[time-nuts] Any experienced HP 2804A thermometer users out there?
David Forbes
dforbes at dakotacom.net
Sat Jan 24 16:43:56 UTC 2009
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.
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--David Forbes, Tucson, AZ
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