ʻO nā mea ʻike wela kūʻē (RTDs), ʻike ʻia hoʻi ʻo nā thermometers pale, ʻike pololei i nā mahana kaʻina hana me kahi degere maikaʻi loa o ka hana hou ʻana a me ka hoʻololi ʻana o nā mea.Ma ke koho ʻana i nā mea kūpono a me ka uhi pale, hiki i nā RTD ke hana ma kahi ʻano wela o (-200 a 600) °C [-328 a i 1112] °F.