http://www.metalurgialatina.com/metals/what-types-of-metals-are-in-the-new-thermostat-and-the-old-thermostats/ Thu, 08 Sep 2011 18:37:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.metalurgialatina.com/metals/what-types-of-metals-are-in-the-new-thermostat-and-the-old-thermostats/#comment-1179 Roger R Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:17:59 +0000 http://www.metalurgialatina.com/metals/what-types-of-metals-are-in-the-new-thermostat-and-the-old-thermostats#comment-1179 In the Older version the coil spring upon which the Mercury switch is attached is Tungsten steel which reacts by contracting in colder temperatures,expanding in warmer,thus tilting the mercury switch to either on or off.<br><b>References : </b><br>Knowledge In the Older version the coil spring upon which the Mercury switch is attached is Tungsten steel which reacts by contracting in colder temperatures,expanding in warmer,thus tilting the mercury switch to either on or off.
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]]> http://www.metalurgialatina.com/metals/what-types-of-metals-are-in-the-new-thermostat-and-the-old-thermostats/#comment-1178 lonelymaytagguy Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:27:59 +0000 http://www.metalurgialatina.com/metals/what-types-of-metals-are-in-the-new-thermostat-and-the-old-thermostats#comment-1178 The old ones contained a mercury switch, the new ones use a thermistor and digital electronics to control things. So, it's mercury vs silicon. The rest of the materials, such as the case, seem irrelevant.<br><b>References : </b><br> The old ones contained a mercury switch, the new ones use a thermistor and digital electronics to control things. So, it’s mercury vs silicon. The rest of the materials, such as the case, seem irrelevant.
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