So I purchased a small Paragon Jewelry Kiln, model E9C, and have tested it out and it does the job for getting the 1080/5160 I've got up to temperature for heat treating so I'm super stoked!
I've contacted Auber and here was their recommendations for what I'm looking to use it for:
"Basically you need a PID controller, a thermocouple, a SSR with a heat sink. The specs on this page noted that this kiln has 1300 Watt heating element, so you need a 25A SSR and a 25A heat sink. For thermocouple, you can consider WRNK-191 or TC-K-KLN.
Since you may need the ramp and soak function in the future, it's better to go with SYL-2352P.
These are parts that needs to be assembled together. You may also need an enclosure, a buzzer/indicator, and switches. If you would like to consider a plug-n-play unit, this controller WS-1500F can be configured to meet your needs."
So I'm going to be using it for heat treating 1080/1084, 5160 and 80CRV2. Even though I don't need the ramp/soak feature I figured since it's only about $30 more for that PID as opposed to the other I'd just go with it and then maybe use it for a future project if I ever go that route.
There's a hole in the back of the unit right about dead center as far as the height and L/R goes that's maybe 1/4-5/16. Would that be an appropriate place for the thermocouple? And there's a peephole in the front that swings open, should I insulate that, or is it too small to matter?
So because the Paragon unit is simply a plug in and wait setup, I would like to build a stand alone box for the controls that the Paragon just plugs into if I can.
So my big questions are, are the recommendations from Auber's appropriate for my needs? I want to get the parts ordered today and just get them ready for when I'm ready to start. Is there anything else I will need as far as wiring goes to tie everything together? I really have minimal experience with electricity so have no idea what I'm doing here.
Thanks as always!
Josh
I've contacted Auber and here was their recommendations for what I'm looking to use it for:
"Basically you need a PID controller, a thermocouple, a SSR with a heat sink. The specs on this page noted that this kiln has 1300 Watt heating element, so you need a 25A SSR and a 25A heat sink. For thermocouple, you can consider WRNK-191 or TC-K-KLN.
Since you may need the ramp and soak function in the future, it's better to go with SYL-2352P.
These are parts that needs to be assembled together. You may also need an enclosure, a buzzer/indicator, and switches. If you would like to consider a plug-n-play unit, this controller WS-1500F can be configured to meet your needs."
So I'm going to be using it for heat treating 1080/1084, 5160 and 80CRV2. Even though I don't need the ramp/soak feature I figured since it's only about $30 more for that PID as opposed to the other I'd just go with it and then maybe use it for a future project if I ever go that route.
There's a hole in the back of the unit right about dead center as far as the height and L/R goes that's maybe 1/4-5/16. Would that be an appropriate place for the thermocouple? And there's a peephole in the front that swings open, should I insulate that, or is it too small to matter?
So because the Paragon unit is simply a plug in and wait setup, I would like to build a stand alone box for the controls that the Paragon just plugs into if I can.
So my big questions are, are the recommendations from Auber's appropriate for my needs? I want to get the parts ordered today and just get them ready for when I'm ready to start. Is there anything else I will need as far as wiring goes to tie everything together? I really have minimal experience with electricity so have no idea what I'm doing here.
Thanks as always!
Josh