1slickRED89
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the furnace in my workshop won't light last week, so i bought a new thermocouple (T/c for short). that got me thinking (where i often get in trouble) T/c's sell for $60 in EGT and industrial applications, why not use a !!! $3.99 !!! T /c from ace hardware.
so i made a genuine/industrial grade T/c from K type thermocouple wire and did a little comparo. in an ice bath (used frozen sandwich meat) the Wire T/c read -6 C and the Ace T/c read 10 C. then i lit up a lighter and the wire T/c read 1100 C and the Ace T/c read about 800C. now, 16 C down low and 300 C up top may seem like alot, but it's better than guessing, or not knowing. plus the wire T/c has much less mass and is easier to hold at high or lower temps. on a car where heat is more abundant than some corn beef and a Bic i would think they would read much closer.
the real advantage here is that one could install these all over the place and get relative temperatures with decent accuracy. not spending $*** on T/c, and replacing them as they fail for less denaro too. just grab something like this readout (~$100) and one would be all set.
so i made a genuine/industrial grade T/c from K type thermocouple wire and did a little comparo. in an ice bath (used frozen sandwich meat) the Wire T/c read -6 C and the Ace T/c read 10 C. then i lit up a lighter and the wire T/c read 1100 C and the Ace T/c read about 800C. now, 16 C down low and 300 C up top may seem like alot, but it's better than guessing, or not knowing. plus the wire T/c has much less mass and is easier to hold at high or lower temps. on a car where heat is more abundant than some corn beef and a Bic i would think they would read much closer.
the real advantage here is that one could install these all over the place and get relative temperatures with decent accuracy. not spending $*** on T/c, and replacing them as they fail for less denaro too. just grab something like this readout (~$100) and one would be all set.
