# Need help with adding a E3D PT 1000 Temperature sensor to a TAZ 5 **URL:** \ **Category:** Hardware\ **Created:** [May 16, 2020, 2:41am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/need-help-with-adding-a-e3d-pt-1000-temperature-sensor-to-a-taz-5/21678 "2020-05-16T02:41:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![JoeBowler300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/258eb7/32.png) [@JoeBowler300](https://forum.lulzbot.com/u/JoeBowler300)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2020, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/need-help-with-adding-a-e3d-pt-1000-temperature-sensor-to-a-taz-5/21678/2 "2020-05-20T05:18:31Z")
Looks like this thread may help you. > [@TAZ6 Thermocouple with MAX6675 installation](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/taz6-thermocouple-with-max6675-installation/5425): > > Hello, I’m trying to use materials that have a higher melting temperature to print my parts. I notice that TAZ6 uses a thermistor that can measure a max temp of 300C, so I’m trying to change it to a thermocouple type K using a MAX6675. I’m not sure if this is possible but I read these lines in the Marlin code that made me think that it may be possible: //=========================================================================== //=============================Thermal Settings =============… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.lulzbot.com/t/need-help-with-adding-a-e3d-pt-1000-temperature-sensor-to-a-taz-5/21678)._