User's Manual Part 3

♦357♦ MEGAM.O.L.E.® Help System Guide
6.2.3. Constructing a Thermocouple
The following procedures describe how to construct a nano thermocouple and a
protective plug.
Thermocouple construction:
The following items will be needed to construct a Thermocouple:
• 1 nano thermocouple housing and 2 hardware screws.
• Up to five Thermocouples.
• Phillips (Crosshead) screwdriver
Construct a thermocouple as follows:
1) Disassemble the thermocouple housing by unscrewing the 2 Phillips hardware
screws.
2) Remove the existing thermocouple(s).
3) Insert the new thermocouple(s) in the top half of the thermocouple housing until
they are fully seated. Be careful to place them in the proper color arrangement
per the table below.
Channels: 1/11
2/12 3/13 4/14 5/15 6/16 7/17 8/18 9/19 10/20
Color: Red Blue Green Violet Cyan Red Blue Green Violet Cyan
4) Route the wires through the housing exit.
5) Carefully place the two halves of the thermocouple housing together. Verify that
the wires are not pinched and that the wire positions are correct.
6) Replace the hardware screws.