Yeeco + K Type Thermocouple: Ultimate 0~1300℃ Temperature Sensor & Gauge Review

This item will not withstand the moisture generated during firing of pottery. It rusted in half on the fifth firing. Was accurate for the first few shootouts.

Works great, I had to change the connector to fit my thermometer. However, the plastic at the end of the stylus melted on impact at 2000°, the stylus still worked. I will buy again

The nut that screws onto the base is the wrong size. It glides up and down without lag. It's too big and it's obvious the packager checked it in a day as it's obviously sloppy. A quick trip to Laws Depot was supposed to be the ticket but I paid for the entire product. I will add extra when I mount the thermocouple on the amp and communicate with the seller.

Great price but not suitable for precision furnaces. It reads anything under 2000F or so; which I think is because the pearl is closed by a sleeve. Enough for low temps or something like a forge where +/-25F isn't a big deal. Also, I drilled a hole the same size as the probe and pushed it through 1.5 inches of soft refractory brick insulation. At 2300 F, the back end of the probe felt cold. As long as you drill the hole properly, you shouldn't worry about melting the plastic.

I use this in conjunction with a "Leaton Digital Thermocouple Thermometer Dual Channel Temperature Meter with LCD Backlight" to measure the internal temperature in my propane forge. It gives me what I feel is a much more accurate temperature reading than the infrared thermometer I used before. The difference between the two methods was as much as 500ºF. I only have a 1" tip in the forge and I added a 1x1/4x6 piece of aluminum between the nuts as a heat sink so there is no problem with melting…

Installed in my propane forge. I've read other reviews, particularly ones that melt the wire end of the probe, so I made a heat sink out of firebrick before installing it. Since it was long enough that it actually had to be removed a few inches from the surface, I welded a large washer to the stretched spring section to hold it in place. This worked great, and even when the forge reached 1900F, the probe's wire end was still only about 100F. Besides, it works great. I've run it several times…

I decided to test this little sensor right out of the box to see if it would hold up. First, I applied a propane flame blowtorch directly to the stainless steel probe. It seemed to be removing heat from the tip too quickly, and the temperature only reached about 950°C. In a proper kiln or oven where most of the tip is exposed to high temperatures, this shouldn't be a problem. Then I pulled the sensor out of the probe and gave it a hot dinner with a burner. The maximum temperature reached 1090…