User’s Guide
Temperature Sensor Converter
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ILX Lightwave Corporation P. O.Box 6310 Bozeman, MT, U.S.A.59771 :· · · 1-800-459-9459 · ·
U.S.& Canada International Inquiries: 406-586-1244 Fax 406-586-9405
E-mail: support@ilxlightwave.com
www.ilxlightwave.com
70009602_R00_06/03
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Safety Information and the Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
General Safety Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Safety Marking Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Comments, Suggestions, and Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vii
Chapter 1 Introduction and Specifications
Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 2 Operation
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Possible Sources of Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
RTD Non-Linearity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
RTD Self-Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Ambient Temperature Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Wire Resistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Thermocouple Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Setting the Calibration Constants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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SAFETY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION
The Safety and Warrant y Information section provides details about cautionary
symbols used in the manual, safety markings used on the instrument, and
information about the Warranty including Customer Service contact information.
Safety Information and the Manual
Throughout this manual, you will see the words
Caution
and
Warning
indicating
potentially dangerous or hazardou s situations which, if not avoided, could res ult in
death, serious or minor injury, or damage to the product. Specifically:
Caution indicates a potentially hazardous situation which can result in minor or
moderate injury or damage to the product or equipment.
Warning indic ates a pot entia lly d ange rous situa tion w hic h ca n res ult in s eriou s inj ury or
death.
WARNING
Visible and/or invisible laser radiation. Av oid direct exposure to the beam.
General Safety Considerations
If any of the following conditions exist, or are even suspect ed, do not use the
instrument until safe operation can be veri fied by trained service personnel:
• Visible damage
• Severe transport stress
• Prolonged storage under adverse conditions
• Failure to perform intended measurements or functions
If necessary, return the instrument to ILX Lightwave, or authorized local ILX
Lightwave distributor, for service or repair to ensure that safety features are
maintained (see the contact information on page vii).
All instruments returned to ILX Lightwave are required to have a Return
Authorization Number assigned by an official representative of ILX Lightwave
Corporation. See Returning an Instrument on page v for more information.
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