EGT testing?

Good afternoon guys/Gals,

Just having a poke around in my motor deciding where to fit my new AFR guage (cheers martin) when to my delight I found that my EGT gauge, that i thought was just filling a hole in the pod, has actually got the cable and probe attached. It was just tucked away under the dash and inside the front wing!

My question is, is there any way of testing if it works without fitting it?

I thought about putting a lighter to the probe, but dont wanna do this until i found out it was safe...?

Any deas?

They are designed to be in 1200 degrees celcius exhaust gases, I think a lighter will be fine.

I did think this.... but thought it better to ask.. Cheers.

I normally test them with a cooks torch, mini blow torch. Gets them hotter quicker.

Just tried it with your average lighter and no gauge movement.

Is this not hot enough(gauge starts at 200c) or is it knackered?

Just tried one of them turbo lighters (mini burner) thingies still no movement on the gauge.

Any help would be apreciated?

Checked all the wiring found a loose earth, works fine now.

Just got to get it fitted to manifold now.