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I'm thinking of getting an infrared thermometer
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loco_engr
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What is the kind you have & like?
Thank You
Thank You
aka marysvilleksegghead
Lrg 2008
mini 2009
XL 2021 (sold 8/24/23)
Henny Youngman:
I said to my wife, 'Where do you want to go for our anniversary?' She said, 'I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen.'
Bob Hope: When I wake up in the morning, I don’t feel anything until noon, and then it’s time for my nap
Lrg 2008
mini 2009
XL 2021 (sold 8/24/23)
Henny Youngman:
I said to my wife, 'Where do you want to go for our anniversary?' She said, 'I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen.'
Bob Hope: When I wake up in the morning, I don’t feel anything until noon, and then it’s time for my nap
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I have a DeWalt one that I use for measuring the temperature of the floor of my pizza oven. Works great."I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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Thermoworks makes an IR /IR combo. Instant read mk4 with Infared beam shooting out the back side. It’s pricier than most regular Infrareds but you get a thermapen too.
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JohnInCarolina said:I have a DeWalt one that I use for measuring the temperature of the floor of my pizza oven. Works great.
TYaka marysvilleksegghead
Lrg 2008
mini 2009
XL 2021 (sold 8/24/23)
Henny Youngman:
I said to my wife, 'Where do you want to go for our anniversary?' She said, 'I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen.'
Bob Hope: When I wake up in the morning, I don’t feel anything until noon, and then it’s time for my nap -
https://www.thermoworks.com/shop/products/Infrareds
too many different models to chose from for my pea brainaka marysvilleksegghead
Lrg 2008
mini 2009
XL 2021 (sold 8/24/23)
Henny Youngman:
I said to my wife, 'Where do you want to go for our anniversary?' She said, 'I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen.'
Bob Hope: When I wake up in the morning, I don’t feel anything until noon, and then it’s time for my nap -
loco_engr said:JohnInCarolina said:I have a DeWalt one that I use for measuring the temperature of the floor of my pizza oven. Works great.
TY"I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike -
I have and like this Thermoworks...LBGE, LBGE-PTR, 22" Weber, Coleman 413GGreat Plains, USA
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dbCooper said:I have and like this Thermoworks...Large, Medium, MiniMax, & 22, and 36" Blackstone
Grand Rapids MI -
I have a no-name one, cheap from Amazon. Works fine. One of the things I do is use it to tell me when my cast iron skillets are hot enough and evenly heated enough to put some food on. I check the center and three or four places around near the rim.
Somewhere on the Colorado Front Range -
Mine is an older one from Thermoworks and at that time it even came with a plug in probe which made it even dual purpose! I still use the simple infrared aspect for more than just cooking! You can look for drafty window and door leaks for instance.I even use mine in my workshop to tell me when my brass branding iron is the proper temperature to brand my wood project without ruining it!(If you are a wood worker who owns a branding iron then you know what I mean!)Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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I bought this one at HD at the start of the pandemic, selling the wife on the idea we could use it to check peoples temp...
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Klein-Tools-Infrared-Thermometer-with-GFCI-Receptacle-Tester-IR1KIT/312651142?MERCH=REC-_-pipsem-_-313516785-_-312651142-_-N&
Works great on the egg, grill and other non mammal things. Fails completely on humans, dogs etc.XLBGE, LBGE, Charbroil Gas Grill, Weber Q2000, Old Weber Kettle, Rectec RT-B380, Yeti 65, Yeti Hopper 20, RTIC 20, RTIC 20 Soft Side - Too many drinkware vessels to mention.
Not quite in Austin, TX City Limits
Just Vote- What if you could choose "none of the above" on an election ballot? Millions of Americans do just that, in effect, by not voting. The result in 2016: "Nobody" won more counties, more states, and more electoral votes than either candidate for president. -
@xfire_ATX - well played approach right there!Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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xfire_ATX said:Fails completely on humans, dogs etc.Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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I have a fluke. I used it for pizza temps. Works okay but you need to think about it a bit to make sure you're getting the right data.Mountain View, CA
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I went on Amazon and bought the "Amazon Choice". It was cheap, and works well.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0878WB6HQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Clinton, Iowa -
Thanks all for the input.
