I put them in copper tubing with heat transfer compound and crimp and fold the
end. You could apply solder as well, but I don't because I use them in boiling
wort. I have not yet had a failure.
Colin
> On Dec 8, 2013, at 12:31, Håkan Elmqvist <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I have for some years monitored sea water temperature with DS1820s and OWFS.
> I have soldered the sensors to a twisted pair telephone wire and put them
> into a short piece, ca 50 mm, of 12 mm of copper tubing. The tubes have a 3
> mm hole in the middle where I have injected normal RTV one component
> acetoxy-polymerising silicone. After that I have let the silicone skin to
> polymerise in air for a couple of days and then put them into the sea.
> The disadvantage of this seems to be the lifetime of the sensors, which seems
> to be around a year and a half.
> Now I have lost my third sensor (I have not done any post mortem) and would
> like a better method to protect the DS1820. The method must withstand ice.
> Any tip is appreciated.
> Håkan
>
>
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