11: ...y kiln is taking too long to fire 9 hours to cone 6 I want the kiln to fire in 4 hours Answer 9 hours is the firing time programmed into the Cone Fire mode at fast speed The easiest way to go faster i...

Страница 12: ...om your supplier The heating rate also varies depending on the thickness of the material Note Some brands of controllers fire to a temper ature in a given length of time If you would prefer to program...

Страница 13: ...is not in use 13 Ramp Hold Programming Instructions You have up to 20 segments available in Ramp Hold Zero outsegmentsthatyoudon tneed See step 9 below Lock Fan and Delay can each be turned on or off...

Страница 14: ...rature indefinitely until you press the Start Stop key Ceramics Watch the pyrometric witness cones through a peephole during hold Press the Start Stop key when the correct witness cone bends noting ho...

Страница 15: ...ng from the first seg ment that matches the current kiln temperature Chapter4 Customize Your Controller with Options In this chapter you will learn to G Activate slow cooling in Cone Fire G Check the...

Страница 16: ...s Then press Start Stop If you don t want to change the hold time after all leave the setting alone and press Start Stop Change the Target Temperature of the Current Segment 1 During a Cone Fire or Ra...

Страница 17: ...g feature It will appear as the COOL prompt during Cone Fire programming But first you have to turn on Slow Cooling in options If you don t turn on the option the Slow Cooling prompt will remain hidde...

Страница 18: ...the glass before the expected fusing or slumping temperature You can see the glass through a kiln window You can enter only one alarm temperature at a time However after the alarm beeps you can set t...

Страница 19: ...ay The controller operates in your choice of Fahrenheit or Celsius temperature In C display a lighted dot appears in the lower right In F it disappears To switch from F to C or vice versa 1 From IDLE...

Страница 20: ...Stop key IDLE will appear 4 From IDLE press the Up Arrow repeatedly un til TCOS appears 5 Press Start Stop O or a Thermocouple Off set will appear 6 Using the arrow keys enter the new offset Press Sta...

Страница 21: ...o such as when the lid is vented or a bead door is open when you load a bead rod CAUTION The High Temperature Deviation HTDE alarm shuts off the kiln to prevent an overfire On controllers with pre 18D...

Страница 22: ...tions 2 Whenyousee AOP1 press theStart Stopkey 3 Use the arrow keys to select one of the above op tions Then press Start Stop ELEC Electronics Temperature Check the Circuit Board Temperature High temp...

Страница 23: ...ou fire your kiln during off peak periods 1 From IDLE or while firing press the Up Arrow repeatedly until CENT appears Note With each Up Arrow key press you will see the next option When you see EXIT...

Страница 24: ...ess Start Stop to return to IDLE The software ver sion can be changed only at the factory CFG Configuration Code 1 From IDLE or while firing press the Up Arrow repeatedly until CFG appears Note With e...

Страница 25: ...H alarm for that particular segment LTDE Low Temperature Deviation I During a cooling down ramp or a hold the temperature is below the set point temperature by more than the de viation setting See Tem...

Страница 26: ...rogrammed temperature I During a cooling down segment the temperature is 100 F 56 C above thesegment s startingtemperature I A fast rate caused the controller to overshoot the target temperature I A r...

Страница 27: ...rts a firing after a power failure the display will show the following I PF 1 PF 2 or PF 3 I Total firing time before power failed I Temperature at the time of power failure I Current kiln temperature...

Страница 28: ...is too hot so the kiln shut off F C Change F C 19 Choose between operation in degrees F or degrees C Message Definition Page Reference F 1 or C 1 Target Temperature 13 This prompt which appears in Ram...

Страница 29: ...s a safety precaution If you had a S Type thermocouple and Reset selected K Type your kiln would overfire On the other hand if you had a K Type thermo couple S Type selected would underfire your kiln...

Страница 30: ...3 Rate 4 Temp 4 010 324 1022 153 1112 180 1549 108 1657 09 324 1022 153 1112 180 1580 108 1688 08 324 1022 153 1112 180 1620 108 1728 07 324 1022 153 1112 180 1681 108 1789 06 324 1022 153 1112 180 17...

Страница 31: ...2 Rate 3 Temp 3 Rate 4 Temp 4 010 180 550 85 600 100 843 60 903 09 180 550 85 600 100 860 60 920 08 180 550 85 600 100 882 60 942 07 180 550 85 600 100 916 60 976 06 180 550 85 600 100 938 60 998 05...

Страница 32: ...range 8 2212 2280 2320 Yellow 9 2235 2300 2336 White 10 2284 2345 2381 Pink Rate of temperature increase during last 90 120 minutes of firing Tables by courtesy of the Edward Orton Jr Ceramic Foundati...

Страница 33: ...an On Off User Program ______ Date_______________________________ Type of firing Firing results Recommendations for the next firing of this type RA1 1 Hd1 RA2 2 Hd2 RA3 3 Hd3 RA4 4 Hd4 RA5 5 Hd5 RA6 6...

Страница 34: ...e pyrometric cone placed on a kiln shelf beside the ware being fired O Overfire When a kiln fires hotter than intended Some kilns cannot overfire They don t get hot enough Overshoot The temperature ha...

Страница 35: ...te Start Stop F 1 Ready to enter a firing temperature Up Down Arrows 0200 Sample firing rate Start Stop HD 1 Ready to enter a hold time if any Up Down Arrows 00 00 Enter hold time 00 00 no hold time R...

Страница 36: ...Stop HOLD Ready to enter a hold time Up Down Arrows 00 20 Sample Enter hold hrs mins Start Stop COOL Ready to enter a cooling rate Up Down Arrows 0200 Sample cooling rate Start Stop LOCK Do you want...

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