Can this be used to accurately test the temperature of a transparent glass window pane? (emissivity ~ 0.80)
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After receiving this question I tried to check it out. I measured the outside of a thick thermal pane of glass, on my slider. On a 60 f day, I measured 54f on the outside of the pane and 64f on the inside of the pane. I don't know if this unscientific exercise helps you, or not.
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I'm no authority on stained glass windows; however, this is more of a small area electronic board soldering station with very small tips. It does control the temperature (in degrees centigrade) but my gut feel is that it would not work fast enough with these tips unless you were talking about small art work projects. Maybe stained glass up to the size of an 8" X 10" picture frame etc.
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You probably could if,indeed,the circuit lines are on an outside surface of the glass. I guess that would have to be on the inside of the window. You might use a pointed tip instead of the swabs that are supplied in the kit. The thin line of the silver compound must dry thoroughly
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Great question. I don't believe so. It will show the temp. of whatever is reflecting off of behind the vent. or the vent itself. However, after a short time the vent will probably be the temp. of the air passing through it. Not much mass and it will heat (or cool) fairly quickly. I have never checked for accuracy of the recorded measurement though if you are trying to get an accurate #. I use it for differences in temperature of surrounding items. Hot bearings or for leaks in a wall or roof where water soaked material will make the temp. different than the surrounding area.
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Oh, most certainly the device will measure your spa temp. I have a very large skylight that heats the inside of our home and I measure the temp of the hot air trapped in the skylights with the Raytek by aming at the glass itself. Works very well. This is a very nice piece of equipment for almost any application where you want to know the temp. Jon
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temp probe is very accurate to a tenth degree. don't if it's unique to the unit but then You don't need another one.
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It would not show the heated air like an IR camera would but it would show the temp of any surface that was heated up by escaping hot air provided the surface was not reflective.
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You will most likely need an upgrade on the probe wire which will is specially designed for that kind of temperature. The device itself will do just fine.
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I just received this - I can't speak to accuracy yet, but the emissivity IS adjustable.
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I have measured temperatures of my solar heater surface at or above 120 degrees. It works fine in that range.
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yes, not so sure about the accuracy as compared with thermometers used in taking fever readings. Just be careful with the infrared light/dot, what i know is the light could be harmful to eyes.
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If only are only intending to measure the superficial temperature, (not the inner temperature of the product) then the answer is "YES". I often use this device to check the temperature of the marmalade process to see if the packaging temperature is adequate.
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Hi, this will not work though windows. The reflection of the glass will reflect the heat. Same thing when using in a car. The windows must be rolled down to see past them. Hope this helps..
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I don't have an accurate enough thermometer to independently verify the temp. However the thermometer on the controller seems to indicate it's maintains the temp within 1 degree of what I set it for.
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It can identify several temperatures at once however reflectivity verses emissivity plays a role. Any shiny or glossy surface will reflect the heat even a sliding glass door. Hope this helps
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Nope. It's surface-temp only. Really good for checking the frying pan or cooking oil temp, but no probe, strictly non-contact surface readings.
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I am not the designer or engineer of this temperature gun but I do believe this is for measuring surface temp. and would not be accurate for measuring internal temps.