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Temperature sensors
News Release from: QHi Group | Subject: Micro IRt/c
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 29 August 2003
"World's smallest" claim for infra-red
sensor
IRt/cs are small, accurate, noncontact infra-red sensors which require no outside power and connect directly to temperature measurement and control instrumentation.
IRt/cs are small, accurate, noncontact infra-red sensors which require no outside power and connect directly to temperature measurement and control instrumentation Now QHi-Infrared, one of the UK's leading specialists in infra-red technology, offers the Micro IRt/c, claimed to be the world's smallest noncontact infra-red sensor, measuring just 2.54cm in length and 0.63cm diameter
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 27 Sep 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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