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  • 03-31-2015, 11:17 PM
    hungba
    how to check temps in back heat rack?
    All my racks so far are belly heat. I think my next build is going to be back heat (hatchling shoebox rack).

    Usually I temp gun the surface on the floor of belly heat set ups. But since back heat won't cause the floor to be the hottest place, how do I measure? Do I just temp gun the back wall?
  • 04-01-2015, 12:15 AM
    Eric Alan
    Re: how to check temps in back heat rack?
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by hungba View Post
    Do I just temp gun the back wall?

    :) :sweeet: You want to measure the hottest place in the enclosure (regardless of whether you think they can reach there or not). It is a temp gun, afterall - the major benefit is its flexibility in places you can measure quickly!
  • 04-01-2015, 08:17 AM
    kitedemon
    I would not suggest an IR gun in this case it is a fantastic tool (I own 4 with different DS) but as with all tools you need to understand the limitations a translucent plastic is not likely to produce accurate readings (emissivity is way off of the calibration point) and it is reflective so it can reflect the reading. I would place a probe at the back wait 30 min and take the reading and double check the ambient air temp wile you are at it. (although if memory serves you are in a warm country so this isn't a problem. ? or do I not recall correctly?)

    Small demonstration, an accurate IR gun measuring a target very different emissivity. It is reading 12ºF off. (23.4 is the accurate reading there is a highly accurate traceable thermometer under my hand (the large box one).

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  • 04-01-2015, 10:38 AM
    bcr229
    I also use a thermometer with a probe as kitedemon suggested. I put the probe in the back of an empty tub and check the temperature after an hour.
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