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Unread 02-24-2006, 03:09 PM   #23
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Default Re: sensor calibration

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Originally Posted by BillA
it still gets back to the PRTD's non-linearity over our range of interest
no way to avoid creating a cal curve that I know of, at 1/3 DIN they are pretty much the same - but still have a curve
What do the labs use, then? A very linear measurement device that is calibrated to triple point water and something else like melting point of <X> ? Do they look at emitted light frequency for dark body radiation for some known substance?

There's a limit to the number of reference points you can create until you start using another measurement device like boiling point of water at X mm Hg and then try to accurately measure air pressure.

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Originally Posted by BillA
of course, on the censored forum the resident wizard has concluded that 0.1°C resolution is sufficient for WCing component testing, we do love to pick the pepper
censored forum? need 0.01C to test some devices, esp rads. not sure how sensitive you need to be when testing tubing.
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