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Switch contacts make pressure gauges and thermometers “active”

Christoph Strebel | Know-how
Switch contacts: WIKA uses four types

Switch contacts in pressure gauges and mechanical thermometers significantly extend the functionality of the measuring instruments. They enable limit value monitoring in addition to on-site indication. Such instruments with switch contacts are therefore an important …

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Selection criteria for dial thermometers (3): Capillary

Christoph Strebel | Know-how
Thermometer with long-distance pipeline

Bimetal or gas-actuated – the question of the suitable dial thermometer for the respective process can only be answered in a case without comparison: Only gas-actuated thermometers can be combined with a capillary. In In the reaction to a temperature …

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Selection criteria for dial thermometers (2): process temperature

Christoph Strebel | Know-how
reading of the process temperature at a dial thermometer

Which dial thermometer is suitable for which process? Whether a bimetal or a gas-actuated thermometer is used depends on several factors - for example, on the process temperature. Bimetal thermometers are generally designed for scale ranges of -70 °C to +600 …

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Selection criteria for mechanical Thermometers (1): Response time

Christoph Strebel | Know-how
response time of thermometers

Selecting suitable mechanical thermometers for a process is not a quick task. Bimetal thermometers or gas-actuated thermometers - the decision on the type of thermometer alone depends on several factors. One of the most important selection criteria is the response time …

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