Have you held off purchasing a digital controller because of the exhorbitant cost?
Now, for as low as $349.95, you can have a state-of-the-art digital ramping controller for your kiln.
Our standard controller will run a single 120 Volt 20 Amp kiln. It comes complete with a "K" type thermocouple, and is mounted in a table-top box. It has a 4 16-step program (or profile) digital PID controller, built in the U.S. Each step is temperature and hold time (last step must be an END). Because the digital controller itself is built in the U.S., the instruction manual for programming it is written in English (and it is understandable too!). This means no more struggling to decypher cryptic language that didn't quite translate from the original Japanese.
The controller is programmed with one soft glass batch program, one soft glass end-of-day program, and two borosilicate programs, one for regular boro and one for striking boro.
Also unique to our controllers is the hour meter, which allows you to monitor exactly how long your kiln elements are actually energized during a garaging/annealing session. With the amount of time and the knowledge of how many watts your kiln draws when energized, you can calculate exactly how much it costs to operate your kiln. When you can factor in the cost of running your kiln to the items you sell, you are able to better recover your operating costs.
We are proud of the equipment we build. That's why we show you a picture of the insides (what other controller builder does that?). Note the color coded wiring, the neat layout and the wire ties. This is a sign of a PROFESSIONALLY build electrical device. The relays (the device that actually switches the heating coils on and off) are set on stand-offs, so that if they ever need replacing, you don't have to take the entire controller apart to get at them. Simply unplug the unit, disconnect the wires, remove two nuts and washers, pull the bad relay, install the new one and re-install the washers, nuts and wires. Your controller should be down for no more than about 10 minutes. And we use standard off-the shelf relays as well, that can be purchased almost anywhere in the world.
And, as a last finishing touch, you can have your controller custom painted at no extra charge!
The kiln controller unit itself runs on 120 Volts and uses approximately 10 Watts of power. It has separate power cords for the controller and the kiln power supply so that the controller can be plugged into a surge suppressor or line conditioner (RECOMMENDED!). The standard unit will handle up to the maximum power any standard line voltage is rated at: 16 Amps (1920 Watts @ 120 Volts) for "household use". Higher rated contactors are available for 240 Volt kiln/annealers, as are 3 Phase controllers (contact factory).
Maximum amperage/wattage:
120 Volt service: 15 amps = 1440 watts, 20 amps = 1920 watts.
240 Volt service: 20 amps = 3840 watts, 30 amps = 5760 watts, 40 amps = 7680 watts.
NOTE: we do not recommend exceeding these guidelines. Never run equipment that exceeds 80% of the rated amperage/wattage per circuit!
Select Controller Type: 4 Program 20 Amp 120 Volt - $ 349.95 4 Program 30 Amp 240 Volt - $ 449.95
Please allow 1-2 weeks for delivery of kiln controllers.
NOTE: Kiln controllers are wired for power in the U.S. and Canada. Overseas or International power controllers available upon request. Please contact factory for more information.
