[net.columbia] New Heat Sensors ie;'idiot' lights?

dbrown@avsdT.BERKNET (Dennis Brown) (08/22/85)

> Please, the word ''tube'' does not necessarily mean vacuum tube.
> The heat sensors in the main engines consist of some heat sensitive
> filaments housed in a tube.  When these filaments melt, that sets
> the sensors off.

	The idea that *WHEN* the filaments melt the sensors operate
	make me think of the idiot lights in cars now that go on 
	only when there is a problem ie; oil light comes on when
	you have run out of oil pressure (as well as oil) with out
	warning. I'm sure that the engine filaments we speak of here
	are not like that. (?) Are they,...........

alb@alice.UucP (Adam L. Buchsbaum) (08/25/85)

No, they are not so abrupt as I may have implied; my apologies
for that.  They do actually provide temperature readings.