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Question about infrared heat guns and foil tape.
So im curious because of the fact the foil tape reflects. am i going to get an accurate reading off my plastic tub?. because my beam shoots up the in air if i read temp on heat mat which is full of foil tape. so i can re use it. If i hit a spot without foil tape on the buttom of pad outside enclosure and then hit foil tape outside i get a huge temp diff. Also is my gun reading my tub or the mat temps when i check inside my enclosure.
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Re: Question about infrared heat guns and foil tape.
Check the temp of the bottom of the tub on the INSIDE. The outside temps don’t matter.
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Re: Question about infrared heat guns and foil tape.
 Originally Posted by ErostheSnake
Check the temp of the bottom of the tub on the INSIDE. The outside temps don’t matter.
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I know. I was making an example of the foil tape making a huge diff in temp. I want to make sure the temps are reading right inside the container. That the infrared thermometor gun is reading the plastic not the heat pad or foil tape. Thats what i was trying to get at
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Re: Question about infrared heat guns and foil tape.
I don’t think the temp gun reads through the plastic....I know it doesn’t read through glass, even though the beam goes through it.
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Re: Question about infrared heat guns and foil tape.
 Originally Posted by ErostheSnake
I don’t think the temp gun reads through the plastic....I know it doesn’t read through glass, even though the beam goes through it.
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Okay thank you.
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The laser beam has nothing to do with the temp reading, it is only there as a pointer. My temp gun has a button to turn off the laser and it will still read temps. Foil tape won't make a difference
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