Thermocouple cable
Thermocouple cable
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Hi
I have a CR1000 with 8 thermocouples TypeT. Thermocouples are homemade twisted and then isolated thermocouple cable. The cables hang down from a buoy and are used to measure watertemperature down to 8m depth. This has been working pretty good for 5 years now.
But from time to time individual thermocouple-channels show weird data. For example jumping randomly betweehttp://www.eng-tips.com/postedit.cfm?id=8190795&am... the actual value that is for example 6 degC and much higher vales e.g. 40 deg C.
Sometimes I replaced the particular thermocouple with a new one to solve the problem but I recognized several times that values got back to normal without any action been taken.
I am wondering if that can be a weakness in the wiring panel. I always checked that the screws at the wiring panel are tightened firmly.
Any ideas?
I have been checking Aussie sites Pyrosales & temperature controls for information.
I have a CR1000 with 8 thermocouples TypeT. Thermocouples are homemade twisted and then isolated thermocouple cable. The cables hang down from a buoy and are used to measure watertemperature down to 8m depth. This has been working pretty good for 5 years now.
But from time to time individual thermocouple-channels show weird data. For example jumping randomly betweehttp://www.eng-tips.com/postedit.cfm?id=8190795&am... the actual value that is for example 6 degC and much higher vales e.g. 40 deg C.
Sometimes I replaced the particular thermocouple with a new one to solve the problem but I recognized several times that values got back to normal without any action been taken.
I am wondering if that can be a weakness in the wiring panel. I always checked that the screws at the wiring panel are tightened firmly.
Any ideas?
I have been checking Aussie sites Pyrosales & temperature controls for information.





RE: Thermocouple cable
RE: Thermocouple cable
RE: Thermocouple cable
Are you leads all TC wire (not copper, except of course for the leg that is Cu)? Are you junction block links also TC alloy and not just Cu, brass, or Ni plated? (they should be marked, and are different for the + and - legs)
Every dissimilar metal connection can generate a voltage. You need to be careful.
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P.E. Metallurgy, Plymouth Tube
RE: Thermocouple cable
RE: Thermocouple cable
I don't know how the reference junction sensor attaches, whether it is standard and soldered in place or optional and connects to screw terminals somewhere. If it connects to screw terminals, then check it for clean connections because any resistance in the connections would result in positive temperature error.