IR Heat Gun
- Sunny Boy
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From where, Dave ?
Does it say what the + & - % is over the range ?
Paul
Does it say what the + & - % is over the range ?
Paul
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I bought a craftsman many years ago to check manifold temps on my boat. Inexpensive. Been going strong ever since. Do not even recall changing the 9v battery. Lives next to my stove.
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Harbor freight claim +-2% to 989F. The company they claimed make it Centec I bought a digital multi-meter with the same brand name for 22 bucks to replace an 85 buck one from Extech that was failing and works fine. Checked the volts part against a expensive bench top power supply and read the same so worth a chance to me. Will buy one as the sale I think good to the end of the year and report back what I think.Sunny Boy wrote:From where, Dave ?
Does it say what the + & - % is over the range ?
Paul
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Thanks, Dave.
If it's within that spec, 2% is not bad for such a low cost.
The Raytek ranger IR gun that I have, I bought many years ago through the local autoparts store. Long before I got the coal stove, I bought it to check air-cooled engine cylinder temps, and to balance double anchor brake shoe adjustments. Now, it spends 9 months of the year near the stove.
Having grown up cooking on a coal range Melissa just "knows" when the stove top is hot enough to cook on. Even after 12 years, I'm lost without gadgets to tell me if it's hot enough to cook on, or not.
Paul
If it's within that spec, 2% is not bad for such a low cost.
The Raytek ranger IR gun that I have, I bought many years ago through the local autoparts store. Long before I got the coal stove, I bought it to check air-cooled engine cylinder temps, and to balance double anchor brake shoe adjustments. Now, it spends 9 months of the year near the stove.
Having grown up cooking on a coal range Melissa just "knows" when the stove top is hot enough to cook on. Even after 12 years, I'm lost without gadgets to tell me if it's hot enough to cook on, or not.
Paul
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Like when the temp gauge falls off the stove due to demagnetization.corey wrote:Love my IR gun.
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Seen it happen with my old EPA wood stove one time. The thing must have been blazing hot that night. Happened when I was sleeping. A magnet losses it grip above 800 I've read.lobsterman wrote:Like when the temp gauge falls off the stove due to demagnetization.corey wrote:Love my IR gun.
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Been there done that and also heat VS time. I but high end rare earth magnets for use in race engines that cost more for a small one than the whole thermometer. Heat soak under max does kill them sooner or later