IVAC TURBO TEMP ELECTRONIC
THE TURBO TEMP™ELECTRONIC
THERMOMETER, MODELS 218X ARE
ELECTRONIC THERMOMETERS
WHICH USE A HEAT-SENSING DEVICE
KNOWN AS A THERMISTOR
TO SENSE TEMPERATURE.
THE THERMISTOR IS
PART OF THE ELECTRICAL
CIRCUIT AND IS LOCATED AT
THE TIP OF THE
PROBE.IN MONITOR MODE,
THE DISPLAY IS CONTINUALLY
UPDATED IN RESPONSE
TO CHANGES IN TEMPERATURE.
IN NORMAL MODE, A FINAL TEMPERATURE
IS DISPLAYED WITH AN
AUDIBLE BEEP. TO OBTAIN
THIS TEMPERATURE, THE PROBE TIP
MEASURES THE RATE OF
CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE WHEN THE
THERMISTOR COMES INTO
CONTACT WITH SURROUNDING
TISSUE. A FINAL
TEMPERATURE IS CALCULATED
BASED ON THIS RATE OF CHANGE.
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UsedIVAC TURBO TEMP ELECTRONIC
