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High temperature K-type Thermocouples like the model PK-1000 always had one problem: how do you secure the fibers at the tip? For low temperatures a PE plastic shrink tube can be used, but for probes that have to withstand 1800 degrees F (1000 degree Celsius) that is not a solution, the plastic would just melt and burn off. All kinds of ceramic glue or cement have been tried, but they did not work well. We now came up with an excellent solution: We use a thin metal wire and tightly …

In the past we specialized in k-type thermocouples and thermocouple thermometers. We now have added other, hard to find thermocouples and thermocouple connectors. We start with a range of standard round connectors. These are k-type, J-type or T-type thermocouple connectors. They have round prongs, one a little larger than the other. The connectors are made from compensating metal, the same metal combinations that are used in the thermocouple wire. This reduces errors in the measurement. These st …

We just added a new k-type thermocouple thermometer, the model DT1311. I am very excited about this, because it has a much larger measurement range than other k-type thermometer. Most k-type thermometer measure only from -58 °F to 1999 °F, but this has the full range from -328 °F to 2498 °F (-200 °C to 1370 °C). This thermometer is great for everybody working with metals in a foundry, furnaces or high temperature kilns. I also have sold it to customers who are knife makers and harden s …

A customer called Friday afternoon at 4:30 and requested a light meter LX821 that needed to be in Miami the next day  for a light audit on Sunday. Using UPS next day air service with Saturday delivery we got the meter to our local UPS store at 6:00 pm on Friday evening, and UPS delivered it as promised at 11:45 on Saturday morning. We always try to make these emergency deliveries possible. If you need a meter quickly, contact us using the contact form on this website and we wi …

Hello and welcome on our new homepage. www.meter-depot.com has moved to new servers and a new, modern website and online shop. We are currently busy setting everything up and adding all our products up in the new store. This will take a few weeks and you will see daily new additions. In the meantime, if you need a meter, please contact us and we will set it up as quickly as possible.