Thanks Gerhard this is what I was looking for.

John


--- Gerhard Fiedler <lists@connectionbrazil.com>
wrote:

> John Chung wrote:
> 
> > measurement. The thermocouple wire should be type
> K. The sales guy claims
> > that the thermocouple wire can withstand heat up
> to 1200C but the tip of
> > the thermocouple wire can only withstand 400C. 
> 
> I don't know what kind of tip he's talking about,
> but this is a very
> specific restriction.
> 
> > Is it possible to obtain a few strips of
> thermocouple wire K that can
> > withstand up to 500C*the tip of the thermocouple
> wire* ?
> 
> Most "normal" type K thermocouples can withstand 500
> degC.
> 
> Check out Omega
> <http://www.omega.com/guides/thermocouples.html>.
> They're
> not the cheapest, but have a lot of info on what's
> around. Just select 2.
> Surface and 3. Type K, and you'll see a lot of
> options.
> 
> Gerhard
> 
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