[Infrared Thermometer]Dr.meter Non-Contact Dual Laser Digital Infrared Thermometer Temperature Gun -58°F to 1202°F, IR-40

Summary:A solid thermometer with some quirks. I'm not sure how non-contact thermometers work. Seems like magic, but also seems accurate.Function:This thermometer woks well, and quickly. There are some advanced settings such as showing the average temp, highest/lowest temp, screen settings, etc. But most of the time, I'll just be wanting to see the current temperature. In that case, it's point and shoot. I was able to point and shoot to one item after another. There are two lasers that show when you pull the trigger. Initially, I was putting one of the lasers on the item I wanted to measure. No. Put the center of the two lasers on the item. That's a little confusing...but I'm new to this type of tool. Maybe it's standard. The lighted screen is great. I expected this to have a non-lighted screen.Build:Seems sturdy enough. It was a bit difficult to figure out how to add batteries. The instructions baaaarely mention it, and only made sense once I figured out where to opening was. Ha.Accessories:The case that came with this thermometer will protect it from scrapes and dust in the tool bench, but not much else. It's a holster type case that can be word on your belt, but only if you remove your belt while you put it on, and as long as you don't mind probably losing the thermometer. That said...I'm still wear it to the office every day. :) The instructions lost a little bit in translation, but overall were understandable.

This unit's specs (including up to 1200 degrees F and .1 degree resolution) compare favorably with Fluke devices selling for much more. It does not do contact measurements but otherwise has all the same functionality as the fluke 63 but incorporates features such as setting emissivity, alarms, etc of some of their even higher priced models.The unit itself feels high quality - maybe the snap in battery door could be improved but once closed should not be a problem.You won't make heads or tails out of it by reading the manual, which is in hard to read small print and might as well have been written in Chinese.Here are some of the concepts you need to know:1. The lasers are only used for aiming. Having two of them is great because the area being measured will lie between two visible light points. If the two laser points converge then you are measuring temp right on a very small area.2. Scan mode means the instrument is taking periodic readings while the trigger is held down. Once you let go of the trigger, you are in hold mode.3. You can turn the back light on and off while the unit is on by pressing the middle yellow button.4. The mode button can be used to change what appears on the display when you are in hold or scan mode. While in hold, the readings shown are for the active measurement you just took. After the unit turns off, pressing the trigger button goes immediately to scan and a newer measurement is made.5. After the unit turns off, just press the mode button to activate the display and access the prior 'scanned' measurement and aux values.6. While in 'hold', press the mode button down for 2 seconds to switch between F and C - the unit will beep.7. You can log readings but you need to specifically log each one. These readings can then be retrieved. I haven't tried it.I don't know how accurate it is, but my AcuRite home thermometer / hygrometer shows 61 ambient temperature (as well as heat pump thermostat). When I scanned the plastic housing of the Acurite device, it first read avg 60.2 with a high of 60.8 and min 59.3. A second measurement read avg 60, max 60.6 and min 59.0. Readings were 5 minutes apart. The emissivity setting was the default .95.For more guidance and well written reference material - look for and compare with other Fluke thermometers and manuals - I wouldn't be surprised if the hardware is shared in common - just a different user interface.P.S. I tried changing emmisivity to 1.0, the max, and readings went up marginally. Lowered emissivity and readings went lower. With the AcuRite displaying 61, I now also confirmed using a Black and Decker IR thermometer as well as a digital cooking thermometer that they all report 61 degrees. This Dr. device reports avg 59.7 with ems set at .95.OK, maybe I had higher expectations. The second reading showed a difference between max and min of 1.6 degrees. The specs call for +- 2%. So if the ambient temperature is really 61 F, reading could be off by 1.2 degrees - so avg reading of 59.7 just below spec. However, all the other thermometers agree at 61.The Decker only goes up to 300 degrees, so I will keep this unit to measure high temperature but otherwise I would be returning it.

We are using for checking oven temperatures for baking Works well for this. Takes a little learning curve to know where in the oven to "point" it for best reading, but it is sure better than the over thermometers we have used and been disappointed with.Pretty straight forward in use, though if you push the wrong button (or wrong sequence), you might need the manual to get back to where you want to be. Overall, we find it helpful and have it in the drawer next to the stove. Other reviewers have used it for different functions, but we haven't had the need to go in those directions, thus can add nothing of importance to those aspects.

This digital thermometer was an instant hit for my two adult sons and my husband. It was a Christmas gift for each of them. They immediately started "shooting" everything in sight. An interesting one was taking the temperature of LED lights vs. regular light bulbs. Big difference! It was also interesting to take the temps of windows and cracks around windows. It tells you precisely where the cold air is coming from. We also used ours the other night when frying with a small amount of oil in a cast iron skillet. The oil wasn't deep enough for a conventional oil thermometer, so we used this tool. It seems to be amazingly accurate! Thanks Dr. Meter. This was a total winner and a good price as well.

This was a great unit, until the battery died. All I did was replace the battery and now the temp readings are way too high. I confirm by using my wall thermostat, it's reading over 15 degrees higher.I should be happy I got over a year out of this, and the price was low so I guess I shouldn't complain too much. Just frustrated that this device is only as good as it's first battery.

La prise en main est parfaite. La mesure de liquides chauds n'est pas optimale, la mesure de solides est plus correcte. Bien entendu cet appareil n'est pas destiné à mesurer la t° de l'eau du bain ni la t° corporelle, mais bien destiné à un usage professionnel. Chauffage par le sol, détection des points froids(garde en mémoire jusqu'à 20 mesures en Max & Min pour comparaisons) Réglage du coefficient d'émissivité en rapport avec le matériau choisi. (Voir petit tableau page 7 pour les plus communs). Mode d'emploi en anglais suffisamment bien détaillé heureusement pas en chinois (trop difficile pour moi) En conclusion très bon appareil. T° celsius ou farenheit au choix. Me satisfait pleinement pour mon travail. La pile et la housse sont un bonus avec la livraison.

A little confusing at first but it works well and the dual laser feature is great to keep you at the correct distance from the object

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Utilissimo per tutti i tipi di rilevamento delà temperatura. Dopo qualche tentativo di settaggio della superficie di cui si vuole misurare la temperatura (purtroppo le istruzioni sono in un inglese incerto e sono molto sintetiche) sono riuscito a farlo. Il servizio clienti che ho contattato via mail è stato molto cortese e disponibile. Sono soddisfatto del prodotto acquistato che uso per rilevare la temperatura del forno, del frigorifero e delle pareti delle stanze. Amazon super.

Ce produit ne donne pas la bonne température mais 4-5° de moins. Pas moyen de le recalibrer.