Paragon W18 manual

1 Operating Instructions For All WW Electric Burnout Furnaces With Com puterized P rogramm able Controll ers W13, W1 4, W18 And WTNFII-10, -19 Furnaces M anufactured by Paragon Industries, I nc. 2011 S. Tow n East Blv d. M esquite, Texas 75149 800-876-4328 972-288-7557 Fax 972-222-0646 paragonin d@w orldnet.att.ne t w w w . paragonw eb.com[...]

2 OPERA T ING I NST RUCTI ONS FOR A LL WW ELECTRIC BURNOUT FURNA CES WITH COMPUTERIZED PROGRA MMA BLE CONTROLLERS (W1 3, W14, W18) A ND WW COMPUTERIZE D PROGRA MMERS (WT NFII-10, -19) Computerized programming of burnout furnaces provides for simpl e push -button operation for controlling your furnace dur ing the burnout pr ocess. A ll programm ers [...]

3 FU RN ACE GR ATES & T RAYS For W ax Elimi nat ion C ycle The W W Fu rnace Gr ate and Tray simp lifi es bur nout pro cedure. It is no l onger n ecessary to remove flasks an d tray , th en replace flasks to avo id carbon bui ld-up on heatin g element s, which is a pri m ary cause of ele m ent fai lu re. Now y ou me r ely slid e the stainles s s[...]

4 INSTA LLA TION PROCEDURES FOR WW ELECTRIC BURNOUT FURNA CES 1) W13 and W14 Furnaces requir e 240V - 20 A mp dedicated power supply and a NEM A NO : 6-2 0 rece ptacle or you c a n wire i n direct with a br eaker b ox nea rby (US E A LI CENSED ELECTRICIA N). W18 furnaces require 240V – 30 Amp dedicated power supply and a NEMA NO: 10-30 recep tacl[...]

5 INSTA LLAT IO N FOR WW COMPUTERIZED PROG RA MMERS WTNFII-1 0 & WTNFII-1 9 1) Be sure that y our programmer is the same voltage as your burnout furnace: WT NFI I-10 - 240 V WT NFI I-19 - 120 V Note - Do not plug in furnace or progr ammer at this time . 2) Mount program mer next to furnace. Hole s are pr ovided in the r ear of the ca binet for [...]

6 PLA CING FLAS KS IN YOUR WW ELECT RIC BURNOUT FURNA CE IMPO RTANT NO TE: YO U M UST USE EITHER ST EA M W A X ELIM INA TION OR T HE WAX ELIMINATION PROG RA M OF T HE FURNACE. REMOVE T HE WA X TRAY A FT ER THE WAX ELIMINATION CYC LE HA S COM PLETED. FAILURE TO REM OVE THE WA X TR A Y WI LL CA USE CA R BON BUILD -UP ON THE EXPOSED ELEMENTS RESULT IN[...]

7 PROGRA MMER DISPLA Y The W W Com pu terized Prog ram m er D isplay prom pts the o perator with vario us r eadings. T he displa y m ay appear peculiar due to the c onstr uc tion of each cha racte r in the st andard LED display. Reading that app ear on the disp lay and their de scr iptions ar e as f ollows. DISPLA Y DESCRIPTION Abort The firing was[...]

8 Com plete This m ea ns the f iring com ple ted as pr ogram m ed . Delay DELA is a timer that star ts the kiln lat er. Delay tim e appears in hours and m inutes . Tem pe ratur e This prom p t which appear s in R am p-H old pro gram m ing, is ask ing f or a targ et tem pe ratur e. T he n um ber is to rem ind you which seg me nt will use this t arge[...]

9 Power Failure T he power fa iled. W hen power cam e back on, the tem p erature was below 212°F /100°C . Pres s [A bort}, then [Enter } to c lear t he di splay and retur n to “Id LE”. Power Failure T he power f ailed near the end of a firing. Power Failure T here was a po wer failu re during firing . The k iln con tinued f iring af ter power[...]

10 SA FETY RULE S The warranty on your WW Electri c Burnout Furnace and the WW Computer ized Progr ammer does not cover damage fr om overfiring, rega rdles s of the circ umstances. It is the operator's responsibil ity to make s ure that the furnace turns off at the end of the f iri ng. Follow the safety rules b elow in add itio n to t he safet[...]

