dreaux

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Saw this gun at a outlet mall for 22$ you can get it 30$ just about anywhere. I was a bit skeptical at first, but I tested it out on the stovetop. When the water hit 210 is was boiling and stayed there. It's just as accurate from several feet out and has a laser point. I must say, this was a very good find. Blows my duratrax out the water.

Slider30250

Dreaux, you know that water boils at 212 degrees, not 210 right?

dreaux

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Yes. It has a margin or error of about 3-5 degrees

My duratrax that I have used for ever is about 10 to 20 degrees off.

It is not a gun to read thermal coupling on instruments, it's to get a good reading on a model engine. It's very well made, feels really good and is accurate enough for me.

dreaux

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pickle311

iTrader: (31)

You realize water doesn't boil, the addition of impurities allows this to happen.

dreaux

iTrader: (5)

Adding salt increases the temp of the boil too.

So is calibrating your gun by this method bad?

nitroexpress

It's not bad. But you have to realize it's not great. There is a reason that the Exergen guns are so expensive. They don't use emissivity to read temps.