Temperature Compensation--Battery or Ambient?
OK I have had my fill of why you need a temp comp probe to the battery casing or battery post (whichever one this week it is supposed to go on, the neg or the pos :) ) I understand temp comp and ag...
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BFL13 wrote:In my experience no. I've measured temps with an IR thermometer and they're all the same inside the battery compartment. Outside the compartment, temps range from the same as inside (typically in the summer) to 20 degrees difference (yes that's 20).
The focus should be on any evidence that having a sensor right on the battery is better-- and by how much-- than just having the temp comp sensor at the same ambient temp as where the batteries are. (and following along with the same temp changes during the day of course)
