The difference between PT100 temperature sensor, PT1000, nickel RTD and Balco RTD
Comparison of different RTD temperature sensor types: PT100 VS PT1000 VS nickel RTD vs Balco RTD
| Describe | Platinum RTD 100Ω wire Wound and thin Film |
Platinum RTD 1000Ω film |
Nickel heat resistance 1000Ω Winding |
Balco RTD 2000Ω Winding |
| Cost -OEM quantity | High | Low | Moderate | Moderate |
| Temperature range | Wide -400 to 1200 ° f (-240 to 649 ° C) |
wide -320 to 1000 ° f (-196 to 538 ° C) |
Medium -350 to 600 ° f (-212 to 316 ° C) |
Short -100 to 400 ° f (-73 to 204 ° C) |
| Interchangeability | Excellent | Excellent | Fair | Fair |
| Long -term stability | OK | OK | Fair | Fair |
| accuracy | High | High | Middle | Low |
| Repeatability | Excellent | Excellent | OK | Fair |
| Schipidity (output) | Middle | High | High | High |
| Reply | Middle | Middle to Fast | Middle | Middle |
| Linearity | OK | OK | Fair | Fair |
| Self -heating | Very low to low | Middle | Middle | Middle |
| Point (end) sensitivity | Fair | OK | Very low | Very low |
| lead effect | Middle | Low | Low | Low |
| Physical size/packaging | Small to Middle | From small to large | Large | Large |
