Yes, heat a temperature sensing IC to keep it dry .................... NOT one of my better ideas, .......if only there was a Nobel prize for stupidity .......!
I now have the LM92 working adequately good enough in my application prototype, but it was a lengthy and troublesome struggle.
Now I am agonising over whether to source another adequate device, so TI, if working on an update for the LM92 based a lot on the
LM92, your Product Development manager for the device would probably appreciate being aware of the issues discussed in this post.
Yours,
John O'Connor