Newton Temperature Compensation?

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brookside
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Newton Temperature Compensation?

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Does the Newton account for, in its power computations, temperature? Now that it's cold I'm wondering if the watts adjust for increased air density vs the calibration ride temp, or any physiological or other effects of near freezing temperatures. Thanks,
Velocomp
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Re: Newton Temperature Compensation?

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All Newton sensors are temperature compensated.

Furthermore, the air pressure sensor intrinsically compensates for increased air density. That is, when air becomes more dense (more molecules per square inch) the amount of air pressure measured by the sensor will increase automatically, because more molecules per second are hitting the sensor. The inverse is true when you climb a big mountain.

So, the sensor figures this out automatically, no matter what the temperature or altitude!
John Hamann
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