11 PERM ANENT PROGR AM NO. 1 [ - EL - ] ( USED F OR WA X ELIMINA TION ONLY ) Th e wa x elimi nat ion prog ram w ill heat at th e rate of 12 50 ° ° ° ° F (750 ° ° ° ° C) per hour for 15 minu tes or un til t he tem peratu re rea ches 300 ° ° ° ° F (150 ° ° ° ° C). NOTE: A S MUCH A S 15 ° ° ° ° F (10 ° ° ° ° C) OVER- RUN MA Y O[...]

12 PERM ANENT PROGR AM NO. 2 [ 5Hr] This progr am opera tes the furna c e for 1 hour at 300 ° ° ° ° F (1 50 ° ° ° ° C) and th en ad va nces sl ow ly to 1 350 ° ° ° ° F (730 ° ° ° ° C) over a pe riod of approx imately 2 hours, then holds t hat temper ature for 1 h our . Th e pro gramm er th en l ow ers t he tem pera ture t o 900 ° ?[...]

13 PERM ANENT PROGR AM NO. 3 [ 12 Hr ] Befo re you use thi s prog ram, yo u must first elim inat e the w ax w ith eit her steam or ut iliz e PROG RA M NO. 1. After th e wax has bee n remo ved you m ay load the fur nace SPRUE HOLE UP or use our WWT13 or WWT18 Grate & Tray and the spr ue holes can rema in down. REMOVE WA X TRA Y A T END OF FIR ST[...]

14 We feel that our 12 hour progra m ( No. 3 ), which is perma nently pr ogrammed into y our controller , is the best and most use ful program for th e ave rage casting oper ation. You can load your fu rnace at 3 - 4 o r 5:0 0 P.M . in the ev en ing an d arr ive a t 7 - 8 or 9:00 A.M. and cast. Ma ny caster s prefer to load a nd cast in a 8 hour wo[...]

15 ENTE RING A CUST OM PROGRAM REMEMBER - A L L PROGRAMMING BEGINS W ITH [ l dLE ] O N THE DISPL A Y Putting a progr am into y our controller is the eas iest way to understand i t s function. Lets us begin with an 8 hour program. We us e a slow steady rise in temper ature to a maxim um of 1350 ° ° ° ° F (730 ° ° ° ° C) in all programs (this[...]

16 8) REM EM BER - T he f urn ace mu st b e atten ded for t he fi rst ho ur so t hat t he w ax t ray can be remov ed ( the u se a of Steam W ax Elim inat or w ill elim inate t his). NOTE: FOR SA F ETY REASONS - A N OPERATOR SHOULD BE IN A TT ENDA NCE A T ALL TIME. 9) All times are enter ed as fo llo ws: For 30 m inu tes Press 30 Disp lay show s 00.[...]

17 PROGRA M M ING YOUR WW PROGRA MM ER You can en ter y our prefe rred bu rnout c y cl e at any time to suit y our o perat ion. You can even ad d four mo re “Perman ent Progra ms”. T o make y our ow n pro gram reme mber “ALL PROGRA MMING B EGINS WITH [ ldLE } ON THE DISPLAY”. A CT ION DISPLA Y COM MENT S 1) A pply Power [ ldLE ] A ll progr [...]

18 HOLD (SOA K) TIM E “HO L D ” or “SO AK” tim e means heat -soaking the flasks at th e end of ea ch segment . You can hold the tempe rat ure in each segme nt up to 99 h ours and 99 min utes. PRESENT ST A T US “PRESENT STATUS” s how s w here the f urnace i s duri ng firi ng. This is spec iall y use ful for f iring th at have heati ng-up[...]

19 SETTING THE A LAR M DURING FIRI NG After y ou shut of f the al arm duri ng firi ng, you can set i t to go off again lat er at either a highe r temperat ure or a cool -down tem pera tur e. 1) Whi le the f urnac e is fi ring, pr ess 7 on th e key board. 2) En ter the ne w temper ature. 3) Pr ess ENTE R and the f urnace will co ntinue fir ing. POWE[...]