https://www.soliforum.com/topic/9828/cheap-ir-thermometers/ Wed, 11 Feb 2015 01:34:42 +0000 PunBB https://www.soliforum.com/post/84586/#p84586 not for accuracy no price dont improve that much either. non-contact temp probs cant replace surface ones for accurate surface temp readings and even then prob needs insulated from ambient conditions. same as the ones used for superheat readings on refrigeration systems which now can read withing 100ths of a degree Fahrenheit which is much more accurate than Celsius by its nature. most HVAC and refrigeration techs in the US prefer it for this reason. we only convert for European use due to them being more familiar with it and their metric systems. I have used the IR sensors just for spot checking hard to reach areas for approximate temps to see if they are close to set points. like when a Maintenance man does "the run" for his shift at a Hotel etc. or extreme temp locations or hazardous surroundings preventing access.

]]> Wed, 11 Feb 2015 01:34:42 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/84586/#p84586 https://www.soliforum.com/post/84448/#p84448 Now about my question... anyone knows if the cheap ir thermometers are any good at all?

]]> Tue, 10 Feb 2015 17:50:15 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/84448/#p84448 https://www.soliforum.com/post/84335/#p84335 we used to put a piece of "true" electrical tape black on surfaces to get better readings. still not perfect. dont use cheap knockoff tape as it burns and dont insulate from shock either. "true" means from a supply house for Electricians and is like $8 a roll instead of $1

]]> Tue, 10 Feb 2015 01:57:24 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/84335/#p84335 https://www.soliforum.com/post/84314/#p84314 No problem, aiming at something like a piece of painters tape on top of the reflective glass/aluminum instead seems to do the trick. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3mMD6bx5Jo

]]> Mon, 09 Feb 2015 23:25:51 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/84314/#p84314 https://www.soliforum.com/post/84295/#p84295 dubbsd is correct. (reflection, not refraction)

]]> Mon, 09 Feb 2015 22:20:48 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/84295/#p84295 https://www.soliforum.com/post/84293/#p84293 From what I have read IR Thermometers will not read properly off the bed
It has something to do with the beam refraction.

]]> Mon, 09 Feb 2015 22:16:44 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/84293/#p84293 https://www.soliforum.com/post/84290/#p84290 Are they any good or too inaccurate for measuring bed temp on different parts of the bed?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Infrarot-Thermo … 5409ecec3b

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