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Old 2018-02-15, 1:27pm
Arnold Howard Arnold Howard is offline
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Originally Posted by essiemessy View Post
Hi, Rebecca
And as it is I've got a thin shelf sitting on the bottom (can't be bothered kiln washing the bottom ) for some heat retention, plus nice heavy posts surrounding it. Plus the probe with a nice heavy clay sheath.
The shelf and posts in the bottom of your Caldera will absorb heat and lower the temperature there. I suggest that you remove the shelf and posts to reduce the thermal mass. The thermal mass requires energy to heat.

Did you replace the thermocouple in your Caldera with one that has a ceramic covering? If so, could you send a picture of it? The ceramic covering will slow down the response time of your thermocouple. I'm not sure if that would affect your results since you are measuring a temperature during an extended hold.

Sincerely,

Arnold Howard
Paragon Industries, L.P., Mesquite, Texas USA
ahoward@paragonweb.com / www.paragonweb.com
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