Quote Originally Posted by kitedemon View Post
Fluke makes great instruments for sure. Let's not get carried away with accuracy 1% of 90 is 0.9F so close to one degree it makes no difference. The issue with10:1 is the best target range is 40 inches or so? It seems far for a snake as docile as a Royal python. It is a great piece of kit but for the task at hand a bit overkill especially when a good TStat is so close in price and a very accurate analogue thermometer is about the same.


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I'm not getting carried away about it's accuracy, but it is actually twice as accurate as the ones listed on Reptile Basics. The Fluke is rated at 1% so as you stated at 90F it is +/-.9degF. And the ones listed on Reptile Basic are rated at 1deg Celcius or 1.8deg F.
The 412LR is a 12:1 DS and the Fluke is 10:1 so not much difference there.
With shipping from RB the 412LR is about $63 to my location so $60-65 shipped.
The Fluke 62 is $72 shipped thru Amazon.
And the biggest difference is the Fluke 62 comes with a 2 year warranty and the 412LR only comes with a 1 year warranty.
So for approx. $10 more you get a IR gun that is twice as accurate and has a warranty that is twice as long.

The Fluke 62 may not still be available directly thru Fluke, but it is still available thru other sources.

And I completely agree that a very good T-Stat is definitely still a must and more important!