For some 40 year old product brochures on precision temperature measurement and control, see http://kauko.hallikainen.org/hi/brochures/ . Harold > > > On Tue, 18 Jan 2005, Spehro Pefhany wrote: > >> If you check with a really accurate thermometer, you may be surprised at >> what >> temperature you read in boiling water. > > It doesn't even have to be accurate. 5 degrees C is a normal gradient in > a beaker boiling over a bunsen burner. > > If you want to build something that is reasonably trustworthy look at > how calorimeters are built (and do not skip the stirrer and *use* it). > > Peter -- FCC Rules Updated Daily at http://www.hallikainen.com -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist