04-29-04 17:00
No 503843
Does anybody know how to fix a thermometer, my reads at 101C with boiling water, and is always one degree off. I tried using heat to make the mercury reach all the way to the top, but was no use.
(Hive Addict)
04-29-04 17:04
No 503844
to your reading. they are not always accurate, at least the ones using liquid arent and steam has a higher temp than water and this is condensing on the thermometer boosting it a bit
chemically enhanced.
(Hive Bee)
04-29-04 17:55
No 503853
It use to be accurate, I usually check before any major project, to tell you the truth I have worked many many many times in a lab and not once has it been off until now. ADDkid
(Hive Bee)
04-29-04 23:49
No 503936
Shit happens... if your that touched about 1oC buy a new thermometer, only a few dollars...
Otherwise yeah just note down that it is that margin out and allow for that extra error in your emperiments.
-AC
(Chief Bee)
04-30-04 05:59
No 503988
The temperature of boiling water fluctuates with the local barometric pressure (and your position relative to sea level).
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