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BS 692:1990

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Specification for meteorological thermometers

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-05-1990

Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1 Scope
2 Types
3 Temperature scale
4 Stem
5 Bulb
6 Annealing
7 Stabilization
8 Immersion
9 Scale lines
10 Figuring
11 Construction
12 Sheath
13 Top finish
14 Expansion chamber
15 Spirit filling
16 Maximum and minimum thermometers: special provisions
17 Inscriptions
Appendices
A Thermometric glasses approved by the National
    Physical Laboratory
B Testing of meteorological thermometers
C Method of test for the absence of amines in spirit
    filling
D Meteorological thermometers with a Fahrenheit scale
Tables
1 Dimensions for meteorological thermometers
2 Ranges and tolerances for meteorological
    thermometers (Celsius scale)
3 Identification stripe(s) or approved abbreviations
    and normal maximum working temperature of all
    glasses that have been approved for the manufacture
    of thermometer bulbs
4 Ranges and tolerances for meteorological
    thermometers (Fahrenheit scale)
Figures
1 Suitable support for thermometers in a louvred
    screen
2 Typical graduation and figuring for British
    Standard Celsius meteorological thermometers
3 Details of button at top of ordinary thermometer
4 Details of clips on thermometer support

Maximum, minimum and ordinary (i.e. wet and dry bulb) glass-sheathed thermometers suitable for mounting in a louvred screen. Comply with MOD and Meteorological Office requirements (Celsius scale) for worldwide use. Essential dimensions, maximum errors, specification for ethanol in spirit-filled thermometers. Requirements for Fahrenheit scale given in appendix.

Committee
LBI/1/2
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 88/56006 DC and BS 692(1976) (09/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2012. (09/2012)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
14
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

This British Standard range of meteorological thermometers comprises the following types. thermometers protected by glass sheaths and suitable for mounting in a louvred screen (see Figure 1).

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