Dear Tom
Please get something with a decent thermal mass. The tiny wires spot-welded together at the end are not very helpful at getting the temperature because they fluctuate so rapidly when the bubbles start rising. It should have an enclosing metal jacket of 3-8mm diameter. They still react quickly but not 'instantly'. I have also found that mounting it in the centre of a pot also heated in the centre (from below) gives misleading numbers. Prof Lloyd says there is actually no such thing as the boiling point of a whole pot of water. My conclusion is that the best we can get is the time at which the average temperature reaches its maximum. Using only one thermocouple in a round pot, it should be placed somewhere like 1/3 of the diameter towards the centre. Regards Crispin From: Stoves [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom Miles Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2013 2:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Stoves] Thermometers for WBT What are the lowest cost and most practical thermometers for the WBT? Many thanks Tom
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