True.  And worse, as some of the water boils off the concentration 
changes, altering the boiling point.

Actually, the freeze point sensor with low melting point solders or 
other alloys isn't a bad approach.

Dave

PicDude wrote:

>Wondering how high I can sway the b.p. of water with this.  I'll have to 
>experiment a bit, though I'm fairly sure I'll never get near 300 deg F.
>
>Cheers,
>-Neil.
>
>
>On Wednesday 01 June 2005 02:00 am, Lonnie scribbled:
>  
>
>>If I am not mistaken solutions of water and say sugar or salt will have
>>higher boiling points dependant on the concentration. In short add a
>>teaspoonful of sugar and wait till it starts boiling again, measure temp
>>with candy thermometer and sensor, then add more and repeat until you have
>>covered the desired range.
>>
>>KF4HAZ - Lonnie Underwood
>>    
>>
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