Review of inexpensive Chinese thermostat – 8010F #2

This is a review of an inexpensive 8010F Chinese bang-bang  thermostat that was purchased on eBay for around A$13 complete with thermistor sensor and postage.

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Above is the front view of the thermostat. There are many thermostats on the market with similar front panels, but they differ in internals and most importantly, performance and quality.

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Above, the rating label is clear and informational. 

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Above, a view of the interior. This is a 12V model, and the power input terminals connect to the AC in terminals of a bridge rectifier, so there is not particular polarity requirement for the input.

Observations

The calibration accuracy was checked with 10k and 1k0 0.1% resistors and the displayed temperature recorded, and calibration constants calculated (Two point thermistor calibration).

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The readings were 24.8° and 98.5 respectively, which is not too far from the nominal 10k/3435 thermistor specified. Note that a two point calibration for a different temperature range is likely to yield slightly different results.

If the thermostat was in fact calibrated for 10k/3435 as labelled, the 10k 0.1% resistor should have read 99.5°, so it is 1.0° in error near 100° which is within spec.

Quality

The thermostat seems of acceptable quality, it works well.