Water Temp Gauge

[KennyC]

What kinda water temp gauges you guys using to tell temps?

Links?


TIA.

[socke]

lcd temp sensor.

[saaya]

infra red termometer (there are cheap ones for 20$)

[DoGMaN]

K-type thermocouple cut into a small piece of copper pipe. Accurate to 0.3% :D

[John Cena]

saaya infred ones cool but are they accurare hehehe. definetly infared ones are cool

[Sphinx]

LCD temperature sensor - cheap and normal accuracy!

[John Cena]

Found Duratrex Infrared thermal monitors for $22.99(under 30 shipped)
http://www.towerhobbies.com/products/duratrax/dtxp3100.html


Question
If I point the infarred monitor to the water tube, will it give the accurate temp because theirs a acrylic window over it

[Tedinde]

Originally posted by John Cena
Found Duratrex Infrared thermal monitors for $22.99(under 30 shipped)
http://www.towerhobbies.com/products/duratrax/dtxp3100.html


Question
If I point the infarred monitor to the water tube, will it give the accurate temp because theirs a acrylic window over it

It will give you the temp of what your pointing. The tube will be very close to the same temperature.

If you aim it at something through your case window, you will get the temp of your case window.

[John Cena]

Question
Since it's acrylic won't the infarred rays go through the window and bounce back off the tubes to the device?

[danrok]

No. Similar to a burgler alarm infra red sensor - it will bounce off glass and plastics. AFAIK.

[ZENNZZO]

Originally posted by John Cena
Found Duratrex Infrared thermal monitors for $22.99(under 30 shipped)
http://www.towerhobbies.com/products/duratrax/dtxp3100.html


Question
If I point the infarred monitor to the water tube, will it give the accurate temp because theirs a acrylic window over it
You might look at that themometer you linked to,
It has a temp range of 33 to +220c. ...
I've had a hard time finding a resonable priced themometer that will read zero and below
Hope somebody has something like that and will post it.