Before running a formal test with multiple resistance temperature detector (RTD) sensors, it is often necessary to calibrate and debug a data-acquisition system to verify basic functionality. The ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Thieves at night have been stealing copper wiring from Regional Transportation District rail tracks in metro Denver, disrupting transit system circuitry and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LAKEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) — Thieves are ...

An RTD (resistance temperature detector) is a temperature sensor that operates on the measurement principle that a material’s electrical resistance changes with temperature. The relationship between ...

Designing an analog circuit can be a frustrating experience, as noted by Nick Cornford in his Design Idea (DI), “DIY RTD for a DMM.” With a fortnight’s struggle, I completed the design of 4 mA to 20mA ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Copper wire thefts along Regional Transportation District rails at night have disrupted train service 21 times since April and thieves escaped with wires ...

DENVER — Multiple cases of copper wire theft are impacting rail service in the Denver metro area. The Regional Transportation District (RTD) said there have been five instances of copper wire being ...

The F2020 Series platinum, thin-film RTD elements are allegedly equal in accuracy to many wire wound elements while delivering a much faster response. Temperature range is from -70°C to +500°C and ...

Crews are working to replace the stolen copper wire. RTD does not expect the disruption to continue into Wednesday, but delays could persist Tuesday night.