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Old 03-08-13, 04:48 PM   #65
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Originally Posted by AC_Hacker View Post

The fact that they are digital is a bonus, since analog sensors suffer inaccuracies form temperature changes affecting the resistance of the wire between the sensor and the Arduino (or other cpu), and therefore the readings.
-AC
Really?

Digital has precision, not necessarily accuracy. There could be an entire discussion of double and triple precision data logging here

On the other hand analog thermistors have incredible precision, but less so on accuracy.

The calculation of wire resistances with temperature changes in a home environment are incredibly tiny.

For me a 10K thermistor, a bit of code (or analog device) to change the non-linear temp response, is an easy one to buy into.

But I certainly do admire your learning about data logging and instrumentation!

Steve
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