ThermocoupleLeadWireExternalResistanceUS {thermocouple}

Calculate the external resistance to an instrument

Description

ThermocoupleLeadWireExternalResistanceUS Calculates the external resistance to an instrument

Usage

 ThermocoupleLeadWireExternalResistanceUS(thermocoupleType, thermocoupleLength,
 thermocoupleGauge, leadWireType, leadWireLength, leadWireGauge)

Arguments

thermocoupleType

Type of thermocouple wire

thermocoupleLength

Length of thermocouple wire (feet)

thermocoupleGauge

Gauge of thermocouple wire (AWG)

leadWireType

Type of lead wire

leadWireLength

Length of lead wire (feet)

leadWireGauge

Gauge of lead wire (AWG)

Value

R

resistance (ohms)

Author(s)

Jose Gama

Source

Conax(TM) Buffalo, 2014 thermocouple wire size and resistance table www.conaxbuffalo.com

References

Conax(TM) Buffalo, 2014 thermocouple wire size and resistance table www.conaxbuffalo.com

Examples

# What is external resistance to my instrument if I use a 20 gauge Chromel/Alumel 
# thermocouple 3 feet long and 14 gauge Chromel/Alumel lead wire 20 feet in length?
# Answer: 4.7002 ohms
ThermocoupleLeadWireExternalResistanceUS('k',3,20,'k',20,14)