Oakton Temp-100 - Connecting a Thermocouple

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7. CONNECTING A THERMOCOUPLE
Use the correc t thermocouple t ype for
your instrume nt setting. Using an
incorr ect th ermocouple ty pe will resul t in
erroneous
readi ngs. T hermocouples are
colour coded by t ype using th e North
American ANSI Colour Code as follo w s:
TYPE COLOR
J Black
K Yello w
T Blue
E Purple
Thermocouple connectors have one wide
blade and one narrow blade. Do not force
connector in backwards. Connect
thermocouples to receptacles at top of
instrument as shown in the following
illustration.