>this is a low-cost automotive-type water-temp sensor with 1/8"
>NPT threads.  Should always be immersed in water.  I'd really
>prefer not to use anything else here.

Then I seriously doubt self heating will be any sort of problem unless you
are running some serious current through the sensor (like a watt or two of
dissipation).

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