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Hi all! ive been using an old paragon glass fusing (i think) kiln that i put an inkbird PID on. Its been working fine, ive done at least a dozen blades in it so far. But this evening it had a short; one of the ceramic insulators on the back that the element exits through and connects to the power had worked its way loose and the element contacted the metal shell of kiln. i realized that this had happened to both sides of the element. Sparks flew, the elements went dead. the tail of the element where it had contacted the side wall had melted in half. I repaired it by adding a length of new kanthal wire to the old wire, re-twisting it and connected it to power, making sure all the ceramic insulators are snugged up tight again.
It works again, but the elements stay energized now, after the PID shouldnt be powering them. i set it to 1525 to austenitize an 80crv2 blade, but it just kept going... the PID is registering the correct temperature it seems, it was getting up to 1800+ when i checked to see if was to temperature yet. But even when the little light is off on the PID and on the SSD inside, the elements are still hot, and clearly energized when i open the door. There is no other visible damage anywhere in the system that i can see. it operating normally right before the short happened.
Does anyone have any ideas whats going on?
It works again, but the elements stay energized now, after the PID shouldnt be powering them. i set it to 1525 to austenitize an 80crv2 blade, but it just kept going... the PID is registering the correct temperature it seems, it was getting up to 1800+ when i checked to see if was to temperature yet. But even when the little light is off on the PID and on the SSD inside, the elements are still hot, and clearly energized when i open the door. There is no other visible damage anywhere in the system that i can see. it operating normally right before the short happened.
Does anyone have any ideas whats going on?
