Can you use the alarm to detect an over-fired kiln?

The temperature alarm on most digital controllers operates only during a firing. After the kiln fires to completion and begins to cool, the alarm is inactive. Here is how to use the alarm after the kiln fires to completion:

1. Program the alarm for 50 degrees higher than the temperature that you are firing to.
2. Add a cooling segment with a rate of 9999. This will turn off the heating elements as the kiln cools down. (To program a cooling rate, enter a target temperature that is lower than that of the preceding segment.)

After the kiln shuts off, it will begin the cooling segment. The alarm will continue to operate.