Anyone have a pyrometer?
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Anyone have a pyrometer?
What is the range on those things? I had an inspector come out to my house yesterday, and he was using a similar device and aiming it at the vents to determine the temperature of the A/C.
I'm wondering if anybody on here has a device that would do that.
I'm wondering if anybody on here has a device that would do that.
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Yes I have one and you can do that, BUT ONLY IF YOU ARE REAL CLOSE.
Once you are out more than about a foot the cone of coverage goes beyond the size of the AC duct. The further away you are the larger an area it is covering so the more of an average temp you are getting
Once you are out more than about a foot the cone of coverage goes beyond the size of the AC duct. The further away you are the larger an area it is covering so the more of an average temp you are getting
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The red dot has nothing to do with the aim, it is a laser pointer so that he can see the center of his cone.
If he was 4-5 feet away he was measuring mostly the wall temp. He probably had a cone of well over 2' and probably closer to 3'
If he was 4-5 feet away he was measuring mostly the wall temp. He probably had a cone of well over 2' and probably closer to 3'
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Marcus, I have one. they are great for measuring metal parts such as engine,exhauts and brake rotors. they measure into the hi hundreds as i have measured rotor temps and other parts up into the 7-800s.They arent as accurate on tires as they only measure the surface of the rubber which cools quickly. for tires you really need a tire pyrometer. Gerry
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Gerry what you say is true about tire pyrometers IF you are trying to find the actual temp of the tire but if you are trying to find out if the outside, center, or inside is hotter/cooler to help you adjust tire pressures then a regular pyrometer is fine.
I have never owned a tire that I have had to worry about blistering so the regular pyrometer has always been fine.
Most of the tire pyrometers that I see at places like Summit and Longacre, etc are the surface read pyrometers as well, they just have a memory function so that you can do a quick read before they cool and then replay to adjust pressures after the fact.
I have never owned a tire that I have had to worry about blistering so the regular pyrometer has always been fine.
Most of the tire pyrometers that I see at places like Summit and Longacre, etc are the surface read pyrometers as well, they just have a memory function so that you can do a quick read before they cool and then replay to adjust pressures after the fact.
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