Re: Most accurate digital thermometers?
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Originally Posted by kavmon
that's correct jamie, i think these are overkill for regular cage/tub use. for someone who is extremely conscious about temps and wants to know what temp every eggbox in the bator, on each shelf and wall is! this fits right in... not needed unless you are very "monkish" about exact temps! lol
vaughn
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Re: Most accurate digital thermometers?
For my incubator, I am using an Acurite indoor-outdoor wireless therm. I have the sensor (roughly the size and shape of an egg) in the r-maid container with the egg. The reader I keep outside the Inc and it is easy to see the temp inside the container with the egg. It cost roughly $10 USD.
Re: Most accurate digital thermometers?
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Originally Posted by Ginevive
For my incubator, I am using an Acurite indoor-outdoor wireless therm. I have the sensor (roughly the size and shape of an egg) in the r-maid container with the egg. The reader I keep outside the Inc and it is easy to see the temp inside the container with the egg. It cost roughly $10 USD.
Acurites aren't very accurate or consistant. I've done more tests (I own about 10 or 15 of them) and in the same exact location Ive seen variances of 5 degrees between them....
It just seems wrong when you think your cool spot is 82 and it could be 77?
After that I realized I should just trust my t-stats controlling the room and flexwatt temps rather than the $10 acuwrongs :(
Edit: PS these are the wired ones, I havnt tried the wireless yet
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All the Accurites are + or - 2 degrees even for the wireless ones. Thats a 4 degree variation, thats just nuts!!! With todays technology you would think you could find something a little more accurate without spending $200. :mad:
Re: Most accurate digital thermometers?
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Originally Posted by Wild Bill
All the Accurites are + or - 2 degrees even for the wireless ones. Thats a 4 degree variation, thats just nuts!!! With todays technology you would think you could find something a little more accurate without spending $200. :mad:
tell me about it. After how much the Accurites were mentioned on these forums, I was surprised when I tested and saw the variance. That being said I still use them as general guidelines, lets face it, for $10 I dont expect them to be within .1 of a degree, but i was VERY misled by the fact that they display tenths.... why the HECK would a thermometer say it is 75.1 degrees when it really meant, it is somewhere between 73 and 77?
It is like a scale saying my pastel weighs 298 grams when it really means it weighs 270-310 grams
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the display in tenths is just, display resolution only. nothing to do with accuracy. personally i think it is just a marketing tool. most of the thermometers out there are accurate to 2-3 deg. that is good enough for most of our needs, imo. for incubation some might want a little more accuracy to double check the temps and stats.
vaughn