I went with this:
aka marysvilleksegghead
Lrg 2008
mini 2009
XL 2021 (sold 8/24/23)
Henny Youngman:
I said to my wife, 'Where do you want to go for our anniversary?' She said, 'I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen.'
Bob Hope: When I wake up in the morning, I don’t feel anything until noon, and then it’s time for my nap -
xfire_ATX said:I bought this one at HD at the start of the pandemic, selling the wife on the idea we could use it to check peoples temp...
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Klein-Tools-Infrared-Thermometer-with-GFCI-Receptacle-Tester-IR1KIT/312651142?MERCH=REC-_-pipsem-_-313516785-_-312651142-_-N&
Works great on the egg, grill and other non mammal things. Fails completely on humans, dogs etc.
Emissivity of skin is 0.95-0.99, but your forehead temp runs lower than oral/rectal temp, so you set the emissivity to 0.78 as an off-set for the temperature delta.
If you are interested, here is some more detail:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://static-int.testo.com/media/d3/7c/e3b1d1795cee/IR-Guide-Body-Surface-Temperature-US.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwi6ntek2tbzAhXIGTQIHfi6D6IQFnoECAQQBg&usg=AOvVaw2Lv2t0Ck3K5lZh6QJdV8fr
I suspect a large portion of the IR guns people used during the pandemic were set incorrectly and the users didn't understand the peculiarities of non-contact IR readings.They don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. That's against their interests. - George Carlin -
Ozzie_Isaac said:xfire_ATX said:I bought this one at HD at the start of the pandemic, selling the wife on the idea we could use it to check peoples temp...
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Klein-Tools-Infrared-Thermometer-with-GFCI-Receptacle-Tester-IR1KIT/312651142?MERCH=REC-_-pipsem-_-313516785-_-312651142-_-N&
Works great on the egg, grill and other non mammal things. Fails completely on humans, dogs etc.
Emissivity of skin is 0.95-0.99, but your forehead temp runs lower than oral/rectal temp, so you set the emissivity to 0.78 as an off-set for the temperature delta.
If you are interested, here is some more detail:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://static-int.testo.com/media/d3/7c/e3b1d1795cee/IR-Guide-Body-Surface-Temperature-US.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwi6ntek2tbzAhXIGTQIHfi6D6IQFnoECAQQBg&usg=AOvVaw2Lv2t0Ck3K5lZh6QJdV8fr
I suspect a large portion of the IR guns people used during the pandemic were set incorrectly and the users didn't understand the peculiarities of non-contact IR readings.XLBGE, LBGE, Charbroil Gas Grill, Weber Q2000, Old Weber Kettle, Rectec RT-B380, Yeti 65, Yeti Hopper 20, RTIC 20, RTIC 20 Soft Side - Too many drinkware vessels to mention.
Not quite in Austin, TX City Limits
Just Vote- What if you could choose "none of the above" on an election ballot? Millions of Americans do just that, in effect, by not voting. The result in 2016: "Nobody" won more counties, more states, and more electoral votes than either candidate for president. -
dbCooper said:I have and like this Thermoworks...canuckland
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Excuse the thread jacking…
https://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1224779/ot-recalibrating-ir-gun-for-covid-19-temperature-screening
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RRP said:xfire_ATX said:Fails completely on humans, dogs etc.
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My dogs looked at the dot, then looked at my hand and then looked at me and went back to sleep.South of Columbus, Ohio.
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Maybe look at the FLIR One for cellphones. Pretty amazing piece of kit. I think @nolaegghead has one.They don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. That's against their interests. - George Carlin
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Legume said:RRP said:xfire_ATX said:Fails completely on humans, dogs etc.Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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if i pick up a gun my britt looks for the target, dot or no dot. seems to be bred into him, i dont hunt. brothers austalian shepard just hides in the tub if i say BANG
fukahwee maineyou can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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