> Regarding the thermocouples, check with a vendor that deals in
>  semiconductor fabrication.  When I worked at TI, I worked in
> Tom,
>
>  Regarding the thermocouples, check with a vendor that deals in
>  semiconductor fabrication.  When I worked at TI, I worked in
>  the FAB, and there we used thermocouples that would deal with
>  up to 1000 to 1500 degrees C.  Believe me, this is hot.  If
>  you want, I can try to find the name of a vendor like this.
>  Just let me know.
>
>                                           Regards,
>
>                                             Jim
One of our insruments uses type S t/c in steel mills (3000 degrees
F). Type R has a similar range. Omega should have these.