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Thermocouple Signal Conditioner and CtrlAD596AH If you need to measure temperature, a thermocouple is a great way to go. They have a much greater range than a diode junction sensor, are much more robust than an RTD, and are pretty accurate to boot. Also, in a pinch, you can fabricate sensors yourself from thermocouple wire. (spot welding is best, solder works for applications under 250 deg F). However.... the output levels are small, and thus, a signal conditioner is needed. These are inexpensive,and simple to use, as well as customize, ie signal conditioning, as well as control capability. Thus, the AD596 can make your design life much easier..... * build and design a PC interface, upload the temperature of your beer in your forum sigs * build a sensor array for your snowmobile.. keep a check on EGT's and catch problems early, before they get real spendy $$$$ * wow your friends by including temperatures from around your house on second life * The AD596 takes care of the analog conditioning for you, thus simplyfying your design, such that you can concentrate on cool software, not a bunch of op amps, and pcb artifacts which make thermocouple applications trickier than they need to be. * Tired of your dog dish overheating? grab one of these, attach it to a embedded webserver, and send yourself an email, or SMS, should your dogs dish get to hot, or run out of water. * Replace the idiot gauges in your car with a custom display, use thermocouples to really see what your coolant, as well as EGT, and tranny temps. * (please note... the AD596 is the front end signal conditioner, it will make your design life easier, but you still would need to design and build significant addiitonal circuitry to accomplish the above. Note placed for purposes of those not familiar with electronic design. * Built in cold junction compensation * Temperature compensated output 10mV/deg C * On/Off control mode, with the capability to add hysteresis * These are from 1984 (yep, they are old, but are unused, and were stored in anti-static foam.) * Leadfree solder was the last things on folks mind back then, these are not lead free. Thermocouples have been around for years! Seebeck first announced in 1821. * Review the datasheet at Analog Devices * Feel free to bug me, for pre-sales, and post sales questions. I've got many years of experience in the field of temperature measurement. Summary of My Selling Policies Email is the optimum method for contact. I return all emails within 48 hours, and typically within 2 hours, except for during the hours of 0500-1400Z (I need to sleep sometime...) If you do not get a reply in 12 hours, try again. Read my policies on my summary Certain images and/or photos used in this template are the copyrighted property of JupiterImages and are being used with permission under license. (please look at our rules and privacy policy) |
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