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Old March 18th 08, 01:21 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.homebrew
Gary P. Fiber Gary P. Fiber is offline
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Default USB Multimeter for Temp ??

On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:35:04 -0700 (PDT), "David L. Jones"
wrote:

On Mar 17, 10:33 am, "Martin Riddle" wrote:
"Henry Kolesnik" wrote in messagenews
I have a Fluke 87 and a Fluke 80T-150 temperature probe that outputs 1 mV/deg F....but I'm getting lazy...
I'd like to find a reasonably priced but accurate and durable multimeter with a USB interface and software so I can log
temp with some kind of time stamp using my Fluke temp probe. If someone experience with any I'd like to know what's
available new and used. I'm attempting to evaluate some insulation and thermal mass for a passive solar home design.
tnx


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73
Hank WD5JFR


Omega has the OM-62, standalone. I've worked with one, stick it where you want, then download the data. Temp dew point and
RH.http://www.omega.com/ppt/pptsc.asp?ref=OM-62&nav=DASE01

Cheers


The Themrochron iButtons are a much sexier solution. Only $25ea, have
up to a 10 year battery life, are waterproof, and are only the size a
few stacked coins.
https://shop.maxim-ic.com/storefront...ndAvailability
http://www.maxim-ic.com/quick_view2.cfm/qv_pk/4023

Serial and USB readers are available, and data can be exported to
Excel etc.
You can get little plastic tags to attach them to to things too. I
hang one off my harness when I go canyoning, to log the water temp.

Dave.


Those are pretty cool I read about one sending them aloft in a model
rocket nose cone and doing temperature measurements during the rockets
flight.

Gary K8IZ