RE: Thermoswitch revisited(Attn. Steve Toughhill)

[ChuckKuecker <ckuecker@mcs.net>]

At 09:53 8/25/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Before this turns into a debate over words, might it not be possible to say
that as your sensor gets older, deposits and other crud form on the
thermosensitive parts just like any other form of corrosion/passivation and
change the operating temp of the switch?  Sorry, I don't know what mine
looked like when it was yanked, but I had the same 'turn on late' problem,
solved simply by a replacement.
>Darren
>
>
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>From: 	Brad Sheridan[SMTP:brads@mindspring.com]
><...>
>  They did point out that they can come on late if the sensor is covered
>with goo, as Rick guessed. But this is NOT a temp variance due to "getting
>old".
><...>
> If anyone else has any experience with thermoswitch failure they'd like to
>share(and who hasn't?), please feel free to do so. Has anyone else noticed a
>gradual rise in its operating temp? Did you check to see if the switch was crud
>covered? Or did the switch just stop working?

My sensor was fairly clean, but did not switch. From looking at the thing,
it appears it would take a major amount of goop to make a real difference in
the trip temperature...

Chuck Kuecker

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