NTC​ ​Thermistor​ ​for​ ​surface 

temperature​ ​measurements 
NTC​ ​Thermistor​ ​assembled​ ​sensor​ ​model​ ​suitable​ ​for​ ​surface​ ​temperature​ ​measurements 
 

Zen​ ​Triad 
XXI​ ​/​ ​13​ ​A2​ ​,​ ​Samthripty,​ ​Palace​ ​School​ ​Road,​ ​Tripunithura
Cochin,​ ​Kerala,​ ​India,​ ​Pin​ ​-​ ​682301.
 

 
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Temperature​ ​Measurement 
Thermistors​ s​ erve​ a ​ ​ c​ rucial​ r​ ole​ i​ n​ t​ emperature​ d ​ etection.​ F ​ or​ e
​ xample,​ t​ hermistor
temperature​ d ​ etection​ c​ an​ b ​ e​ u ​ sed​ i​ n​ f​ ire​ a
​ larms​ t​ o​ d
​ etect​ f​ ires​ b​ ased​ o
​ n​ a
​ ​ s​ udden
change​ i​ n​ t​ emperature.​ U ​ nlike​ p ​ hotoelectric​ d ​ etectors​ o ​ r​ i​ onization​ a​ larms,​ t​ hermistors
only​ r​ equire​ h​ eat​ t​ o​ a
​ ctivate 

Applications 
1. ·​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Surface temperature measurement 

2. Commercial housings and pipes temperature control 

3. ·​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ nverters, UPS, Air Conditioners heat sink  

4. ·​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Water Heaters, Air Warmers 

5. ·​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Washing Machines, Driers, Boilers, Transformers etc  

Features 
1. High accuracy 
2. Easy mounting 
3. Good thermal coupling through metal tag/Hexagonal Screw 
4. Thermistors encapsulated in metal-tag case/Hexagonal Screw Case 
5. Multistrand or Single core PTFE/XLPE/PVC -insulated leads of Copper wire 

Model​ ​image 
 

 
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General​ ​Parameter​ ​Data 

Parameters  Permissible values 
Lower operating Temperature in   -40 

Higher operating Temperature in   +150 

Maximum permissible current at 25   10mA 

Resistance Tolerance ( R/RN )    ±1%,​ ​±2%,​ ​ ​±3%,​ ​±5% 

Rated Temperature (TN)    25°C  

Beta Tolerance ( / ) 
N   ±1%,​ ​±2%,​ ​ ​±3% 

D​issipation factor in air ( ) 

th   ~1.5​ ​mW/K 

Thermal cooling time constant in air ( c)   16 Sec 

Heat capacity (Cth)    ~22.5​ ​mJ/K 

Thermal Response time in oil (in​ ​sec) 14 Sec 

nsulation Resistance ( Rins)  >10 M  

(V=100V DC, t= 1 min) 

 
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Part​ ​Numbering 

Type​ ​of​ ​encapsulations​ ​available 

M31 3mm tinned Copper / Brass ring terminal (Eyelet tag) 
M41 4mm tinned Copper / Brass ring terminal (Eyelet tag) 
M61 6mm tinned Copper / Brass ring terminal (Eyelet tag) 
M81 6mm tinned Copper / Brass ring terminal (Eyelet tag) 
FT Flag Type 
MS Special Type OR custom required dimension tag 
HS --Hexagonal model threaded head type  
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Type​ ​of​ ​lead​ ​wire​ ​in​ ​use 

# RED / BLUE / YELLOW PTFE nsulated tinned multistanded Copper Wire AWG 24 - 30 
# Black XLPE nsulated tinned multistanded Copper Wire AWG 24 - 30 
# Red/Blue/ Yellow PTFE nsulated tinned single core Copper Wire AWG 24 - 30 
# Blue/ Yellow PTFE nsulated Silver Plated Multistanded Copper Wire AWG 30 
# Twin Parallel Wire Black or White AWG 24 / 26 

Range​ ​of​ ​Products​ ​available​ ​-​ ​Electrical​ ​Characteristics  

  Zero          Therm Operati Safety 
Part No.  Power  Toler  
Toler Max.Po    al  ng  Approva
B 
Resistance  ance  ance  wer Dissipation  Time  Temper ls 
Value 
at 25°C  of of  Dissipati factor  Consta ature 
R25  B  on​ ​at​ ​25 nt  Range 
value  °C

R25 (K )  ( ±%)  (K)  (±%)  Pmax(m (mW/°C)  (Sec.)  TL~TU (°C)  UL  cUL 
W) 

ZENST102 1.0      3420            Y  Y 

  TO          
     
3975         
ZENST202 2.0                  Y  Y 
               
             
ZENST212 2.1          Y  Y 
             
 
             
ZENST282 2.8      3975            Y  Y 
  45  ฀1  16  -40 ~ 
2,3,5  25/ 2,3 
      +150 
85     
ZENST502 5.0  3975  Y  Y 
 

ZENST103 10.0  3435,  Y  Y 

  3975 

ZENST203 20.0  3975  Y  Y 

 

ZENST473 47.0  41500  Y  Y 

 

ZENST104 100.00  4250  Y  Y 

 
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ZENST173 174.00  4300  Y  Y 

 
Note 1 : = Tolerance of R25, Type of mount,B-value,lead wire length   
Note 2: Special Mechanical and Electrical specifications are available upon request. 

Reliability​ ​Measurement 
tem  Standard  Test conditions  Specifications 

Thermal overload     Short time overload: 125 °C t: 10 h   No Visible Damage 

 

Storage in dry heat   EC 60068-2-2  T: 100 °C t: 500 h  No Visible Damage 

   
 
 

Solderability  EC 60068-2-20  245 + 3 , 3 + 0.3 sec.   At least 95% of terminal 

electrode is covered by new 
solder 

Resistance to  EC 60068-2-20  260 + 3 , 10 + 1 sec.   No Visible Damage 

soldering Heat  R25/R25 3% 

High Temperature  EC 60068-2-2  100 + 5 , 1000 + 24 hrs.   No Visible Damage 

Storage  R25/R25 5% 

Damp Heat steady  EC 60068-2-78  40 + 2 ,90-95% RH, 1000 + 24 hrs.   No Visible Damage 
state  R25/R25 3% 

Rapid Change of  EC 60068-2-14  The condition shown below shall be repeated 5  No Visible Damage 
Temp.  cycles  R25/R25 3% 
 
Step Temp. period (minutes) 
 
1 -40 + 5 30 + 3 
2 Room Temp. 5 + 3 
3 100 + 5 30 + 3 
4 Room Temp. 5 + 3 

Max. Power  EC  25 + 5 Pmax, 1000 + 24hrs..   No Visible Damage 

Dissipation  60539-14.26.3  R25/R25 5%