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HOMESERVICE MANUALSFORD2007ESCAPE BASE, 2.3 Z, FWD, AUTOMATICREPAIR AND DIAGNOSISEXTERNAL PAGESDIFFERENT CARSECTION 14 (ENGINE CONTROLS - DESCRIPTION & OPERATION (EXCEPT DIESEL & HYBRID))POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) INPUTSAIR CONDITIONING EVAPORATOR TEMPERATURE (ACET) SENSOR
2007 Ford Escape Base, 2.3 Z, FWD, Automatic

Air Conditioning Evaporator Temperature (ACET) Sensor

2007 Ford Escape Base, 2.3 Z, FWD, AutomaticSECTION Air Conditioning Evaporator Temperature (ACET) Sensor
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The ACET sensor measures the evaporator air discharge temperature. The ACET sensor is a thermistor device in which resistance changes with temperature. The electrical resistance of a thermistor decreases as the temperature increases, and the resistance increases as the temperature decreases. The PCM sources a low current 5 volts on the ACET circuit. With SIG RTN also connected to the ACET sensor, the varying resistance affects the voltage drop across the sensor terminals. As A/C evaporator air temperature changes, the varying resistance of the ACET sensor changes the voltage the PCM detects.

The ACET sensor is used to more accurately control A/C clutch cycling, improving defrost/demist performance, reduce A/C clutch cycling, etc.

A/C EVAPORATOR TEMPERATURE (ACET) SENSOR VOLTAGE AND RESISTANCE

°C °F Volts Resistance (K ohms)
100 212 0.47 2.08
90 194 0.61 2.80
80 176 0.80 3.84
70 158 1.05 5.34
60 140 1.37 7.55
50 122 1.77 10.93
40 104 2.23 16.11
30 86 2.74 24.25
20 68 3.26 37.34
10 50 3.73 58.99
0 32 4.14 95.85
-10 14 4.45 160.31
-20 -4 4.66 276.96
NOTE: These values can vary 15 percent due to sensor and VREF variations. Voltage values were calculated for VREF = 5.0 volts.
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