On 22/05/2012 10:37 AM, Invisible wrote:
> So, what do we think, folks? Is pressing the tip of a long metal probe
> against a metal heat-sink a reliable way to get a temperature reading?

I would use a thermocouple attached to the heatsink with thermal paste. 
Once you have done that box the laptop up as the efficiency of its 
cooling system will depend on the air flow.
BTW what is your calibrated laboratory thermometer which is a long metal 
probe?


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     Stephen

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