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Re: Infrared Laser Thermometer. What One?
[Re: 340SIX]
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09/24/20 09:30 PM
09/24/20 09:30 PM
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Just to check things like brake rotors, and things like that.i also have a dental oven I may use to powder coat small items. So want one to do things like check trays lead fishing weights I will coat and cook etc All depends on temp range and how accurate you need it. I have a $10 Amazon special I use with my RC cars and a few other things around the house...works fine. I also have ones at work that we use to measure cat converter temps,etc.....cost a couple hundred bucks.
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Re: Infrared Laser Thermometer. What One?
[Re: Dcuda69]
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09/24/20 09:44 PM
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Re: Infrared Laser Thermometer. What One?
[Re: 340SIX]
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09/25/20 08:23 AM
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Cheapest work as long as they are consistent. You don't use them for finding one or two degree differences. If you're trying to hit 400 degrees 395 to 405 is usually fine. They're best suited for finding appreciable temp swings. Absolute accuracy takes a back seat to repeatability.
We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind. - Stu Harmon
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Re: Infrared Laser Thermometer. What One?
[Re: TJP]
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09/25/20 11:37 AM
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I bought the Fluke 62Max about a month ago to monitor my nitrous bottle temp and make sure the heater was working properly. I found myself using it for all kinds of stuff.
Very happy with it's performance and it has the dual lasers.
I got it at cost for $105.
Fun thing to try when you get one: Point it into the night sky.
To get an accurate measurement, put a piece of flat black tape on whatever you are monitoring.
'63 Dodge 330 11.19 @ 121 mph Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs. 10.01 @ 133mph with a 250 shot of nitrous an a splash of race gas. 1.36 60 ft. 3,700 lbs.
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