Ok there has been a fair amount of discussion on the forums of late regarding making diode readings a bit useful. Since I have been idle on the site for a while, I decided to quit screwing around this evening. I soldered some copper twisted pair wire to the DXP and DXN pins of my 1600+ CPU directly. Yes you read that right. I have some familial obligations at this moment, but later tonight I will see if the chip still works. If so, the next step is to calibrate vs a Digitec 5810 in water baths using my MAX6655 evaluation system (0.125C res). Here's an obligatory pic:
I used a rubber band to hold the CPU onto a heatsink to hopefully help it withstand the heat a bit better.
Update later tonight...