PASCO ET-8593 Energy Transfer Solar - Manual (Page 7)

Energy Transfer - Solar Model No. ET-8593
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Note: If there is no shadow on the plate, the sun’s rays are
perpendicular to the plate.
7. Plug the Temperature Sensor into a PASPORT Xplorer. To take a
temperature reading, click the Start button on Xplorer. (Note: The
Xplorer data can later be uploaded into DataStudio and viewed in a
DataStudio graph display.)
OR
If you are using an ohmmeter (instead of a Temperature Sensor),
turn on the meter and take a resistance measurement. To find the
temperature, use the resistance-to-temperature conversion chart in
Appendix A.).
OR
If you are using a laptop and a temperature probe, plug the
Temperature Sensor plug into a USB port on your laptop computer.
Launch DataStudio and click the Start button to collect data.
WARNING: To avoid
burns or bodily injury,
when heating the box, do
not overheat the box
(above 100 o C) and do not
touch either side of the
aluminum plate or the
thermistor contact.
CAUTION: Overheating
the box may permanently
damage the thermistor
and the plastic lid. The
thermistor’s maximum
temperature capacity is
135 o C.