PASCO Specialty & Mfg. ENERGY SOLAR TRANSFER ET-8593 Manuel D’Utilisation

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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.