| niall |
| I noticed the outside temp is usually off by a few degrees. Did anyone notice that ? Wonder if there is anyway to calibrate that ? |
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| laborlitigator |
| I never am that sure also as to the temperature either. There are times, especially when it is colder, that the temp reading is not accurate. |
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| Echo2625 |
| Outside temp gages in cars will never be 100% acurate. They have the same problems as the ones at the banks etc.. the sun hits them and makes abnormal readings, wind also causes problems. |
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| zafer |
| Why do banks display the outside temp anyway? |
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| HARDROCK |
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Originally posted by zafer
Why do banks display the outside temp anyway?
So you see the name of the bank... |
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| ByeByeChrysler |
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Originally posted by Echo2625
Outside temp gages in cars will never be 100% acurate. They have the same problems as the ones at the banks etc.. the sun hits them and makes abnormal readings, wind also causes problems.
Agreed,
I was gonna say that, ya beat me to it.:cool: |
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| nhatman |
you can prob calibrate the temp reading by going to these screens (http://acuramdx.org/forums/showthre...&threadid=11086) if you have nav.
as for the thermometer, it's located in the front under the bumper so if you're parked and it's sunny, there will be a lot of radiated and reflected heat from the ground that will affect your temp reading. the best and most accurate reading is when you are driving and in motion. sometimes it takes a little time for the thermo to adjust. i'm not sure what the sampling rate or response time of the thermo is but the temp readout should be fairly accurate after driving around for 10 minutes or so. |
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| JeffK |
There have been many threads on this subject.
What I remember is that the thermometer is calibrated to change 1 degree every 2 minutes.
So if you car is parked in a sunny parking lot, it can take up to 30 minutes to change 15 degrees.
As to wind: Wind does not effect temperature. Wind only effects cooling. Thus when it is windy, we are colder than when there is no wind. This is the cooling effect of wind.
Still air at 30 degrees and air moving at 30 mph, that is 30 degrees, it is still 30 degrees!
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| nhatman |
| the reason i mentioned that the reading would be more accurate while moving is because if you car is on and is sitting still, the heat emitted from the engine compartment may affect the thermometer. |
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