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Date:         Tue, 23 Nov 2010 20:02:05 -0800
Reply-To:     Angus Gordon <birdworks@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Angus Gordon <birdworks@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Temp sensors
Comments: To: Edward Duntz <eduntz@hotmail.com>
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On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 7:03 PM, Edward Duntz <eduntz@hotmail.com> wrote:


> Could you please explain how it comes into play at start-up?  I thought it
> defaulted to "cold," in which case if it were faulty it would have an effect
> when warm, but not on start-up.
>
>


The temp sensor II doesn't have any default setting. The resistance simply
varies with temperature. Cold it might read 6000 ohms, decreasing to a few
hundred when warm. I had one fail to a low enough resistance value that I
couldn't start the engine in cold weather. A 5000 ohm fixed resistor got
things warmed up enough to get me home!


Angus




Angus Gordon
Bainbridge Island WA


www.wordless.me
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