Thermostats explained
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| − | The thermostat then opens as required in response to changes in coolant temperature to keep the engine's temperature within the desired operating range.(1.) | + | '''The thermostat then opens as required in response to changes in coolant temperature to keep the engine's temperature within the desired operating range.(1.)''' |
This clearly suggests that the thermostat does, indeed, control the temperature by the amount it is open, not that the temp is controlled by an "OFF and ON" cycle. | This clearly suggests that the thermostat does, indeed, control the temperature by the amount it is open, not that the temp is controlled by an "OFF and ON" cycle. | ||
| − | It is fully open about 15-20 degrees above its rated temperature.(2.) | + | '''It is fully open about 15-20 degrees above its rated temperature.(2.)''' |
Previously, it was erroneously suggested that a "true" industrial valve would behave differently than an automotive thermostat, that an automotive thermostat could only control the coolant temp in one direction and that an industrial valve would be in a "centered" position at "normal" temps so it can both increase AND decrease the coolant temp. | Previously, it was erroneously suggested that a "true" industrial valve would behave differently than an automotive thermostat, that an automotive thermostat could only control the coolant temp in one direction and that an industrial valve would be in a "centered" position at "normal" temps so it can both increase AND decrease the coolant temp. | ||
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