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8-7. HOW TO CHECK THE COMPONENTS
<Thermistor characteristic Graph>
Low temperature thermistors
• Thermistor <HIC pipe> (TH2)
• Thermistor <Outdoor liquid pipe> (TH3)
• Thermistor <Suction pipe> (TH6)
• Thermistor <Ambient> (TH7)
Thermistor R0 = 15 k" ± 3 %
B constant = 3480 ± 2 %
R
t =15exp{3480(
273+t
–
273
)}
1
1
Thermistor R120 = 7.465 k" ± 2 %
B constant = 4057 ± 2 %
R
t =7.465exp{4057(
273+t
–
393
)}
1
1
High temperature thermistor
• Thermistor <Compressor> (TH4)
0
10
20
30
40
50
−20 −10 0 10 20 30 40 50
Temperature
Resistance (k")
:
−4 −14 32 50 68 86 104122
°F
500
400
300
200
100
0
Resistance (k")
:
77
122 167 212 248
ºF
32˚F [0:] 180 k"
77˚F [25:] 50 k"
122˚F [50:] 17 k"
158˚F [70:] 8 k"
194˚F [90:] 4 k"
Thermistor R50 = 17 k" ± 2 %
B constant = 4170 ± 3 %
R
t =17exp{4170(
273+t
–
323
)}
1
1
Medium temperature thermistor
• Thermistor <Heat sink> (TH8)
200
150
100
50
0
25 50 75 100 110 125 :