The Select Fire^TM Kiln Control from Amaco® does all the work so you spend less time monitoring firings. It takes just a few minutes to program the entire firing cycle. Then, you\'re free to work on other projects in your studio or classroom.

Select Fire^TM is an option on most Amaco® and Excel® kilns instead of the manual control switches. AMACO® kiln models AH-25 and AH-30, FA-44 and FA-88 plus Excel® models EX-1099SF,and EX-1266SF come standard with Select Fire^TM. Excel® model EX-1850 comes standard with Select Fire^TM and Zone Control (see description below). The wall-mount units listed below are for kilns that were purchased with standard controls.

Select Fire^TM features include:

• Delay Firing Start -- Lets you delay the start of the firing cycle by up to 99 hours, 99 minutes
• Ramp/Hold -- Allows you to store up to 8 firing profiles for various types of clays and glazes
• Cone Fire Mode -- Entering the Cone number, speed, and hold time for the type of work you are doing
• Preheat Cycle -- Part of the Cone Fire Mode, this feature allows programming of a soak cycle at 180° for a desired length of time
• Permanent Memory -- Protects values entered in case of a power failure
• Controlled Cooling Rate -- Program specific cooling rate to achieve desired results
• Program Review -- Shows which Ramp/Hold segment is currently in use
• Designed and manufactured in the USA under license from the Edward J. Orton, Jr. Ceramics Foundation
  
  
  The Select Fire^TM with Zone Control has all the features of the standard model plus it uses three thermocouples to sense temperature variation between the sections and sends a signal to energize the elements in the cooler section and bring it up to temperature with the other sections.
  
  The EX-365SF and EX-1099SF can be ordered with Zone Control on special order (standard on model EX-1850SF).
  
  The Select Fire^TM EXP Computer control for smaller kilns that use 110V household current such as the AMACO® 62-EFC, 67-EFC and MK-4.