[email protected] said: > Apparently, the forward biased silicon diode was temperature sensitive > enough that a small D.C. amplifier could drive a meter to read-out with > reasonable accuracy. Well, maybe not accurate by Time-nut standards but > close enough for its intended purpose.
I think that mechanism is widely used for silicon temperature sensors. There is one (or more) on most modern CPU chips as well as special temperature measuring chips such as the Maxim/Dallas DS18B20 and DS18S20. -- These are my opinions. I hate spam. _______________________________________________ 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.
