Re: Where to mount an outside temp probe on a car?

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From: John Schuch
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1993 19:19

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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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