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Knockoff sights vaguely similar to the original
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A cheap dual thermocouple meter, utterly devoid of branding, arrived: It seems suitable for a semi-permanent laser cooling water monitor, particularly because it can perform arithmetic to show the difference between the inlet and outlet temperatures. The minuscule clock face at the center top of the display shows it’s in auto-power-off mode, which can be defeated by a Vulcan Nerve Pinch while turning it on. Having a large backlit display was a selling (well, buying) point and the instructions have this to say about its operation: The instructions say nothing about defeating the backlight timeout. The description is technically correct,…
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A flat head 6-32 screw fit neatly inside the original grommet
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The stylin’ curves on the side of the tablet collided with the rectangular adapter
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One might reasonably conclude something has gone horribly wrong
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A little belt sander action cleaned up the outside







