infared temp reader,
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From: San Antonio Texas
We have one we got to check tire temps on a racing GoKart. It's one of those little guns with the laser pointer. We used it to find a dead cyl on a friends car by measuring header temps. They come in handy.
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From: Lacey WA RVN 68-69
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I have a Harbor Freight infrared temp gun and I use it to check my autocross tire surface temps. I'm not sure how accurate it is in terms of the actual displayed value but it works for looking for variations across the tire surface.
It also works for a whole bunch of other things. The only problem I have seen with mine is that the 9v battery doesn't last very long.
It also works for a whole bunch of other things. The only problem I have seen with mine is that the 9v battery doesn't last very long.
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Raytek does some very reliable and accurate with most of the product being available $55 - $90 depending on how hard a person shops. I've used them to monitor most anything that can be imagined. Electronics, plasma televisions in cabinets and of course many automotive tasks. An inexpensive one should likely convince the user to likely spend more for some quality!
