Thread: Pid, thermocouple help

I am working on a new tempering set up, pid controlled deep fat fryer.

My question is, can I chop off the spade connector off of my thermocouple and screw the wires to the back of the pid controller.

I am thinking of course I can, but I might be missing something.

Charlie

Why not buy a female coupler and wire it to the PID and you can use the thermocouple with both tools?

As in: Universal Female Thermocouple Connector:Universal Female Thermocouple Connector Mates with Standard Round Pin Male or Subminiature Flat Pin Male Connectors - USTW-T-F

Or buy a dedicated thermocouple for the PID.

One of the sales fellows at Omega turned out to be a blacksmith. When I called once, I benefitted from a lecture on the lifetime and degradation of thermocouples. Now I tend to buy them two to four at a time and keep one set aside as the "test" unit when I suspect that the frequently used TC is beginning to give a suspect reading. They do fall into the category of a consumed item rather than a permanent tool.

Originally Posted by Mike Blue

Why not buy a female coupler and wire it to the PID and you can use the thermocouple with both tools?

As in: Universal Female Thermocouple Connector:Universal Female Thermocouple Connector Mates with Standard Round Pin Male or Subminiature Flat Pin Male Connectors - USTW-T-F

There you go thinking again

I was only thinking of only one way to solve the problem.

Thanks for your help. part ordered

Well, at least now I know that pid stands for more than pelvic inflammatory disease, so thanks for that.

Originally Posted by Utopian

Well, at least now I know that pid stands for more than pelvic inflammatory disease, so thanks for that.

This, almost made me die from coffee....

Sounds like a pretty neat project, don't forget the process pics we all love so dearly!

No one could ever accuse Ron of spending a little too much time in the lab...

not a problem mate
I did this with mine as my thermocouples had the forked connectors like yours & I changed them to the K type plug
the actual wires on mine are very small & I had to solder them to the pins for the plug