Ceramic Coating Oven (Thermostat)

[itsallgood]

I'm building a 2nd oven for Ceramic coatings.
So I need to get pretty hot, higher than a normal household oven will get.
In my previous oven I've used the standard household oven thermostat and it's worked good for me.
However, I can't use it for the new oven because of the max temp setting.

What can I use in it's place, needs to be 120V for my contactor coil, which is probably standard.
Part numbers and prices for the complete setup (thermostat and probe) would be awesome.

Thanks in advance...

[ed_denu]

Most PID controllers can display temperature values into 4 digits and a 'K' thermocoupler can report temperatures to around 2400F. Most if not all PIDs can be configured to operate a 120vac contactor.

Look for these parts at auber instruments or on ebay.

[BottleFed70]

Like mentioned, go with a PID controller and thermcouple. You can buy these together on Ebay for less than $50.

[CarWiz]

Yeah, you really can't beat the PIDs for temperature control. They're good for +/- one degree. I'm accumulating PIDs (as fund$ allow) to replace all my plating tank controls and melting pot controls. If I could find some kind of gas control valve with auto ignition, I'd put one on my metal furnace.

[itsallgood]

So these two things shoudl be all I need...for controlling my contactor 120V Coil 50Amp Contactor.

http://auberins.com/index.php?main_p...products_id=14
http://auberins.com/index.php?main_p...products_id=27

If so, count me in...that's pretty cheap, I should have went that way for my first oven.

[CarWiz]

Yes sir, that should do it. Well that and a box to make your connections. I noticed the TC probe doesn't look like is has a threaded mount so some sort of high temp grommet may be need to secure the probe. Also note--That probe is good to only 750*F. Don't know what your ceramics are curing at but this may be a problem. Others are available to handle higher temperatures.

[itsallgood]

Thanks a ton...
I'll make sure to get the higher temp TC.

[JTW37]

As far as curring temps for ceramic, in most cases you don't need to cure them at a very high temp. I cure all the time between 525 - 600. Which is plenty according to the instructions that come with the ceramic.