Infared Thermometer?

[GABrewboy]

Product Description

Product Description:
Laser sighting High maximum temperature capability. Displays degrees Fahrenheit and Celcius. Response time is .5 seconds or less. Belt carrying/protector case included. Professional grade contruction and design. Includes 9V battery.Specifications:Temp range: -58° to 1022°F; -50C to 550CAccuracy: +/- 2% of Reading.Distance to Spot Ratio: 8 to 1Emissivity: 0.95Resolution: .01 degree up to 200 degrees, 1 degree over 200 degrees.Laser


Does anyone know or think this would work as I have ruined the probe therm I paid like $50 for......what a hunk of junk it was......GESSHHH!!

 

[joutlaw]

I've seen these used in appliance repair and heating/cooling industries. I'm not sure if it the laser could focus on the water/wort mixture or the bottom on the kettle where the flame is directly hitting.

 

[Genghis77]

A point and shoot thermometer, that's pretty high tech. My past experiences with those is that it should let you grab an internal temperature on a transparent container. They used to be pretty expensive, but I was familiar with them more than 20 years ago.

 

[GABrewboy]

So you think it would take the temp of wort then Genghis? They are pretty cheap though, around $50-70 for a decent one.

 

[GABrewboy]

I got my answer!! You cannot use infrared therms for measuring water temps.....this came from an engineer......well that stinks!

 

[Mindflux]

A point and shoot thermometer, that's pretty high tech. My past experiences with those is that it should let you grab an internal temperature on a transparent container. They used to be pretty expensive, but I was familiar with them more than 20 years ago.

We use them here at the office, and from what I can tell it measures surface temp. Not what's inside the vessel.

 

[GABrewboy]

Yep, that is what I was told.....so it would measure the actual kettle and not the liquid.....

 

[Genghis77]

I used to use them to measure the flame temperatures of jet and rocket engines. Because it is optical it would seem it would read the reflection within the container, but only if the container were transparent. Definitely not through metal. I have a temperature probe (bi-metal thermocouple) for a digital electronic multimeter. Haven't ever used it in brewing though. A dial thermometer is what I use, $8.

 

[Beermaker]

Never trust an engineer.......they are weird.......

 

[tnlandsailor]

Never trust an engineer.......they are weird.......

Hold on there pardner, thems fightin' words......

You actually put your life into the hands of engineers several times a day: Your car, the traffic lights that control traffic flow, the bridges you drive across, the furnace that keeps your house warm and doesn't blow up, the buildings you enter that don't fall down, the elevators you ride in.....need I say more?

I had a professor in college who put it quite nicely, he said that engineers have more important jobs than doctors. When a doctor makes a mistake, only one person dies.

Prosit!

 

[Beermaker]

I work with them everyday in the refinery. I think they are aliens........

 

[Orfy]

Engineers think the res

I work with them everyday in the refinery. I think they are aliens........

Engineers think the rest of the world are aliens!

 

[Genghis77]

I was an engineer of sorts, but had the title and job description of Metrologist. Not being a part of most vocabularies, people mistakenly thought I had something to do with weather reporting.

 

[Baron von BeeGee]

I was an engineer of sorts, but had the title and job description of Metrologist. Not being a part of most vocabularies, people mistakenly thought I had something to do with weather reporting.

But it's really the analysis of men that carry man purses to art museum wine tastings, right?

 

[El Pistolero]

But it's really the analysis of men that carry man purses to art museum wine tastings, right?

Dang you crack me up.

 

[El Pistolero]

Metrologist - Develops and evaluates calibration systems that measure characteristics of objects, substances, or phenomena, such as length, mass, time, temperature, electric current, luminous intensity, and derived units of physical or chemical measure: Identifies magnitude of error sources contributing to uncertainty of results to determine reliability of measurement process in quantitative terms. Redesigns or adjusts measurement capability to minimize errors. Develops calibration methods and techniques based on principles of measurement science, technical analysis of measurement problems, and accuracy and precision requirements. Directs engineering, quality, and laboratory personnel in design, manufacture, evaluation, and calibration of measurement standards, instruments, and test systems to ensure selection of approved instrumentation. Advises others on methods of resolving measurement problems and exchanges information with other metrology personnel through participation in government and industrial standardization committees and professional societies.
GOE: 05.01.04 STRENGTH: S GED: R6 M6 L6 SVP: 8 DLU: 77

My condolences.

 

[Genghis77]

To those familar, the most important role was holding up production lines because of problems. For which we were hated.