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Infrared remote reading thermometers

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Dan

05-10-2004 19:01:43




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Anyone have any experience with the new non-contact infared thermometers - the kind that can read the temperature from several feet away? Seems like a good preventative maintenance idea to take readings on bearings, radiator cores, etc once in a while to spot trouble before it becomes serious.




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Dr.EVIL

05-11-2004 10:05:54




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 Re: Infrared remote reading thermometers in reply to Dan, 05-10-2004 19:01:43  
Be very careful with the RAYTEC's when measuring around engine compartments. I was checking head temp on an air-cooled engine while it was running and the electro-magnetic radiation from the high tension sparkplug lead corrupted the chip in Mine. A VERY expensive lesson.



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John *.?-!.* cub owner

05-11-2004 06:24:13




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 Re: Infrared remote reading thermometers in reply to Dan, 05-10-2004 19:01:43  
I have one of the Radio Shack $40 ones that I use both at home and work. It works great with certain limitations. One of which is that the little cheapy I have doesn't read as High temperatures as I'd like. To get accurate readings on shiny surfaces put a piece of masking tpe on the surface and allow enough time for the tape to reach the temperature of the surface beneath it. Works great for spotting battery termainals that need attention, plugged radiators, etc.

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Wayne

05-11-2004 05:56:35




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 Re: Infrared remote reading thermometers in reply to Dan, 05-10-2004 19:01:43  
I use mine to see which cyl. is missing on a diesel tractor so you know which cyl. to put a new nozzle in. It saves a lot of time, cause other wise you would have to crack each line to find the missing cyl.



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Roger

05-10-2004 21:09:31




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 Re: Infrared remote reading thermometers in reply to Dan, 05-10-2004 19:01:43  
I used to use one all the time doing service calls. The trick we used to get repeatable results was to put a small pieces of masking tape on the surface to be measured so that we had a consistent surface to work with. It was a very handy tool for inspecting machines while they were still running. It was also a Raytek, and quite accurate.



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Wayne

05-10-2004 20:41:43




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 Re: Infrared remote reading thermometers in reply to Dan, 05-10-2004 19:01:43  
I keep one of the Raytek's on my service truck. It's a great tool to help in troubleshooting problems related to temperature in a system where there are no taps for conventional thermometers. I've never tried using mine on a shiny surface as the other post mentions, but I have used it several times to verify an actual thermometer reading and it's always shown within a degree of two of the other reading. Just remember that most are rated to be acurate at a set maximum distance so make sure you get one that will work at the distances you need.

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Davis In SC

05-10-2004 19:33:55




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 Re: Infrared remote reading thermometers in reply to Dan, 05-10-2004 19:01:43  
We have one the IR thermometers at the shop. It is useful , but has some limitations. It is not very accurate on shiny polished surfaces. However it works great to spot hot bearings, etc Regards, Davis



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Mel in SW Iowa

05-11-2004 06:31:54




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 Re: Re: Infrared remote reading thermometers in reply to Davis In SC, 05-10-2004 19:33:55  
Excellent troubleshooting tool as several of you have mentioned. It helps if you can scan potential trouble spots to get a baseline temp before trouble occurs or from another vehicle or machine.

One of my favorite uses is to scan across the tread surface of tires to adjust air pressure.
I run the loaded vehicle at least a few miles,
then pull over in a rest area and quickly scan across all tire treads writing the results down in a notebook. Then I adjust air pressure up or down to try to reach even temps across the tread. When this method is combined with regular alignment checks and rebalancing, it seems to result in very even tire wear and extended tire life.

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