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FireLite

 Furnace Operations Manual

Version 1.00.7 – 1/05

Fahrenheit to Celsius

°

 F

°

 C

°

 F

°

 C

°

 F

°

 C

°

 F

°

 C

100

38

630

332

1,160

627

1,690

921

110

43

640

338

1,170

632

1,700

927

120

49

650

343

1,180

638

1,710

932

130

54

660

349

1,190

643

1,720

938

140

60

670

354

1,200

649

1,730

943

150

66

680

360

1,210

654

1,740

949

160

71

690

366

1,220

660

1,750

954

170

77

700

371

1,230

666

1,760

960

180

82

710

377

1,240

671

1,770

966

190

88

720

382

1,250

677

1,780

971

200

93

730

388

1,260

682

1,790

977

210

99

743

393

1,270

688

1,800

982

220

104

750

399

1,280

693

1,810

988

230

110

760

404

1,290

699

1,820

993

240

116

770

410

1,300

704

1,830

999

250

121

780

416

1,310

710

1,840

1,004

260

127

790

421

1,320

716

1,850

1,010

270

132

800

427

1,330

721

1,860

1,016

280

138

810

432

1,340

727

1,870

1,021

290

143

820

438

1,350

732

1,880

1,027

300

149

830

443

1,360

738

1,890

1,032

310

154

840

449

1,370

743

1,900

1,038

320

160

850

454

1,380

749

1,910

1,043

330

166

860

460

1,390

754

1,920

1,049

340

171

870

466

1,400

760

1,930

1,054

350

177

880

471

1,410

766

1,940

1,060

360

182

890

477

1,420

771

1,950

1,066

370

188

900

482

1,430

777

1,960

1,071

380

193

910

488

1,440

782

1,970

1,077

390

199

920

493

1,450

788

1,980

1,082

400

204

930

499

1,460

793

1,990

1,088

410

210

940

504

1,470

799

2,000

1,093

420

216

950

510

1,480

804

2,010

1,099

430

221

960

516

1,490

810

2,020

1,104

440

227

970

521

1,500

816

2,030

1,110

450

232

980

527

1,510

821

2,040

1,116

460

238

990

532

1,520

827

2,050

1,121

470

243

1,000

538

1,530

832

2,060

1,127

480

249

1,010

543

1,540

838

2,070

1,132

490

254

1,020

549

1,550

843

2,080

1,138

500

260

1,030

554

1,560

849

2,090

1,143

510

266

1,040

560

1,570

854

2,100

1,149

520

271

1,050

566

1,580

860

2,110

1,154

530

277

1,060

571

1,590

866

2,120

1,160

540

282

1,070

577

1,600

871

2,130

1,166

550

288

1,080

582

1,610

877

2,140

1,171

560

293

1,090

588

1,620

882

2,150

1,177

570

299

1,100

593

1,630

888

2,160

1,182

580

304

1,110

599

1,640

893

2,170

1,188

590

310

1,120

604

1,650

899

2,180

1,193

600

316

1,130

610

1,660

904

2,190

1,199

610

321

1,140

616

1,670

910

2,200

1,204

620

327

1,150

621

1,680

916

2,210

1,210

Celsius to Fahrenheit

°

 C

°

 F

°

 C

°

 F

°

 C

°

 F

°

 C

°

 F

°

 C

°

 F

35

95

300

572

565 1,049

830 1,526

1,095

2,003

40

104

305

581

570 1,058

835 1,535

1,100

2,012

45

113

310

590

575 1,067

840 1,544

1,105

2,021

50

122

315

599

580 1,076

845 1,553

1,110

2,030

55

131

320

608

585 1,085

850 1,562

1,115

2,039

60

140

325

617

590 1,094

855 1,571

1,120

2,048

65

149

330

626

595 1,103

860 1,580

1,125

2,057

70

158

335

635

600 1,112

865 1,589

1,130

2,066

75

167

340

644

605 1,121

870 1,598

1,135

2,075

80

176

345

653

610 1,130

875 1,607

1,140

2,084

85

185

350

662

615 1,139

880 1,616

1,145

2,093

90

194

355

671

620 1,148

885 1,625

1,150

2,102

95

203

360

680

625 1,157

890 1,634

1,155

2,111

100

212

365

689

630 1,166

895 1,643

1,160

2,120

105

221

370

698

635 1,175

900 1,652

1,165

2,129

110

230

375

707

640 1,184

905 1,661

1,170

2,138

115

239

380

716

645 1,193

