Interference No. 103,036
a reduced scale of sensor compensate for the
heatsinking effects that you talk about with
regard to the second group of materials?
A. If I understand the intent of your question,
you're looking at condensing the scale to make it
more like a -- just an on/off, good/bad, one or
the other?
Q. It's going in that direction, yes.
A. The device could be designed that way if you
so desired it to work that way. I don't think
that there's a practical use if the scale would be
condensed, but that's my opinion.
Q. What are other variables that would affect the
reading on the thermal indicator that your [sic]
tested? For example, would the electrical
resistance of the heating element have an effect?
A. The electrical resistance of the heating
element, the design of the taper of the element
itself creating the -- controlling the current
flow through the resistive -- or the conductive
element of the tester, that will have an effect.
The color changing point of the
thermochromic material will have an effect on the
overall design of the tester mechanism. Those are
the two biggest factors in regards to the tester
mechanism itself.
Q. Will the thickness of the insulation also have
an effect?
A. Yes.
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