Two wire RTD Circuit

Two wire RTD Circuit

The two wires RTD is the simplest wire configuration. One wire is attached to each side of the element. A measure can be taken by any device equipped to measure resistance, including basic Volt Ohm Meters (VOM).

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This is the least accurate way of measuring temperature, due to the fact that the lead wire resistance is in series with the sensing element.

The lead wire is at a different temperature than the sensing element and also has different resistance verses temperature characteristics.

The longer the lead wire greater will be the effect on the measurement.