Whey do all types of thermocouples output 0mv at 0C? ...was that a design requirement when the T/C alloys were developed?
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19 years ago
thermocouples: 0mv at 0C
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19 years ago
design
Ahhh...that whole ICE POINT reference thing ...duh thx
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They don't - they output 0mv when the two parts of the thermocouple are at the same temperature. So if one end is at room temp, it will give 0 mv when the other end is as well.
This isn't anything to do with the design - it's just how the underlying physics of it works.
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