Recent content by vandrop

Also, what did you mean by high-quality thermal grease? The only stuff I could find online is thermal grease which cools down computers. I'm guessing that would be bad for me, because I want to just measure the temperature.

Oh ok, I thought it was thermally insulating. Should be fine.

Isn't the kapton tape insulating though? Won't this screw up my measurements?

Thanks very much. I'll try out that silicone-adhesive tape.

I can't post a picture of what the light source looks like, but imagine a high powered pool light (about 500W). The surface I'm going to be attaching it to is plastic. This is also going to be temporary... I want to be able to remove it. I basically want to ensure that I'm getting an accurate...

Hello all, Sorry if this is under the wrong section. I need to attach some thermocouples to a light to test how it heats up over time, and I was wondering what type of tape I should use to attach them. I was thinking some kind of conductive tape. Has anyone done this before/have a suggestion...