Temp guns, folks...why don't YOU have one???

We have one as Rick had bought one for use on working on RC car engines...seriously handy...

I have two of them.
I have the less expensive one from RBI that I use to exercise my dog when I'm busy with school work- he loves chasing after that little red dot!!! I have the 412L from RBI that I use in all my racks and cages to get spot on readings. I am in each tub and cage several times on most days and find it very easy to check temps and really be certain that the temp readings I'm getting are accurate. After all, I've paid for all my snakes- why cut corners on this part of husbandry when it is easy and inexpensive to care fore the temps correctly? I reckon since I purchased t'stats, I must care about whether they burn and/or freeze......
I only use my accurites to glance at ambient temps and humidity levels.

I've got one. I dont' like that you have to open the tank/tub/rack and take the temp quick or you don't get accurate readings.
Other than that I like it a lot.

I also have digital temp gauges in my tanks. For my tubs I just use the temp gun.

Mine doesn't put out a red light though. So, I can't use it as mammal entertainment. :)

I have one picked up a few years ago. I dont use it to much. Only when I drop temps for breeding and raise them back up. Other than that my temps stay pretty much at where I set them. I do check every once in a while or if Im setting up a new rack. Or the incubator when I first start that up and get it dialed in.

Someone told me that if you use them for extreme temps alot it will throw it off and decrease your accuracy when using it for checking tub temps. Is this true, false, true only for some models?? I was just wondering because I really would like to use mine for taking the temps of water on the stove to see how close it is to boiling or to see when the george foreman is ready to go.

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Originally Posted by Corrupter

Someone told me that if you use them for extreme temps alot it will throw it off and decrease your accuracy when using it for checking tub temps. Is this true, false, true only for some models?? I was just wondering because I really would like to use mine for taking the temps of water on the stove to see how close it is to boiling or to see when the george foreman is ready to go.

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As long as it is within the range of your gun it will not throw it off!

I have two also. I have an expensive Fluke that came with an ISO certificate of calibration and has a spot to plug a thermalcouple into so I can take double readings to varify accuracy occasionally. I also have a cheap Harbor freight model that is generally 5 degrees lower than the actual temp.

It's on my list. I'm actually phoning around today to local hobby shops here in Toledo to see if I can pick you up that way. If not, we'll be ordering one next week.

Any comment on the differences good or bad between the Raytek and the PE series temp guns?

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Originally Posted by Corrupter

Someone told me that if you use them for extreme temps alot it will throw it off and decrease your accuracy when using it for checking tub temps. Is this true, false, true only for some models?? I was just wondering because I really would like to use mine for taking the temps of water on the stove to see how close it is to boiling or to see when the george foreman is ready to go.

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the raytek MT-4 reads tempts between 0-525 degrees (F).

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Originally Posted by soy.lor.n

how well does it work for ambient temps though
I'd be lying if I said I hadn't wanted to use it for that kind of stuff

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Just surface temps :)

I actually dont have one yet.. There have been several instances when ive said "lets just get one while were here" and never do it. I do plan on picking one up soon though now that were getting our third rack soon (should be this weekend).