{"id":1987,"date":"2017-08-30T21:08:10","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T04:08:10","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-05-01T11:34:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T18:34:17","slug":"1987","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/1987","title":{"rendered":"Wide-Range Temperature Probe Troubleshooting and FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"\/product\/wide-range-temperature-probe\/\">Wide-Range Temperature Probe<\/a> (<nobr>WRT-BTA<\/nobr>)<\/h3>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/manuals\/WRT-BTA\">Specifications and User Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/product.wrt-bta._hero.001.590.332.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Troubleshooting<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Primary Test:<\/strong> Connect the sensor and run the data-collection program. Hold the tip of the sensor in your hand and check for the temperature readings to change.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Secondary Test: <\/strong>Connect the sensor and run the data-collection program. Place the probe into an ice-water bath and\/or place it into a boiling-water (or hot-water) bath.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Specifications<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Temperature detector used: Platinum RTD (100 \u03a9)<\/li>\n<li>Temperature range: \u201320 to 330\u00b0C (\u20134 to 626\u00b0F)<\/li>\n<li>Maximum temperature that the sensor can tolerate without damage: 380\u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Typical Resolution: 0.10\u00b0C<\/li>\n<li>Accuracy: \u00b10.5\u00b0C or better<\/li>\n<li>Voltage Range: 0.2\u20134.8 V<\/li>\n<li>Response time from 25 to 100\u00b0C in water: 30 seconds<\/li>\n<li>Probe dimensions<br \/>\u26ac Probe length (handle plus body): 24.5\u00a0cm<br \/>\u26ac Stainless steel body: length 17.0\u00a0cm; diameter 0.64\u00a0cm\u00a0(6.4\u00a0mm)<br \/>\u26ac Probe handle: length 6.8\u00a0cm, width 2.25\u00a0cm, thickness 1.3\u00a0cm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Calibration<\/h3>\n<p>Calibrate? Never. Each unit is individually calibrated, and the calibration is stored on a smart chip in the sensor.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Products<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/product\/thermocouple\/\">Thermocouple<\/a> (<nobr>TCA-BTA<\/nobr>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/product\/stainless-steel-temperature-probe\/\">Stainless Steel Temperature Probe<\/a> (<nobr>TMP-BTA<\/nobr>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/product\/gotemp\/\">Go!Temp<\/a> (<nobr>GO-TEMP<\/nobr>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/product\/easytemp\/\">EasyTemp<\/a> (<nobr>EZ-TMP<\/nobr>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/product\/surface-temperature-sensor\/\">Surface Temperature Sensor<\/a> (<nobr>STS-BTA<\/nobr>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/product\/go-direct-wide-range-temperature-probe\/\">Go Direct<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Wide-Range Temperature Probe<\/a> (<nobr>GDX-WRT<\/nobr>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Specifications and User Guide Troubleshooting Specifications Calibration Calibrate? Never. Each unit is individually calibrated, and the calibration is stored on a smart chip in the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11015,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[720,3169,3170],"class_list":["post-1987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-maintil","tag-wrt-bta","tag-wrtmain"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1987"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1987\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}