Where to buy 'A' style clip for temperature probe?

valve90210

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• Jul 28, 2017

• #21

Stuarty84 said:

I've spent a while in work here looking up those A shaped clips and it seems they are next to impossible to find, unless you want to import them from America at stupid prices...
Just under 4mm mate. If you got 5mm shrink tube that shrinks at 2:1 ratio I would imagine it to be a lovely fit. Post of photo if and when you get it done!

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Yeah that's what I found too, I was most surprised, the one I had before only cost about £2 delivered, wish I'd purchased hundreds now, could have made a killing it seems... lol.

That's great cheers, I shall contact the company and see if I can get a sample sent out to test (hopefully long enough to do all my probes...

   Will stick a pic up once done.

Edit:  Just spoken to the company I've found that does PTFE Heat Shrink, they will be sending me out a sample at the start of next week. I'm actually way next week but when I'm back hopefully I'll be able to give this a try. :)

 

Last edited: Jul 28, 2017

stuarty84

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• Jul 28, 2017

• #22

Rough and ready but it will work!

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valve90210

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Brilliant! I shall have to give this a whirl soon.

 

homeruk

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• Aug 8, 2017

• #24

roll up some silver foil into a ball, stick probe through it and squish it onto the grate..replace it every time and its free

 

martyn c

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• Aug 24, 2017

• #25

I have just had to order a new Ink Bird as my last one got rained on and stopped working, re the clothes peg thing make sure it's not a plastic peg 

 

zymer

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• Aug 24, 2017

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A large metal alligator clip works, as well.  If the hole in the tab isn't big enough for your probe, you can just drill it out.