910 1,670

1,175

2,147

120

248

385

725

650 1,202

915 1,679

1,180

2,156

125

257

390

734

655 1,211

920 1,688

1,185

2,165

130

266

395

743

660 1,220

925 1,697

1,190

2,174

135

275

400

752

665 1,229

930 1,706

1,195

2,183

140

284

405

761

670 1,238

935 1,715

1,200

2,192

145

293

410

770

675 1,247

940 1,724

1,205

2,201

150

302

415

779

680 1,256

945 1,733

1,210

2,210

155

311

420

788

685 1,265

950 1,742

1,215

2,219

160

320

425

797

690 1,274

955 1,751

1,220

2,228

165

329

430

806

695 1,283

960 1,760

1,225

2,237

170

338

435

815

700 1,292

965 1,769

1,230

2,246

175

347

440

824

705 1,301

970 1,778

1,235

2,255

180

356

445

833

710 1,310

975 1,787

1,240

2,264

185

365

450

842

715 1,319

980 1,796

1,245

2,273

190

374

455

851

720 1,328

985 1,805

1,250

2,282

195

383

460

860

725 1,337

990 1,814

1,255

2,291

200

392

465

869

730 1,346

995 1,823

1,260

2,300

205

401

470

878

735 1,355

1,000 1,832

1,265

2,309

210

410

475

887

740 1,364

1,005 1,841

1,270

2,318

215

419

480

896

745 1,373

1,010 1,850

1,275

2,327

220

428

485

905

750 1,382

1,015 1,859

1,280

2,336

225

437

490

914

755 1,391

1,020 1,868

1,285

2,345

230

446

495

923

760 1,400

1,025 1,877

1,290

2,354

235

455

500

932

765 1,409

1,030 1,886

1,295

2,363

240

464

505

941

770 1,418

1,035 1,895

1,300

2,372

245

473

510

950

775 1,427

1,040 1,904

1,305

2,381

250

482

515

959

780 1,436

1,045 1,913

1,310

2,390

255

491

520

968

785 1,445

1,050 1,922

1,315

2,399

260

500

525

977

790 1,454

1,055 1,931

1,320

2,408

265

509

530

986

795 1,463

1,060 1,940

1,325

2,417

270

518

535

995

800 1,472

1,065 1,949

1,330

2,426

275

527

540

1,004

805 1,481

1,070 1,958

1,335

2,435

280

536

545

1,013

810 1,490

1,075 1,967

1,340

2,444

285

545

550

1,022

815 1,499

1,080 1,976

1,345

2,453

290

554

555

1,031

820 1,508

1,085 1,985

1,350

2,462

295

563

560

1,040

825 1,517

1,090 1,994

1,355

2,471

Summary of Contents for FireLite

Page 1: ...FireLite Operation Manual Whip Mix Corporation 361 Farmington Ave P O Box 17183 Louisville KY 40217 0183 USA 502 637 1451 800 626 5651 Fax 502 634 4512 www whipmix com ...

Page 2: ... English and Metric 7 Night Mode 8 Idle Temperature Operation 8 Chapter Two Special Function Input Customize Program Finish Tune 9 Fast Cool with Vacuum 10 Adjusting Calibrations for Low Fusing and High Fusing Porcelains 10 Adjust High Fusing Porcelain Calibration 10 Adjust Low Fusing Porcelain Calibration 10 Displaying Muffle Hours 11 Displaying Software Version 11 Error Messages 11 Specification...

Page 3: ... from the table and pack it in the accessory box Damage to the oven will result from shipment of the oven with the firing tray inside the muffle Push the up button to run the table to the muffle Install the orange aluminum shipping bar underneath the table by reversing the above instructions Before the power is disconnected use the front panel up arrow button to raise the platform to its full up p...

Page 4: ... ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES THAT REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT POWER MAY CAUSE A CIRCUIT BREAKERTOTRIP INSTALLTHE HEAVY DUTY SAFETY GROUNDED POWER CORD AND PLUGTHE FURNACE INTO A GROUNDED OUTLET Position the furnace so the front is facing you Be sure to have at least eight inches on all sides of the furnace to allow sufficient air flow to keep the furnace cool Do not place anything flammable near the furnace Min...

