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A Harbor Freight digital temp gun find!
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You should add temp gun to the title of this thread. Will catch more people's attention that needs one.
To anyone reading this thread. All tortoise owner should have one of these kinds of temp gun. Doesn't have to be this exact one, but that's a good price if you have a store near you.
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You can also shop Harbor Freight online
But that would cause shipping charges which now days are ridiculous.
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Very likely.
Amazon prime would be maybe better
Only thing I don't like about this model is that the temperature changes slightly based on the distance especially in water. I own two of them because they're cheap.
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I had one at work that was very expensive and much more precise.
Two lasers.
I could measure the temperature of an individual 14 gauge wire inside a cluster of wiring.
I believe they all do change a bit depending on the distance. My hub used them in his job, not real cheap ones, RayTek. He was a Stationary engineer. He worked at the county hospital, so temps had to be right on when they did use them. He said yes, if measured from say two feet and then the same thing but at 10 feet, it would read slightly different, but almost unmeasurable.
Probably the cheaper they are the more the difference would be.
Apparently I need a better one so water temps are more accurate, etc. I'll check out RayTek. Thx.
NO Temp gun measures water accurately, the Lazer is refracted by the water itself. ALL Temp guns have a distance they are to used from, anything outside that will promote inaccuracy. Most guns come with a distance diagram on them letting you know the 'Spread' at different distances. NO Temp gun should be used at a distance less than 4 inches, most are to used at a 8 inch distance. I can not find any info though on this model.
TIP: The further away you are the wider the circle of measurement will be. Never put a temp gum closer than 4-6 inches, you will NOT be getting an accurate measurement. When measuring water a Temp Probe is what should be used, such as some Multi Meters come with. Using light (or Lazer) in or through water is very inaccurate.
