infrared Temp Gun

[2leos83]

i am looking for a good infrared Temp Gun. just wanted to know if the Pro exotics are worth the money or if i should just go out to a radio shack and pick somthing up?

 

[ExcessiveHerps]

Raytek are the most commonly referred

 

[supremegecko]

I've purchased from Raytek before. They have excellent equipment. Pro Exotics have a wonderful, inexpensive gun as well.

 

[Herpcam]

I have one of the early Pro Exotics temp guns and it has worked great for a few years. I think it was about $25-29 at the time. They have even cheaper ones at tempgun.com now. If they're selling them, I'd like to think they'll do the job for you. I think the Raytek's run a bit more expensive.

 

[Golden Gate Geckos]

I got my Raytech on eBay for about $50.

 

[Aunt J]

Anyone know anything about the reliability of the ExTech infrared thermometer from Radio Shack? I bought mine today because I didn't want to wait for the mail, and stupidly thought it must be okay b/c it was like $80, but now that I've gotten it home and read the instructions, it says it's only guaranteed accurate within 6 degrees. Is this normal or unacceptable? Six degrees seems like a lot when measuring hot spots.

 

[supremegecko]

6 degrees is not acceptable.
I've never calibrated my equipment but am confident that they are within a degree if not right on.

I wonder if the 6 degrees is at the min max levels while normal levels it might be accurate.