Accurite thermometer "Hack".
Hey guys, figured id do a little write up here, I see everyone seems to use these Accurite thermometers, so I picked a few up myself, however I don't like having to drill a large hole for the probe head, and having to fill in the large hole around the tiny probe wire to avoid escapes from small snakes, crickets, ect, here is a simple way to avoid that.
First off, you want to start by removing the back section of the case, this simply involves removing the 4 screws, 2 are located in the top corners, while the other 2 can be accessed by removing the battery cover, and removing the "AA" battery.
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Once you remove the screws, you need to separate the back half like so,
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The 2 black wires are the probe wire, you need to un-solder those 2 contacts, *BE SURE TO REMEMBER WHICH WIRE GOES TO WHICH CONTACT*
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Un-soldered,
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Now, you drill a small hole in your enclosure, route your probe wire through, then re-solder your probe wire back to the 2 contacts,
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Re-soldered,
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That's it! The entire process takes no more than 5 minutes. The longest part is waiting for the soldering iron to heat up! Yes, the thermometer is now attached to the enclosure, you will need to un-solder the probe wire if you wish to take it out of the tank. But the probe wire is extremely long, and I don't think many people will be moving their tanks around, so I don't see it being a big issue. Hopes this helps someone out!
Good as new!
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