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Titivating a Pottery Kiln
tom osselton:
I wouldn’t have thought about testing the kiln like that.
Pete.:
Did you check it's pulse too? Should be 50hz.
awemawson:
Well funny that you say that Pete. When I first connected it I was concerned what each phase was actually drawing, so I used my Fluke 376 clamp meter, and each phase was drawing EXACTLY 50 amps :bugeye:
Yikes I thought well over twice what it should draw - then I noticed the 'Hz' symbol on the screen - that was the frequency - up till then I didn't know the meter had that facility and I must have accidentally put it in frequency measuring mode :ddb:
. . .so yes I did take it's pulse :lol:
Today I cranked the set point up to 650 degrees C and let it heat up. 650 is the volatilisation temperature of PLA printing filament I'm told.
DICKEYBIRD:
What about this stuff Andrew? Might save you some kilowatts.
https://shop.3dfilaprint.com/moldlay-250gms-3d-printer-filament-by-kai-parthy-cc-products-1097-p.asp
awemawson:
Yes that stuff burns out at a lower temperature, but at £100 per kg as compared to £10 for PLA it's not all saving !
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