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does anyone have a good source for type-k wire? and any good ideas how to splice my thermocouple into my Banks 6-Gun and my pyrometer?
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I dont think you can splice the wire. It would throw off your readings because the thermocouple has to be a specific length. If you want your 6 gun and pyro to read, you should drill and tap the other manifold. That way you can be confident that you have accurate readings.
BTW, :welcome to the forum!
BTW, :welcome to the forum!
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it's not so much the length of the wire with thermocouples as it is with their material and the splices made due to heat characteristics of the materials used
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Ok, do what you want. Evidently you know more than I do.
FWIW, I do work on F-16s. When we find a break in a wire for a thermocouple, we have to replace that length of wire between bulkheads to be sure we have the correct readings. The wire has a certain resistance....resistance is related to length.
FWIW, I do work on F-16s. When we find a break in a wire for a thermocouple, we have to replace that length of wire between bulkheads to be sure we have the correct readings. The wire has a certain resistance....resistance is related to length.
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Look on ebay..... where else???
thermocouple wire | eBay
thermocouple wire | eBay
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I'm not claiming to know more, i've just done alot of research on thermocouples and why they use a very spcific wire. I have a Banks 6-Gun with the Speedloader instaled in my truck and would like to splice in an Auto Meter pyrometer that i already have on hand. i didnt know if anyone else had done this with any success. Are they possible to splice together, or even wire my Auto Meter guage into the 4 pole plug that the tuner already has installed to run the Banks guages? any help would be great
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ok...have you read the instructions to the autometer guages? http://www.autometer.com/productPDF/0593A.pdf
It states in the instructions that the harness cannot be shortened or lengthened without messing with the calibration of the guage. Read it for yourself...it is on page 2 of the instructions...step 2 sentence 3. I dont know if all pyros have the harness like that guage, but if you were to splice into the existing thermocouple neither the 6 gun nor the guage would read right.
Can it work though...maybe, but why bother trying to save a couple of dollars on a very expensive motor?
It states in the instructions that the harness cannot be shortened or lengthened without messing with the calibration of the guage. Read it for yourself...it is on page 2 of the instructions...step 2 sentence 3. I dont know if all pyros have the harness like that guage, but if you were to splice into the existing thermocouple neither the 6 gun nor the guage would read right.
Can it work though...maybe, but why bother trying to save a couple of dollars on a very expensive motor?
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