Mark,
Most of the more popular thermocouple pairs have been given letter
designations. The T-type is the copper/constantan pair, which has a
fairly high sensitivity but is limited to relatively low temperatures.
See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermocouple for some good info.
I have seen short lengths of different thermocouple pairs for sale
online. I was distressed to see a bit of price-gouging among the Ebay
sellers, so be careful. I noticed that the fellow who sold me the
controller (Auber Instruments) also sells assembled thermocouple
probes. Also, since the controller accepts many different types of
thermocouples, perhaps you may be able to get a useful scrap or two
from an acquaintance who works with industrial controls.
Marshall
--- In
Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Mickelsen"
<mark.mickelsen@...> wrote:
> I'm very interested in you project entitled
> "CheapLaminatorModification.pdf", and I'd like to try it myself.
> Since I'm a software engineer, my hardware knowledge is sometimes
> hit-and-miss. I certainly know the principle behind thermocouples
> but I don't know what type "T" thermocouple cable is. Would
> someone be so kind as to explain what this is to me and give
> me some idea where I could get some?