The Pico SE060 High-Temperature Type K Exposed-Tip Thermocouple, Fiberglass Insulated, 2 m is designed for engineers, laboratories and industrial test environments that require temperature measurement at substantially higher temperatures than standard thermocouple cable assemblies can support.
Pico Technology identifies the SE060 as:
- Order Code: SE060
- Thermocouple Type: Type K
- Junction Type: Exposed
- Accuracy Class: Class 1
- Pico-Quoted Accuracy: ±1.5 °C
- Quoted Class 1 Range: −40 °C to +1000 °C
- Cable Length: 2 m
- Conductor Diameter: 0.8 mm
- Conductor Temperature Rating: Up to +1000 °C
- Insulation: High-temperature glass fiber / fiberglass
- Continuous Insulation Rating: +750 °C
- Primary Application: High-temperature and oven measurements
Pico describes this construction as a robust, economical exposed-junction thermocouple suited particularly to oven-temperature measurement.
High-Temperature Type K Measurement
The SE060 uses a Type K thermocouple, a widely used thermocouple type for engineering, laboratory and industrial temperature measurements.
Pico publishes Class 1 performance over:
The 0.8 mm thermocouple conductor itself is rated for:
This provides significantly greater high-temperature capability than Pico's standard fiberglass-insulated Type K thermocouple range.
Class 1 Type K Performance
Pico describes SE060 as a Class 1 Type K thermocouple and quotes:
- Accuracy: ±1.5 °C
- Quoted range: −40 °C to +1000 °C
Pico also states that its thermocouples are manufactured to industry tolerances specified by:
- IEC 60584-2:1993
- BS EN 60584-1:2013
For measurement systems requiring formal uncertainty calculations, the applicable thermocouple tolerance standard, data logger accuracy and installation conditions should all be considered.
High-Temperature Fiberglass Insulation
A major feature of SE060 is its high-temperature glass-fiber insulation.
Pico specifies the insulation for:
- Continuous operation at +750 °C
This is an important distinction from the +1000 °C conductor rating. The complete cable assembly should not automatically be treated as continuously rated to +1000 °C.
0.8 mm High-Temperature Conductor
The SE060 uses a:
Pico specifies the conductor as suitable for:
The larger high-temperature conductor is one of the key differences between SE060 and Pico's standard SE030 2 m fiberglass-insulated Type K thermocouple.
Exposed-Junction Construction
SE060 uses an exposed thermocouple junction.
With the sensing junction directly exposed to the measurement environment, there is less thermal mass around the junction than with a sheathed probe.
Pico notes that exposed-tip thermocouples provide a very fast response and are particularly suited to gas-temperature measurements.
Potential applications include:
- Oven atmosphere measurement
- Heated-air monitoring
- Gas-temperature testing
- Thermal chamber measurements
- Laboratory heating experiments
- High-temperature R&D
Important Limitation for Exposed Junctions
Because the thermocouple alloys are exposed, Pico states that exposed-tip thermocouples should not be used in corrosive or oxidizing liquids.
For those environments, an appropriately protected or sheathed thermocouple should be selected.
2 m Cable Length
The SE060 provides:
Pico's latest TC-08 datasheet confirms the high-temperature Type K family as:
- SE059: 1 m
- SE060: 2 m
- SE061: 3 m
- SE062: 5 m
The longer 2 m SE060 provides more separation between the high-temperature measurement point and the connected data logger than the SE059 1 m version.
Fixed High-Temperature Installation
Pico notes that when the thermocouple is fixed in position so that the insulation is not repeatedly flexed, the assembly can operate more effectively in demanding high-temperature environments.
For high-temperature installations:
- Minimize unnecessary cable movement
- Avoid repeated flexing of hot fiberglass insulation
- Keep the measurement layout stable
- Route the cable away from mechanical damage
- Respect the +750 °C continuous insulation limit
Recommended for Pico USB TC-08
Pico lists the SE060 as a recommended accessory for the USB TC-08 Thermocouple Data Logger.
The TC-08 provides:
- 8 thermocouple inputs
- Type K support
- Built-in cold-junction compensation
- 20-bit measurement resolution
- PicoLog Cloud software
- Multi-channel temperature recording
Several SE060 thermocouples can therefore be used for multi-point high-temperature monitoring.
Oven Temperature Monitoring
Pico specifically identifies this high-temperature thermocouple construction as ideal for oven temperatures.
Typical oven-testing applications include:
- Temperature profiling
- Heating-cycle monitoring
- Cooling-cycle monitoring
- Product heat testing
- Temperature distribution studies
- Thermal process development
- Laboratory oven validation
High-Temperature Gas Measurements
The exposed junction also makes SE060 suitable for compatible gas-temperature measurements where fast response is valuable.
Potential applications include:
- Heated-air systems
- Oven atmospheres
- Laboratory gas-temperature tests
- Thermal chambers
- Engineering airflow experiments
Pico does not publish a numerical response time for SE060, so no specific response value should be added.
Thermocouple Aging and High-Temperature Use
At elevated temperatures, thermocouple characteristics can change over time.
Pico notes that decalibration can occur when the composition of thermocouple wire is altered by prolonged high-temperature exposure or contamination.
For demanding applications, good practice includes:
- Periodically checking thermocouple condition
- Inspecting fiberglass insulation
- Avoiding contamination
- Checking electrical continuity and resistance
- Replacing sensors showing physical or measurement degradation
Typical Applications
The Pico SE060 is suitable for:
- Oven temperature monitoring
- High-temperature air measurement
- Gas-temperature testing
- Thermal chamber testing
- Heat-treatment experiments
- Materials research
- Product thermal validation
- Industrial temperature monitoring
- Laboratory high-temperature testing
- Engineering R&D
- Multi-point TC-08 temperature logging
- Thermal process development
