ZappCatt
New Member
Howdy all,
Mr. Question man is back.
Besides humidity(and uv I guess) temperatures in the enclosure seems to be one of the hardest things to nail down.
I have read about the different areas and their temperature requirements and the mention of a temperature gun for instantaneous/valid measurements appealed to me.
I picked up a Ryobi temp gun at Home Depot last night, and unless my body is totally out of whack, found that it is woefully inadequate as a true temperature reader(locations in my house which I consider cool or room temperature to the touch were listed at high 80s). It is mentioned to be great to see hot or cold spots..which would not require exact temperatures, but rather a difference between 2 similar locations. When reading the packaging, it admitted it was accurate to +- 5C, which means it is a 16 degree range in F.
It was only $40, and they also offer a $90 Milwaukee tools one. Amazon is full of 1/2/3 star rated ones from $30 on up to multiple hundreds of dollars.
It seems like this is not accurate enough, since the gradient I am looking for (70-90) is just slightly larger than it's level of accuracy.
Am I over thinking this? Just being cheap?
Mr. Question man is back.
Besides humidity(and uv I guess) temperatures in the enclosure seems to be one of the hardest things to nail down.
I have read about the different areas and their temperature requirements and the mention of a temperature gun for instantaneous/valid measurements appealed to me.
I picked up a Ryobi temp gun at Home Depot last night, and unless my body is totally out of whack, found that it is woefully inadequate as a true temperature reader(locations in my house which I consider cool or room temperature to the touch were listed at high 80s). It is mentioned to be great to see hot or cold spots..which would not require exact temperatures, but rather a difference between 2 similar locations. When reading the packaging, it admitted it was accurate to +- 5C, which means it is a 16 degree range in F.
It was only $40, and they also offer a $90 Milwaukee tools one. Amazon is full of 1/2/3 star rated ones from $30 on up to multiple hundreds of dollars.
It seems like this is not accurate enough, since the gradient I am looking for (70-90) is just slightly larger than it's level of accuracy.
Am I over thinking this? Just being cheap?