Trust tempgun or accurite?

With temp guns you basically get what you pay for, if you want super accurate you're gonna have to fork out for it.

This gets really prevalent on the drag strip but applies here as well.

I bought thermometer from Reptile Basics and it works great.

http://www.reptilebasics.com/412l-thermometer

Not expensive one but what temperature is on my thermostat, same is on the thermometer. :)

Whatever thermometer you are using cheap or expensive, calibrate it like SYR said. Then you know exactly where it is reading +/-.

Thanks for the replies everyone.

Robyn@SYR --- The write up was very clear and helpful. The differences between surface temps and air temps make sense to me. The Accurite probe was designed to take air temps outside anyway. I'll check out that other thread after this post.

My Tempgun isn't the most expensive, but it's new, and has a new battery as well. Therefore, I feel that it's the tool I should trust the most. I'll check the Accurite probe using ice water soon. Reminds me of physics classes. ;)

deviuldog_dk --- I agree with your statement. You get what you pay for usually. I'm willing to pay for quality equipment, because I feel that it'll only relieve my stresses about the enclosure.

Things are looking good this morning after checking with the Tempgun.

Strick has that right know what error you have. In regards to IR guns I have never found an expensive one that much better. I own a expensive scanning ir gun is it better than a cheap one (I have a cheap one too) yes and no. It does tons more, do you need to connect your thermometer to you computer? Likely not, do you need a thermocouple connection? likely not. Is it more accurate... a touch, does it bounce of glossy plastic yup it does. Did it cost just under 1000$ almost.

Thermometers that are cheap (under the 100$ mark) are basically the same design and subject to the same flaws, and manufacturing defects. Can you buy better yes you can but unless it was not part of my job I would never even think about it. My thermometer (platinum RTD) is accurate to 0.1ºC quite accurate but the cost of that is every 0.1 to 1.0 was 60$ yes your math is right it was about 600$ and I got it reconditioned and it is an older model.

Save you money and buy cheaper ones get a handful and check them against each other use the ones that read the same. Check them every few months and replace the them when they go sour.