BTW, that 82 ohm power resistor (??) you need is available at www.mouser.com
5 watt cement coated fireproof resistors (280 CR5 series) are 39 cents in
onesies. 3 watt flame retardant resistors (283 series) are also 39 cents in
onesies.

Mouser has no minimum order and a decent shipping policy.

Somebody needs to measure the current that these things are sucking. In
order to dissipate 1 watt in an 82 ohm resistor, you need a bit more than
100 mA (0.1 amps) to flow. My gut says that this is not happening.

Jim



"Jim Burns" wrote in message
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But I think the width of the needle of our gauge will compensate for that.
It's an old style gauge with only a dot at 200F and the next dot is at
400F.
The best we can do is try to keep the needle below the 400F dot a tad. I
guess we could also calibrate it with a pan of oil, a hot plate, and a
candy
thermometer.