RE: Temperature logger

["Ian B" <Ian@xxxxxxx>]

GTX may be cheaper but I don't suppose it does much for the flavour. Add
cheese for that finishing touch...........

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Doxey [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 17 December 2001 23:40
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Temperature logger
>
>
> Fill it with Castrol GTX or Cooking Oil before sealing it.
> Wont conduct electricity but will conduct heat quite well.
> Works for edible chips anyway :-)
>
> Keith
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian G. Reynolds [mailto:brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 17 December 2001 21:22
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Temperature logger
>
>
> Will this still read the temp okay inside a copper tube?
>
> The one I have in the Meerkat nest box was slid down inside a
protective
> wire cage "tube" but the little gits have gradually torn the
wire to bits
> from the base up towards the top of the cage!
>
> It wont be much longer before the sensor is touching the heating
element!
>
> Good to see how long it takes them to eat through a copper tube!
>
> B.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stuart Grimshaw [mailto:stuart@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 17 December 2001 08:39
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Temperature logger
>
>
> On Sunday 16 December 2001 20:50 pm, Paul Gordon wrote:
> > Also, I want to put one of the DS1820's outside the house
> somewhere to get
> > the outside temperature, anyone got any recommendations on where
best to
> > site it (i.e. sun or shade, sheltered or exposed, enclosed or
> open, etc.)
> > and how best to protect the little beastie from the elements...
>
> The best suggestion I've seen is to mount the 1820 inside a short
> length of
> copper tude, then bung the ends up with silicone. The copper provides
> excellent heat transfer and the silicone prevents your 1820 becominf
> corroded.
>
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