IR Temperature Sensor

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Stuballsed

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Evenin All,

Can anyone reccomend a budget IR temp reader? Maplin have em as low as about £18 quid for a small one. I guess like everything you pays for what you get, but I want it specifically to check on the Landy Coolant temp and I guess some do some jobs better than others?
 
Are you sure it was an infrared and not a laser temp sensor you wuz after. I use an infrared one myself but am thinking about getting a laser one too. Infrared ones are effected by draughts, wind etc. Laser isn't.
 
Ah, a valid comment ratty, but I guess price goes up a lot for a laser?

I'm not a commercial mechanic, so whilst I try to get kit that works, I can't justify maybe £100? on something I'l probably only use a couple of times a year?

On the same topic: Can you advise on how best to use me new IR Sensor? I want to check temp range, say from cold after 5 miles and after run to work of 25 miles. So what would help is; where best to read the temp and what sort of values I should get under these conditions? (accepting climatic variation)
 
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I've recently had to use a laser temp reader for the same thing as you and found that it was most accurate on the cylinder head just behind the thermostat housing.
That was comparing it against the gauge mind you which is not a lr one but a 'stack' one. This seems to be accurate though as the stat opens at 82 deg and thats exactly what the gauge reads when it opens.
 
As stated laser thermometers are extremely accurate. Infra-red ones can be too. When attempting to use an infra-red thermometer on a vehicle with a viscous fan it can be a bit frustrating when the cooling action of the fan distorts the readings. There are times and places for using each type of thermometer hence me rekoning on getting a laser one too.
 
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