What is Inside a Microwave Oven Probe?

Mine seems to have gotten intermittent, and I'm curios to know how they're made.

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croy

On Sunday, February 17, 2019 at 3:19:43 PM UTC-5, croy wrote:
What is Inside a Microwave Oven Probe?

Mine seems to have gotten intermittent, and I'm curios to know how they're made.

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croy

I don't have one, but assuming they measure temperature, I would expect
that it's a common, cheap thermistor, 10K ones are commonly used, but they
could be of other values or type.

"croy" wrote in message
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What is Inside a Microwave Oven Probe?

They arent all done the same way, some have a thermocouple,
some have a thermistor, some have a resistor that changes
its resistance with temperature.

Mine seems to have gotten intermittent, and I'm curios to know how they're
made.

Likely just a wiring failure, cracked wire now.

On Mon, 18 Feb 2019 07:43:10 +1100, cantankerous trolling senile geezer Rot
Speed blabbered, again:

They arent all done the same way, some have a thermocouple,
some have a thermistor, some have a resistor that changes
its resistance with temperature.

....and YOU've just got **** for brains, senile cretin! G

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On Sunday, February 17, 2019 at 3:43:22 PM UTC-5, Rod Speed wrote:
"croy" wrote in message
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What is Inside a Microwave Oven Probe?

They arent all done the same way, some have a thermocouple,
some have a thermistor, some have a resistor that changes
its resistance with temperature.

A resistor that changes resistance with temp is a thermistor, fool.

"trader_4" wrote in message
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On Sunday, February 17, 2019 at 3:43:22 PM UTC-5, Rod Speed wrote:
"croy" wrote in message
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What is Inside a Microwave Oven Probe?

They arent all done the same way, some have a thermocouple,
some have a thermistor, some have a resistor that changes
its resistance with temperature.

A resistor that changes resistance with temp is a thermistor, fool.

A thermistor is just one type of resistor whose resistance changes with
temperature, ****wit.

On 2019-02-17 7:25 p.m., Rod Speed wrote:


"trader_4" wrote in message
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On Sunday, February 17, 2019 at 3:43:22 PM UTC-5, Rod Speed wrote:
"croy" wrote in message
news What is Inside a Microwave Oven Probe?

They arent all done the same way, some have a thermocouple,
some have a thermistor, some have a resistor that changes
its resistance with temperature.

A resistor that changes resistance with temp is a thermistor, fool.

A thermistor is just one type of resistor whose resistance changes with
temperature, ****wit.

no it isn't

In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 17 Feb 2019 19:40:26 -0700, %
wrote:

On 2019-02-17 7:25 p.m., Rod Speed wrote:


"trader_4" wrote in message
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On Sunday, February 17, 2019 at 3:43:22 PM UTC-5, Rod Speed wrote:
"croy" wrote in message
news What is Inside a Microwave Oven Probe?

They arent all done the same way, some have a thermocouple,
some have a thermistor, some have a resistor that changes
its resistance with temperature.

A resistor that changes resistance with temp is a thermistor, fool.

A thermistor is just one type of resistor whose resistance changes with
temperature, ****wit.

no it isn't

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermistor
Thermistors differ from resistance temperature detectors (RTDs) in that
the material used in a thermistor is generally a ceramic or polymer,
while RTDs use pure metals.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resistance_thermometer
The RTD wire is a pure material, typically platinum, nickel, or copper.
The material has an accurate resistance/temperature relationship which
is used to provide an indication of temperature.

"Rod Speed"
Mon, 18 Feb 2019 02:25:21 GMT
in alt.home.repair, wrote:

"trader_4" wrote in message
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On Sunday, February 17, 2019 at 3:43:22 PM UTC-5, Rod Speed
wrote:
"croy" wrote in message
news What is Inside a Microwave Oven Probe?

They arent all done the same way, some have a thermocouple,
some have a thermistor, some have a resistor that changes
its resistance with temperature.

A resistor that changes resistance with temp is a thermistor,
fool.

A thermistor is just one type of resistor whose resistance changes
with temperature, ****wit.



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