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Postby kevin on Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:22 am

coffee.me wrote:Can I suggest you solve the issues you're having with your thermometry before proceeding further?

Randy's & this forum have examples of the probes in place, seen them yet? what's stopping you from fixing that?

As for calibrating the meter, yes you can and the instructions are there in the meter manual. To check current state of calibration, you could dip the probes in an ice slush or condensed steam; but I suggest you search this site for the proper instructions for doing that.

I've tested the probe with a ice bath, and it's on point at 32 degrees.

I followed Randy's instructions on installing the probe. Im using the setup he suggests: omega hh506ra with the ktss-hh probe. i also have the wire bead thermocouples that came with it.
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Postby rama on Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:31 pm

First off- thanks for the insightful thread here guys. I've been reading more and more here lately as I'm a new HTB owner, and the leads from this thread alone will keep me busy for a while. :)

kevin wrote:I've tested the probe with a ice bath, and it's on point at 32 degrees.


Can I suggest you test the probe in water that's at a rolling boil instead? That's closer to the temperature range you care about, and it may or may not be as accurate as it was at the lower temperatures. Factor in altitude and barometric pressure if you want to be super accurate...
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