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- From: schuch@phx.mcd.mot.com (John Schuch)
- Subject: Re: Where to mount an outside temp probe on a car?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan5.191932.4289@phx.mcd.mot.com>
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- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 19:19:32 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan5.050543.28601@cis.ohio-state.edu> rubin@clam.cis.ohio-state.edu (Daniel Rubin) writes:
- >>>BZZZT! He _wanted_ the air temperature -- which means he _wants_ _maximum_
- >>>"cooling" of the sensor.
- >>>
- >>
- >>Excuse me but if you cool the sensor by placing it in an airstream, your
- >>not reading the actual temperature of the air. Reading a sensor cooled
- >
- >Hmmm... You cannot get the probe any cooler than the temperature of the
- >air flowing around it no matter how fast the air is flowing! If anything
-
- OK, If we ignore the effects of humidity and air pressure, you can say
- that the airflow has no effect on the temperature reading. I guess I'm
- being a little over accurate. I mean, we were looking for 0.001 degree
- accuracy right? :-)
-
- John
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