User guide

Instruction Sheet
for the PASCO
Model CI-6527A
Thermistor Sensor
012-08463B
Introduction
The CI-6527A Thermistor Sensor is used for
converting resistance measurements to temperature.
When used with a ScienceWorkshop® interface and
DataStudio software (version 1.8.5 or later), the
sensor allows you to directly measure the temperature
or simultaneously view both resistance and
temperature measurements in one graph.
The sensor is a two-thermistor circuit built into one
sensor case. Thermistors are resistors that change
resistance as their temperature changes. One
themistor circuit is used with PASCO 10K thermistors
that have a 3.5 mm male stereo jack.
The other thermistor circuit is 100K ohms and is used
with a BNC jack. The 100K circuit is designed for
use with a 100K thermistor, like that installed in the
PASCO Mechanical Equivalent of Heat Apparatus
(TD-8551A) or the Thermal Expansion Apparatus
(TD-8558A).
The stereo-to-dual banana plug cable is used to
connect the 10K thermister to apparatus requiring two
banana plugs such as the comupter-based Thermal
Expansion Apparatus (TD-8579A).
Applications
• Used with PASCO products that contain built-in
10K and 100K thermistors (i.e. TD-8579, TD-
8580, etc.)
• Thermal expansion studies
• Mechanical equivalent of heat
• Energy transfer studies
• Thermodynamics
Equipment included:
• PASCO CI-6527A Thermistor Sensor
• Cable assembly, BNC-to-dual banana plug
• Cable assembly, 3.5 mm stereo-to-dual banana plug
• 8-pin DIN connecting cable
• Two insulated alligator clip adapters
• Thermistor, 100K ohm
• Thermistor, 10K ohm
Additional equipment required:
• ScienceWorkshop® Interface
• DataStudio
® Software, version 1.8.5 or later
BNC jack
Thermistor Sensor
DIN
connector
3.5 mm stereo jack
BNC-to-dual banana plug
cable assembly
insulated
alligator clips
8-pin DIN
connecting
cable
100K thermistor
3.5 mm stereo plug-to-
dual banana plug cable
10K thermistor