Oh no, I just found another "must have" EDC!!

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RobbW

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I can't believe it. I thought I had all my techie bases covered, then along comes this:

http://www.raytek-northamerica.com/...79f977d91d&PHPSESSID=publicRaytekNorthAmerica

It's a non-contact infra-red thermometer. I think I "need" one for my glove-box EDC (in my car all day) to check the temperatures on my barrels, scopes, engine, the seats in summer, the sand on the beach, and well, you get the picture.

I had no idea they could be had for less than $100. I wonder if the accuracy and repeatability are as good as advertised...
 
They're made about 3 miles from my house.

They do work. They're used a lot in racing to measure tire temps, checking food temps, etc. Very cool tool :)
 
RobbW said:
It's a non-contact infra-red thermometer.
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Technically, it's not a thermometer since it doesn't actually measure temperature. It measured radiated heat, so it's a pyrometer. For practical purposes, same thing. But, it's still fun to know the technical name. :D





I think I "need" one for my glove-box EDC (in my car all day) to check the temperatures... the seats in summer, the sand on the beach...

I wonder if the accuracy and repeatability are as good as advertised...
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How accurate do you need to know the temperature of your car seat? Freezing, comfortable, and "you do not want to sit here" should be just fine, I'd think. Ditto for the sand on the beach: shoes, bare-foot, or sandles. That's all you need to know. Who care's if you're off a degree or two?
 
Gollnick said:
Technically, it's not a thermometer since it doesn't actually measure temperature. It measured radiated heat, so it's a pyrometer. For practical purposes, same thing. But, it's still fun to know the technical name. :D
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That's interesting. Makes sense since pyro=fire and meter=measure--makes it easy to remember. I checked some online science dictionaries that added a pyrometer usually measures temperatures higher than those a mercury-based thermometer could handle



Gollnick said:
How accurate do you need to know the temperature of your car seat? Freezing, comfortable, and "you do not want to sit here" should be just fine, I'd think. Ditto for the sand on the beach: shoes, bare-foot, or sandles. That's all you need to know. Who care's if you're off a degree or two?
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LOL, you're right of course. + or - 2% is much more accurate than I would need. I just like to know things. I really wish the pyrometer were calibrated high enough to tell me if the advertised 1500F of the flame in my Blazer lighter were marketing hype or scientific fact. :D
 
Yep, infrared pryometers are very handy, especially for people who work on (and race) cars.

Raytek is the 'standard' and without looking at it too closely, I probably have the same one as linked.

Mark
 
I traded a Mini for an ST model and went from appx. 500 to 900+ degrees. The laser is not too useful for me as i use it mainly looking for cold cylinders on aircraft engines. I check the ramp temp also which can run 150 plus in the summer.
 
I am not sure if how hot of a EDC it'd be but I can tell you how hot your post is.

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I was fiddling with those many years back at the Annual Fly In in Oskosh Wisconsin...great fun, and many of them have great distance!
 
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