The hot plate and sample blocks heat up at different rates because heat must conduct from the hot plate into the blocks. The blocks lag behind the hot plate by over 80°C after a two-hour heating program to a hot plate temperature of 220°C. The blocks eventually equilibrate at ~60°C less than the 220°C hot plate. This experiment was performed with the hood on, sash open, and no Teflon jacket.Dots are equilibrium temperatures of the hot plate and sample blocks under different conditions, and lines are regressions through the dots.
