On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 5:15 PM, Bob Higgins <rj.bob.higg...@gmail.com> wrote:
>From the other pictures, it is pretty clear that Rossi is using a sheathed > k-type thermocouple with the hotCat. Because this thermocouple is not > rated to operate at the temperatures that the reactor convection tube was > supposedly operating, it appears that Rossi had placed (by design) the > thermocouple in a cooler section of the hotCat (the end for example) ... > I'm curious what details distinguish a k-type thermocouple visually from a b-type thermocouple, which are identifiable in a photograph. (I note that Wikipedia says that a k-type thermocouple can be used up to 1350 C [1].) Eric [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermocouple#Type_K
