At 10:42 AM -0500 1/24/09, John Ackermann N8UR wrote: >The temperature probes for the 2804A quartz thermometer seem primarily >intended for liquid immersion. I'm looking for practical tips on how to >couple the probe to a solid surface (e.g., a PC board) for accurate >temperature measurements of the surface. > >Anyone know the best way to do this? > >Thanks, > >John
John, What aspect of your measurement requires which amazing property of the HP temp probe? As others have said, matching the sensor to the thing to be measured is of prime importance. Therefore, using the HP crystal probe on a PC board is not an optimal solution. I had to do PC board temperature monitoring a few years ago, and found that I could get very good resolution with the Minco RTD sensors that come attached to a small piece of Kapton tape. http://www.minco.com/products/sensors.aspx?id=37 I used a National Instruments data acquisition system. The system was able to measure temperature changes down to about 0.01C with averaging. You would need to calibrate the sensors against a standard if you want accurate temperatures. They recommend an ice bath for that work. -- --David Forbes, Tucson, AZ http://www.cathodecorner.com/ _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
