Thermometers

[Kimbo]

Has anyone had any experience with these?
Comments?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/160763077968 ... 1438.l2649

[ChefRo]

Has anyone had any experience with these?
Comments?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/160763077968 ... 1438.l2649

not yet but I have 5 on the way. Ordered about a week ago.

[caveman]

hey supa downy i got one last week there cheep as chips but ya get what ya pay4 on mine you cant realy read the screen unless you have it on a angle when its laying downy flat the screen is bearly readable im gunna use mine in my cooling resevior to keep a eye on that temp and have it mounted on a 45 deg angle

[Kimbo]

Cool, let me know what they're like. ;-)
I'm hoping it's not a case of ' you get what you pay for" :doh:

[Kimbo]

hey supa downy i got one last week there cheep as chips but ya get what ya pay4 on mine you cant realy read the screen unless you have it on a angle when its laying downy flat the screen is bearly readable im gunna use mine in my cooling resevior to keep a eye on that temp and have it mounted on a 45 deg angle

Thanks Caveman, could it be a battery thing? or are they just crap?

( and it'th "Thupa")

[caveman]

yer i put it in my beer fridge with my other good one i use and it did read the same temp so its ok so far i might of just got a dodgy one out of the probly 4 million they have made waste of time to send it back i recon so its the cooling water temp gauge now

[Kimbo]

Thanks mate :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[caveman]

thats cool mate :handgestures-thumbupleft: for the pricei think its worth a go

[caveman]

ohh yer they dont have a on / off switch ya gotta take the batteries out to turn them off too

[stubbydrainer]

I am just wondering what the diameter of the probe is ? would it fit inside a bit 5/16" or 8mm tube ie: a thermowell installation

[caveman]

hey subbbs i just measured it and the probe is 4mm wide so yer should fit mate :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[stubbydrainer]

cool, thanks :handgestures-thumbupleft:
I'll sit on the fence now and read performance reports, good and/or bad :))

[MacStill]

hey supa downy i got one last week there cheep as chips but ya get what ya pay4 on mine you cant realy read the screen unless you have it on a angle when its laying downy flat the screen is bearly readable im gunna use mine in my cooling resevior to keep a eye on that temp and have it mounted on a 45 deg angle

( and it'th "Thupa")

OK :laughing-rolling:

[Kimbo]

:laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:
Smart arse :teasing-tease:

[stubbydrainer]

[MacStill]

:laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:
Smart arse :teasing-tease:

Ith thmart arth to you ;-)

[caveman]

:laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:

[kiwikeg]

ohh yer they dont have a on / off switch ya gotta take the batteries out to turn them off too

got a shipload of these thermometers, i use them in poultry incubators dont worry about switching them off battery well last 12 months+ even if left on full time.
accuraccy is not these thermometers strong point but at least they have a consistant error so figure out the error in each one and write it on them and you are good to go.
I figure out the error by sticking probe into a ice water slurry which should read 0c. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_t ... _ice_water
thats a good price you found there- i paid a lot more :angry-banghead:

[8-ball]

i have a few of these all from same batch and there is 2 that read the same temp as my glass stick thermometer and the rest are about max 1.5 degrees out
i also payed $10 shipped for 5, last time i bought some

[Kimbo]

thanks fellas,
as kiwi said, if there is an error, once i find it i can allow for it.
after all, its really to see the changes in temp, not so much the temp itself ;-)