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PREPARATION FOR USE
K-Type Sensors
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K-Type Sensors
Introduction To interface an operator supplied K-type (Chromel/Alumel) thermocouple, follow these steps
in accordance with the Sensor Interface Guidelines, page 2-33.
1. Install the sensor element according to the detailed instructions supplied by the thermo-
couple vendor:
the sensor element must be installed on the DUT test socket to contact the DUT when the
DUT is inserted in the socket.
2. See the Drawings referenced for T-type factory supplied thermocouples, above, and fol-
low the concepts therein to modify the test socket.
3. Plug the connector on the other end of the thermocouple wiring into the "DUT K" port on
the System I/O Panel.