Of Barker, Neil
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:37 AM
To: peterh...@aol.com; emc-p...@ieee.org
Subject: RE: Thermocouple welder
Peter
Why bother?
Unless you need really long thermocouples that are not available off the shelf
as pre-welded units, it simply isn't worth the time and trouble
-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG
Subject: Re: Thermocouple welder
This is the same welder I use and am very happy with it. Bought it over 10
years ago and it is still going strong. Needed to replace the needle nose
pliers used to hold onto the TC wires once (some of the techs here are not
very careful
: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of Ronald R.
Wellman
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:33 AM
To: 'American Idle'; rpick...@rpqconsulting.com
Cc: peterh...@aol.com; emc-p...@ieee.org
Subject: RE: Thermocouple welder
You will not get away with twisting and smacking the leads
of the TC when
you remove it.
Best regards,
Ron Wellman
From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of American Idle
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 7:41 PM
To: rpick...@rpqconsulting.com
Cc: peterh...@aol.com; emc-p...@ieee.org
Subject: Re: Thermocouple welder
Well
Peter
Why bother?
Unless you need really long thermocouples that are not available off the shelf
as pre-welded units, it simply isn't worth the time and trouble. We treat
thermocouples as consumable items. They cost about £5 ($7) each and we just
discard them when broken. The thermocouples come
, Ron Pickard, RPQ rpick...@rpqconsulting.com wrote:
From: Ron Pickard, RPQ rpick...@rpqconsulting.com
Subject: RE: Thermocouple welder
To: 'American Idle' ibm...@gmail.com
Cc: peterh...@aol.com, emc-p...@ieee.org
Date: Monday, June 15, 2009, 11:12 PM
To: rpick...@rpqconsulting.com
Cc: peterh...@aol.com; emc-p...@ieee.org
Subject: Re: Thermocouple welder
Well... If we're going to MacGuyver it, you can just strip the insulation off
the ends of the two wires, twist the wires together, and smack the joint with
a hammer to create a TC junction.
-Ken
Well... If we're going to MacGuyver it, you can just strip the insulation off
the ends of the two wires, twist the wires together, and smack the joint with
a hammer to create a TC junction.
-Ken A.
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 9:59 PM, Ron Pickard, RPQ rpick...@rpqconsulting.com
wrote:
Hi
I was in the same boat and the thermal engineers at my place of work
recommended the Omega unit:
http://www.omega.com/ppt/pptsc.asp?ref=TL_WELD
It is US$1800 and (they say) easy to use. I haven't gotten around to ordering
one yet, so I can't give a personal stamp of approval.
Also available
Hi Pete,
On the cheap, a used large value DC capacitor with threaded terminals (easy to
attach wires) along with two different-colored (to observe polarity), cut in
half banana-banana cables should the job nicely, especially if you already
have a DC power supply for charging. Just make sure
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Subject: Re: THERMOCOUPLE WELDER
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It never occurred to me that someone might make a special gadget
It never occurred to me that someone might make a special gadget for
this job - I just use our workshop oxy-acetylene torch!
Nick.
At 15:04 -0400 18/7/08, Bolintineanu, Constantin wrote:
Dear Colleagues,
I would like to kindly ask you in regard to the THERMOCOUPLES WELDERS
that you are
Ask the manager at an accredited test lab for specific
recommendations.
I was not aware that there was an approved type of thermocouple
welder. In any case, have always made my own welders, because I
have never had consistent results with something off the shelf.
They are very easy to make, and
To: Doug McKean; Emc-Pstc Post
Subject: RE: thermocouple welder
All,
Do not look at the spark without eye protection.
Rocky
-)-(-
Kenneth P. Gonzalez (Rocky)
Intergraph Solutions Group
Integrated Products Division
170 Graphics Drive
Madison, Alabama, USA 35758
phone (256) 730-2131
fax
Brian,
I use a Hot Spot welder from DCC Corp. Works quite well and even comes
with green tinted safety glasses (as suggested by an earlier poster). Here
is a link to a description of it, I think they give company contact info as
well:
http://www.thomasregister.com/olc/dcc/hot2.htm
Dan
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From: Doug McKean [mailto:dmck...@corp.auspex.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 1:59 PM
To: Emc-Pstc Post
Subject: Re: thermocouple welder
Yes. Get a good beefy DC power supply.
Attach both leads of the thermocouple to one of the
outputs PLUS or MINUS. Doesn't matter.
Twist
If you want an NB to accept your test data, at least one agency engineer has
recommended this model:
http://www.therm-x.com/Product.asp?Param1=258BParam2=5
If you do not have 1300+ USD in your budget, a simple cap-discharge welder
is easy to build, but requires that you do the uncertainty
Yes. Get a good beefy DC power supply.
Attach both leads of the thermocouple to one of the
outputs PLUS or MINUS. Doesn't matter.
Twist together the leads to be welded.
Get a piece of lead that's used in drafters pencils.
Attach this piece of lead to the other output of
the power
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