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Re: [ts-7000] inexpensive thermocouple

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Subject: Re: [ts-7000] inexpensive thermocouple
From: David Hawkins <>
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:29:58 -0700
Yan Seiner wrote:
> Does anyone have any suggestions for a cheap thermocouple?
> 
> I am looking for something that can be put into a small animal
> environment (cage or tank) so it has to be low voltage and visually
> unobtrusive; ideally something like the stick-on strain gauges that I
> can run DC voltage through, and stick on to some out-of-sight portion
> of the tank.
> 
> My plan is to run it into the A/D on one of these boards, and control
> heaters based on the input.
> 
> I'm coming up dry with Google; I don't need/want a large, industrial
> unit.  I need something a homeowner/pet owner wouldn't notice.

What about a 1-Wire temperature sensor; DS18B20?

No need for the sensor interfacing and ADC in that case,
and the sensors are pretty good.

Dave


 
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