I have no first hand experience, but Harbor Freight has a multimeter with
thermocouple capabilities and a tachometer kit.
http://www.harborfreight.com/lcd-automotive-multimeter-with-tachometer-kit-95670.html

Probably will be my next purchase.

-Dick-
78 Scirocco
87 Syncro (Blaze)
12 Golf TDI

On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 10:44 AM, Craig Cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:

> I have a standalone thermocouple and temp sensor that was quite cheap and
> I use for blacksmithing. I'll try to find a link. It's great.
>
> -craig
>
> > On Apr 14, 2014, at 1:34 PM, john Lauterbach <john@JHL.MGACOXMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
> >
> > A few months ago when there was a discussion on digital multimeters,
> > someone brought up temperature measurement.  My scientific consulting
> > business needs to do some temperature measurements with micro
> > thermocouples (a few hundred degrees Celsius with temperature rise over
> > two to three seconds) so it would appear that one could get a digital
> > multimeter that would do science experiments as well as help keep my
> > Vanagon working.
> >
> > Any suggestions for a multimeter that works well with thermocouples?
> >
> > John
>