oldlady Posted April 13, 2021 Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 my daughter wants to see how it is done so she can use the meter thingy to test whether or not i need new elements. they are leaning over and i do not want to be stopped when i get going this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted April 13, 2021 Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 16 minutes ago, oldlady said: my daughter wants to see how it is done so she can use the meter thingy to test whether or not i need new elements. they are leaning over and i do not want to be stopped when i get going this year. What brand of kiln do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted April 13, 2021 Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 L&L Video It's pretty much the same for any kiln. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted April 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 thanks, neil, it is an L&L 23T so what you sent is just right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 Make sure you're using a digital meter. Analog meters (the ones with a needle) aren't very good for reading the small changes in element resistance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted April 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2021 OK, my daughter just finished using the multimeter and found circuit 1-2 reads 16.6. 3-4 reads 17.2 5-6 reads 16.7. the video says it should be 12.5 per section. looks like i need new elements? why does it still work if this is bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 3 hours ago, oldlady said: OK, my daughter just finished using the multimeter and found circuit 1-2 reads 16.6. 3-4 reads 17.2 5-6 reads 16.7. the video says it should be 12.5 per section. looks like i need new elements? why does it still work if this is bad? The kiln in the video is probably not the same model as yours. They were just using it as an example. You need to know the element resistance for your specific kiln model and voltage. For an e23T the resistance should be just under 15 ohms per section, so your elements are more than 10% off, which means they should be replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted April 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2021 thank you again, neil, i will replace them. can't believe i missed replying to this for so long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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