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Campbell Scientific AVW200-series Vibrating Wire Interfaces User Manual

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Appendix B. Thermistor Information

4. Precision of the bridge resistors

5. Accuracy of the datalogger's voltage measurement

6. Temperature coefficient of the bridge resistors

Errors three through six can probably be ignored. The wire resistance is

primarily an offset error and its affect can be removed by the initial calibration.

Errors caused by the change in wire resistance due to temperature and

thermistor interchangeability are not removed by the initial calibration.

FIGURE B-1 through FIGURE B-4 show how wire resistance affects the

temperature measurement for a Geokon 4500 Vibrating Wire Piezometer.

FIGURE B-1. Temperature Measurement Error at Three Temperatures

as a Function of Lead Length. Wire is 22 AWG with 16 ohms per

1000 feet.

B-2