<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body >I use that exact thermocouple in my homemade oven. I also use the max 31855 breakout from adafruit. I think if the old one was a k type and the oven has a way to calibrate, you maky be ok. The main difference in the types are the temp-voltage curve characteristic, which is a function of materials used and construction. <div><br></div><div>Many multimeters have a thermocouple function, so you could use that for testing.</div><br><br><br><br><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Pete Soper <pete@soper.us> </div><div>Date:09/25/2014 6:21 PM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: triembed@triembed.org </div><div>Subject: [TriEmbed] replacement thermocouples for reflow oven </div><div><br></div>OK, finding affordable thermocouples didn't take long.<br><br>If I buy some of these Adafruit type K thermocouples (replacing the heat <br>shrink on the end with something that can handle higher heat and paying <br>attention to "polarity") and arrange to switch them into my oven <br>controller (i.e. either/or with the existing ones), what's likely to <br>happen? If the oven also uses type K should this "just work"? Is there <br>some way to determine what type of thermocouples I have now? (this isn't <br>mentioned in the manual)<br><br>http://www.adafruit.com/products/270<br><br>-Pete<br><br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Triangle, NC Embedded Computing mailing list<br>TriEmbed@triembed.org<br>http://mail.triembed.org/mailman/listinfo/triembed_triembed.org<br>TriEmbed web site: http://TriEmbed.org<br></body>