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The connections to the PRT should be short (low resistance) in order to minimise
the effect of lead resistance on the measurement. Alternatively, the connections
can use remote sensing (using the 4-wire measurement capability of the microK)
to eliminate the effect of lead resistance completely. In this arrangement, the
current and voltage sense connections are kept separate and are only joined close
to the PRT:
V
I
PRT
The top terminal should be connected to the screen of the PRT’s lead to minimise
electrical noise picked up by the wires.
4.5 Connecting Thermocouples (external Ice Point or
WTP)
The microK’s measurement system uses active guarding. As a result, the voltage
measurement system is floating until it is connected to the sense current
terminals. In order to measure the voltage on a thermocouple, the two current
terminals should be connected to each other and to the red voltage sense
terminal:
V
I
Reference
Junction
Junction
Measurement
Thermocouple
The most accurate thermocouple measurements are made with the reference
junction immersed in an ice-point bath (or water-triple-point). The microK