Air Temperature Sensor

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Nov 30, 2004 | 09:09 PM

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Air Temperature Sensor

Is ours the standard resistance type? I'll go figure it out one of these days but I was just curious if anyone knew, I'm gonna start messing with it soon.

Nov 30, 2004 | 09:55 PM

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What's "standard resistance type"?

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Nov 30, 2004 | 10:49 PM

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Sorry I worded that badly I think, most air temp sensors seem to measure in resistance rather than output voltage, I was wondering if the FC's was the same?

Dec 1, 2004 | 03:14 AM

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The air temp sensor is a thermistor, which is a very common type of temp sensor. It's resistance decreases as temp increases, and vice versa. All the other temp sensors on the car are of this type too.