Setup: AP rack, herpstat running flexwatt, probe placed between flexwatt and tub taped in place with electrical tape on the rack part only

Problem: probe bending and moving when tub is slid in, causing wear on probe and potential dislodgement

Plan: use dremel to expand existing channel for probe so it can reach flexwatt directly, tape probe to the flexwatt directly

Question: is there a problem with taping the probe onto the flexwatt? Could this cause a misreading of the temperature? Melt something? Is electrical tape ok?

Thanks!