
Lake Shore Model 325 Temperature Controller User’s Manual
Operation
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4.4.4.1
Room-Temperature Compensation
Room-temperature compensation is required to give accurate temperature measurements with thermocouple sensors.
It corrects for the temperature difference between the instrument thermal block and the curve normalization temperature
of 0 °C. An external ice bath is the most accurate form of compensation, but is often inconvenient. The Model 325 has
built-in room-temperature compensation that is adequate for most applications. The built-in compensation can be turned
on or off by the user. It operates with any thermocouple type that has an appropriate temperature response curve loaded.
Room-temperature compensation is not meaningful for sensor units measurements.
NOTE:
Room temperature compensation should be calibrated as part of every installation.
To turn room temperature compensation on or off, press the
Input Setup
and press
Enter
until the following display
appears.
Select for InputA °®
Room Comp On
Use the
s
or
t
key to turn room-temperature compensation on or off, then press the
Enter
key. The default setting is
On. If curve is set to “None” the room-temperature compensation selection is automatically turned off.
4.4.4.2
Room-Temperature Calibration Procedure
Room-temperature calibration is used to calibrate the built-in compensation and is recommended when a thermocouple is
first installed or any time a thermocouple is changed.
Factory calibration of the instrument is accurate to within approximately ±1 K. Differences in thermocouple wire and
installation technique create errors greater than the instrument errors.
Therefore, the best accuracy is achieved by calibrating with the thermocouple actually being used because it eliminates
all sources of error. If that is not possible, use a thermocouple made from the same wire. For less demanding
applications, a short across the input terminals will suffice. If the Model 325 is configured as dual thermocouple unit,
calibrate both inputs even if they use the same type of thermocouple. An appropriate curve must be selected and room
temperature compensation must be turned on before calibration can be started.
There are three options for room temperature calibration:
• Cleared
. The previous room-temperature calibration value is cleared and no adjustment will be made to the
temperature value provided by the internal temperature sensor when compensation is on.
• No
. Use the room-temperature calibration value determined the last time the room-temperature calibration procedure
was performed.
• Yes
. Perform the room-temperature calibration procedure that follows.
Calibration Procedure
1. Attach a thermocouple sensor or direct short across the input terminals of the thermocouple input. See Figure 3-4 for
polarity.
2. Place the instrument away from drafts. If calibrating using a short, place an accurate room-temperature thermometer
near the terminal block.
3. Allow the instrument to warm up for at least ½ hour without moving or handling the sensor.
4. If calibrating with a short skip to step 6, otherwise insert the thermocouple into the ice-bath, liquid nitrogen, helium
Dewar, or other know fixed temperature. The temperature should be close to the measurement temperature that
requires best accuracy.
5. Read the displayed temperature. If the temperature display is not as expected, check to be sure that the thermocouple
is making good thermal contact. If possible, add a thermal mass to the end of the thermocouple.
6. Press the
Input Setup
key and press the Enter key until the “Room Cal” screen appears. Press the
s
or
t
key until
the “Yes” selection appears then press the
Enter
key.
Select for InputA °®
Room Cal Yes
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