Well, with the good responses to my initial statement I'd better modify it to say "You better know what your dealing with if you want to shorten or extend the leads on the sensor". Sounds like what I thought was sound advice was correct for only very limited situations. So thanks for the better (and much more complete) answers. On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 7:56 PM, Keith Hughes <keithahughes@q.com> wrote: > Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:56:22 -0600 >> From: Tom Hargrave<thargrav@HIWAAY.NET> >> Subject: Re: external temperature guage >> >> You can shorten or lengthen the probe wires with no change in the = >> measurement, but you have to do an excellent job soldering the ends = >> together so as to not add any appreciable resistance to the circuit. >> >> > Well, yes and no. If the sensor is a Thermistor, it depends on the > temp/resistance curve of the individual sensor. In general, the > resistance is so high (100's of kOhms at ambient), and the > temperature/resistance curve is so steep, that adding lead wire is not a > problem. > > |
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