Termocouple: cartridge heater with termocouple

The best complement

Cartridges heaters can be made with inbuilt sounding lead at any point of the cartridge heater, according to the customers requirements. The advantages of the sounding lead are countless. For instance, length of cartridge heater life, accuracy e of localized temperature, energy saving and where a conventional sounding lead cannot be housed due to a question of space. Several types of temperature regulators which require a special thermocouple can be found on the market, eg, J or K.

Thermocouple isolated "Tr.A"

Model is fully insulated against the heating wire of the connections and the protecting sheath. Among its qualities the protection of the instruments for temperature measurements stands out. This is very important as the reading takes place within a few minutes and the reading-out continues to be quick.

Thermocouple isolated "Tr.B"

The joint of the thermocouple, in this model, is in contact with the protecting sheath of the cartridge heater, thereby giving a quick and accurate reading where the cartridge heater is housed.

Thermocouple isolated "Tr.C"

This model can be housed according to the customers requirements. This is important for long cartridge heaters so that a medium temperature is obtained.

Installation recommendations

When a thermocouple cartridge heater is installed, several factors must be noted. If the temperatures of several cartridge heaters need to be controlled, it is advisable to place the thermocouple in the middle of the group. The thermocouple should never be placed at one of the endings of the cartridge heater as this will send out wrong inner temperature information to the heater. The wire of the thermocouple is 1 meter long, you should compensate and adjust your regulator to have a more accurate temperature reading.

TABLE OF THERMOCOUPLE CHARACTERISTICS
ANSI / ASTM Symbol Single Generic Names Color Coding
Magnetic Yes / No Enviroment (Bare Wire)
J JP / JN Iron Constantan, Nominal Composition: 55% Cu, 45% Ni
Max. Shealth temperature 750 ºC / 1380 ºF
Max. Voltage 480 V
Wattage tolerance* .+5% - 10%
High voltage resistance* 1500 V AC at > 24 V operation voltage
500 V at <= 24 V operation voltage
Insulation resistance* >= 5MW at 500 V DC
Leakage current <= 0.5 mA at 253 V AC
Lenght tolerance A 1.5%, min A 1mm
Standard diameter tolerance metric -0.02 / -0.06 mm
inch: A 0.79 mils [A 0.02 mm]
*tested at ambient temperature
TOLERANCE OF THERMOCOUPLES
ANSI / ASTM Range Temperature Standar º C Special Temperature Range º F Standard Special
J JP / JN Iron Constantan, Nominal Composition: 55% Cu, 45% Ni
Max. Shealth temperature 750 ºC / 1380 ºF
Max. Voltage 480 V
Wattage tolerance* .+5% - 10%
High voltage resistance* 1500 V AC at > 24 V operation voltage
500 V at <= 24 V operation voltage
Insulation resistance* >= 5MW at 500 V DC
Leakage current <= 0.5 mA at 253 V AC
Lenght tolerance A 1.5%, min A 1mm
Standard diameter tolerance metric -0.02 / -0.06 mm
inch: A 0.79 mils [A 0.02 mm]

Themal Fuses REF: "Tft"

Thermal fuses are installed inside the cartridge heater and are used to limit the heating element temperature, producing a cut-off electricity, protecting from overheating. Once open-system occurs, it can’t be rearmed. It requires around 2 ½” (43.5mm) at the beginning or ending of the cartridge to place it.

Themortast REF: "Tmt"

Thermostats are factory made in a broad range of temperature, max 300ºF (150ºC). Its function is to cut the electrical input, when it reaches the right temperature, and when the temperature goes down, they let electricity pass again.

REF: "PT100"

A PT100 is a temperature sensor. It consists in a platinum wire that at 0ºC has 100 ohms and when the temperature grows, its electrical resistance also grows. The PT100 can easily give precise readings of a decimal of degree with the advantage that the PT100 don’t split up gradually giving wrong readings. It’s just that normally it opens, whereby the measuring device detects immediately the sensor failure and gives notice. The PT100 can also be settled at a distance of the measurer without any problem (until 30 meter) using the conventional copper wire to make the extension.In general a PT100 doesn’t should be set in places submitted to excessive vibration, because it is probably that it breaks.

Depending on the diameter it can be placed at the top of the cartridge, at leads side “S” or at the bottom “F”. For thermostats and thermal fuses, placing space is 2” (30.8mm). PT100 needs 1”(25.4mm).

mm 6.5 8 10 12 16 20 25
PT100 S S S,F S,F S,F S,F S,F
THERMOSTAT - - - S S,F S,F S,F
THERMOFUSIBLE - - - S S,F S,F S,F
inches 1/4" 5/6" 3/8" 1/2" 5/8" 3/4" 1"
PT100 S S S,F S,F S,F S,F S,F
THERMOSTAT - - - S S,F S,F S,F
THERMOFUSIBLE - - - S S,F S,F S,F
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