The V6-CF is Bartlett Instrument Company's fifth generation kiln controller. Each generation has improved the reliability, features and ease-of-use to make Bartlett Instrument Company's kiln controllers the most accepted on the market. With the V6-CF cone-fire method, you select 1 of the 4 firing speeds and your cone number and you're firing your ceramics with as few as 6 key presses! The vary-fire method gives you the freedom to create up to six, 8-step user programs to fire your ceramics, crystalline glazes, glass or jewelry. Other features include delay start, preheat, alarm, cone adjustments, thermocouple adjustments, °F or °C operation, 16 segment program, and skip step.

Advanced features of the V6-CF's include 3-zone control and KISS (kiln interface software system) for remote programming and data collection from a personal computer!

Firing Methods and Features which make firing easier:

• CONE FIRE METHOD - use when firing to a specific cone number using one of four speeds, "Slow Bisque", "Fast Bisque", "Slow Glaze", or "Fast Glaze".
• VARY-FIRE PROGRAMMER - Program up to 6 separate firing profiles for repeated use. Each profile may have up to 8 segments with separate heating or cooling rates, temperature set-points, and hold times. Use RECALL PROGRAM button to recall any firing program with one button ease.
• DELAY START - Delay the start of your firing up to 99 hours and 99 minutes.
• PREHEAT - Used with CONE FIRE method to hold a temperature of 200 °F for a specified time prior to starting the firing. This can be used for drying ware.
• ALARM - User set audible temperature alarm.

Advanced features:

• CONE OFFSET - Used to raise or lower the final temperature of any cone to fine tune the controller to your kiln.
• SKIP STEP -Skip from the present segment to the next ramp.
• ERROR CODES - Error codes may be turned on so the kiln will automatically shut down if there is an error. They may be turned off for special firing profiles.
• 16 SEGMENT PROGRAMS - User programs 5 and 6 can be combined for a 16 segment program.

Messages and information:

• REVIEW PROGRAM - Review your firing profile any time before or during the firing.
• VIEW SEGMENT - View the current segment or skip to the next segment.
• CONE TABLE - Easily look up temperature and cone number equivalents.
• °F or °C - Choose between FARENHEIT or CELCIUS temperature scales.

Communicates with personal computer equipped with KISS software.