[DeTomaso] Water temp sender?

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/10/10 13 31 13, asajay at asajay.com writes:


> So that caution here is that you may not get the "accurate" reading 
> you expect no matter which sender you get.  But certainly you should 
> try to get as close as you can.
> 

Indeed--and choosing your sender carefully contributes a lot to that 
process.

I talked with the BWD tech rep just now.   Here are the specs for the two 
suggested senders.

The WT324 closes at 100F and opens at 220F.   At 100F it puts out 125 ohms, 
and at 220F it puts out 17.12 ohms

The WT386 also closes at 100F and opens at 220F.   At 100F it puts out 176 
ohms, and at 220F it puts out 24.10 ohms.

So, will somebody translate that into plain English for me? :>)

I suspect that the 386 may be appropriate for use with a 10-ohm resistor 
and the 324 for use without the resistor?

Smart people, speak up! :>)

Thanks!

Mike