On 10/31/19 4:28 PM, whit3rd wrote:
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.


Ok, I clipped off enough that, when I now touch the wires together, I
get room temperature and body temp accuracy if I put the probe in my
mouth. I can see the two wires under a magnifying glass. I wonder if I
could use my "15 minute" oxygen/ propane torch to weld the tip?