>One thing to consider is that a thermocouple's output is directly related to >its temperature. You may be able to relocate it so that it is in a hotter >part of the flame to increase the brightness of the LED. Different areas of >the flame will be hotter than others. You may even be able to test it with >a propane torch to determine the "sweet spot". Have not needed to try it, >just food for thought. It's a tiny little flame, Mark -- about like a good healthy pilot flame for a furnace or water heater. And the pilot flame is so soft you wonder that it stays lit -- there's no separate pilot, they just turn down the gas on the main until it's just barely burning. The thermocouple is offset horizontally roughly to the edge of the burner itself, and I don't think you can move it. It's in the main flame, but noticeably above the pilot. david David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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