An update:
Link to my thread on xtremesystems.org:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=113725
(mostly acquisition, for now).
I acquired a couple of (what I though was) RTD probes, but they turned out to be thermistors, and they won't hook into the Fuji controller. So I got a pair of two wire PT 100 2-wire RTD probes.
I've moved to a new place, and having the carpet replaced with tiles Tuesday. Then I get to setup everything all over again.
Otherwise I've acquired a lot more tools and testing elements, including a vacuum pump (to build the phase change in the environmental chamber) and a (PCI) multi-function Data Acquisition card (which unfortunately requires a special cable, more on that later).
More later, hopefully with pics.