thermometer

[spykes]

what's the most accurate thermometer you can get for your tank? i notice there are alot of digital ones and alot of floating ones out there, but which ones are really dead on the spot accurate? Even some of the floating ones i had didnt work so well so please post your thermometer opinions :p

 

[Deanos]

Not really an answer, but a good related article: Resolution and Accuracy

 

[inkblue]

Ask FRY about thiS thiS is the moSt accurate "thermoMeter" i'Ve seeN :sgrin::afro: ...you aim the laser thiNgy at ANY object and it teLLs yoU itS tempeRatuR ? woK'd on hiS cat too :lol:

 

[rickytsui]

hey thats the one i use to fix car with =P

 

[Deanos]

Raytek Products

 

[alrha]

the hobby level one ($99) is +or- 3 degrees F

 

[Deanos]

the hobby level one ($99) is +or- 3 degrees F

Yikes!!! :bigeyes2: That sucks for that kind of money. The reading at a given point in time could be anywhere from 79 to 85, when it's actually 82. :grumpy:

 

[noodleman]

the kind I use in chem lab are pretty accurate, but you need ot hook it up to a computer and all so that's pretty costly :icon16:

 

[FRY]

raytex ST Features: -32 to 535?C (-25 to 999?F range, 1% (?1?C) accuracy, 12:1 D:S, single point class 2 laser sighting, backlit LCD display with MAX, SCAN, HOLD functions, ?F/?C switchable

 

[Deanos]

raytex ST Accuracy ?1%

Raytek ST pricing

From reading the manual on the ST20 XB, that 1% accuracy is over the entire range:

Accuracy (Assumes ambient operating temperature of 23?C [73?F])
-32?C to -26?C (-25?F to -15?F): ?3?C (?5?F)
-26?C to -18?C (-15?F to 0?F): ?2.5?C (?4?F)
-18?C to 23?C (0?F to 73?F): ?2?C (?3?F)
23?C to 510?C (73?F to 950?F): ?1% of reading or ?1?C (?2?F),
whichever is greater
Above 510?C (950?F): ?1.5% of reading

 

[House of Laughter]

I use the wireless pinpoint - no clue how accurate it is.

House

 

[jhale]

i use the pinpoint also along with the big temp, they show the same temp within .5 degree's. I'm happy with that combo. I would not trust just one.

 

[alrha]

i use my Aquacontroller Jr.