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Default need to find a replacement K type probe for this thermometer

On Thursday, October 31, 2019 at 10:47:41 AM UTC-7, Jim Horton wrote:

I still have the actual K probe:

https://imgur.com/a/4H9rNrs


Such a 'probe' is just a pair of dissimilar wires, insulated on the length, welded at the tip.
You can snip off the damaged bit, trim back the insulation, and re-weld a tip. Accuracy
wont be harmed unless the alloy of the probes is significantly changed.