Page 5: ...uum Pump at the rear of the furnace Note The vacuum pump will only run continuously Whenever a program requires vacuum the pump will run continuously until vacuum is no longer required Figure 6 Mounting the Keyboard When you unpack your FireLite furnace the keyboard will be located in the accessory box 1 Remove keyboard from accessory box and loosen the thumbscrews 2 Flip the keyboard around to th...

Page 6: ...ill also display the Special Function number when entering a special function ER to indicate an error condition FR or DR to indicate frequency or duration of a tone when customizing a user defined tone Display Button Pressing Display will cause the four digit display to cycle from time remaining to temperature from temperature to vacuum from vacuum to time remaining Volume Control After the self t...

Page 7: ...am currently running After the changed program has run the program will revert to its original values Changing programs is covered in detail in Chapter Three Entering and Editing Programs Up Skip Button While in idle mode press the Skip once and the lift moves upward Press again and the lift stops moving While the lift is moving down press the Skip and the lift will begin moving up While a program...

Page 8: ...ng the furnace in night mode keeps the muffle idling at a low temperature preventing a buildup of moisture during the night This special function password allows the user to set the night mode temperature of the furnace The furnace comes from the factory with the night mode temperature set to 150 C The furnace will remain at this temperature when night mode is in operation Pressing the Night Mode ...

Page 9: ...the duration The acceptable range is from 1 to 1 000 however the recommended range of values are between 400 to 1 000 8 Press the Enter button 9 The two digit display will show FR to indicate the frequency of the second tune Use the keypad to enter the frequency of the second tune 10 Press the Enter button 11 The two digit display will show DR to indicate the duration of the second tune Use the ke...

Page 10: ...roblem by allowing you to customize the calibration This feature can be used to adjust your furnace to fire porcelains at manufacturers recommendations or to adjust multiple furnaces to fire identically The FireLite calibration can be adjusted for normal high fusing porcelains and for the new low fusing porcelains These adjustments do not affect each other so both adjustments can be used if you fi...

Page 11: ...ve changed ER 7 Setup Error The computer has detected a problem with the special functions setup values Check all special functions as described in Chapter Four Special Functions ER 8 Maximum Temperature Error The furnace has run away to a temperature beyond the maximum allowed Turn the power off and allow the furnace to cool This error may indicate a bad thermocouple Test the furnace by running a...

Page 12: ...m 0 when the soak time starts to end the time of the heat soak StartTemperature Enter the temperature at which the vacuum will turn on The recommended range is from Start Temp to Final Temp Release Temp If vacuum is used in a program it is necessary to enter a temperature at which the vacuum pump will turn off The recommended range is from the programmed entry temperature to the final temperature ...

Page 13: ...ontains a muffle module designed for simple service and replacement The muffle module contains the heating chamber and the thermocouple The replacement procedure is as follows 1 Turn the power switch located at the rear of the furnace to the off position Remove the power cord from the wall socket to prevent any chance of a shock hazard Allow the furnace to cool 2 Remove the six Phillips head screw...

Page 14: ...un tests and report the results or read the display while the test is running High Efficiency Vacuum Pump FireLite Accessory Manufactured and serviced at Whip Mix Corporation P O Box 17183 Louisville KY 40217 0183 Replacement Parts Part Number Description 96034 Muffle 115 Volt 96185 Thermocouple 96286 Drive Motor 96287 Lift Cable 96288 Vacuum Valve Assembly 96070 Vacuum Valve Plunger 96289 Power S...

Page 15: ... 840 1 544 1 105 2 021 50 122 315 599 580 1 076 845 1 553 1 110 2 030 55 131 320 608 585 1 085 850 1 562 1 115 2 039 60 140 325 617 590 1 094 855 1 571 1 120 2 048 65 149 330 626 595 1 103 860 1 580 1 125 2 057 70 158 335 635 600 1 112 865 1 589 1 130 2 066 75 167 340 644 605 1 121 870 1 598 1 135 2 075 80 176 345 653 610 1 130 875 1 607 1 140 2 084 85 185 350 662 615 1 139 880 1 616 1 145 2 093 9...

Page 16: ... 1 05 Other Products from Whip Mix Corporation Pro Series Porcelain Furnaces Apollo II Burnout Oven Pro Burn 12 Burnout Oven Pro 100 Plus Porcelain Furnace FireLite Furnace Operations Manual Version 1 00 7 1 05 ...

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