one is called a thermostat and the other is called a thermistor - Ross Henderson
Thermostat is a mechanical device that reacts to heat. As heat is applied the thermostat contracts and allows water to flow through the system. A thermistor is a thermal resistance sensor that also reacts to heat. There are two kinds, one is a negative coefficient and is a positive coefficient. As heat increases it changes the resistance value of the thermistor. That resistance value is transmitted to the computer and/or temperature gauge. Through computation the computer can can tell what temperature the engine is at to make decisions on how it should be run.
A thermostat controls temperature, a thermometer measures it.
A humidistat senses humidity, thermostat temperature.
A thermostat is used to set the room to your desired temperature, whereas a thermometer just measures temperatures
Thermistor: Negative temperature coefficient Sensistor: Positive temperature coefficient.
A RV absorption refrigerator uses a thermistor as a thermostat. The thermistor is moved up or down to regulate the refrigerator temperature.
Thermostat is a mechanical device that reacts to heat. As heat is applied the thermostat contracts and allows water to flow through the system. A thermistor is a thermal resistance sensor that also reacts to heat. There are two kinds, one is a negative coefficient and is a positive coefficient. As heat increases it changes the resistance value of the thermistor. That resistance value is transmitted to the computer and/or temperature gauge. Through computation the computer can can tell what temperature the engine is at to make decisions on how it should be run.
A thermostat controls temperature, a thermometer measures it.
A humidistat senses humidity, thermostat temperature.
ARE YOUR FANS COMING ON? If they aren't coming on, it could be the thermister in the thermostat housing, a blown relay, bad fan motors or wiring OR the thermistor (not the thermostat).
A thermostat is used to set the room to your desired temperature, whereas a thermometer just measures temperatures
The 160 thermostat should open about 20 degrees sooner than a 180.
The way I tell the difference is the engine thermostat location : On the Cleveland it is mounted horizontally by the distributor and on the Windsor the thermostat is mounted vertically in the end of the intake manifold
On will turn the fan or blower on continuously and auto setting will kick off and on according to the temperature setting on the thermostat.
A thermistor is a type of resistor specifically designed to have a predictable change in resistance depending on the temperature surrounding it. All resistors and, in fact the resistance of all components are succeptable to changes in temperature. The thermistor however, is specifically designed to exploit this in order to be able to measure temperature. They are commonly found in all sorts of temperature sensing circuits, from your digital thermostat in your house to your digital meat thermometer.
V=IRR changes as a result of the change in temperature.
Thermistor: Negative temperature coefficient Sensistor: Positive temperature coefficient.