The EC Technology infrared thermometer comes in a plain brown box with a set of instructions and two AAA batteries (nice they are included).
The manual is in English and covers all of the buttons and features of this thermometer. They are very easy to read and follow. First, you need to put the batteries in this by opening up the front of the handle. Then pull the trigger and this takes a reading and displays it on the LCD screen. The reading on the LCD screen is big, bright and easy to see and read.
There are buttons on the front of this for changing the settings on this and are big, fast and easy to use. The temperature reading seems to be pretty accurate and within specs and the unit will auto shut off when not used to save battery. You can turn the laser on/off, same with the backlight. You can also change it from Celsius to Fahrenheit, get the min, max and average as well. You can also adjust the emissivity of the gun to get a better reading based on what material you are trying to get a temperature of. Something you should pay attention to if you want more accurate temperature readings.
The whole thing is made from a hard plastic which does seem to give you that “cheap” made feeling. Would have liked to have seen at least part of the handle to have a rubberized grip to make holding it a little better, but it works as is and does what it was purchased for. The whole thing is very lightweight, easily fits in your hand and use at about 7 inches tall by 4 inches wide at the top.
I wasn’t sure why I was buying this at the time I purchased it, besides I just had to have one of the newest toys out there, but now that I have it, things just keep popping up that I find a use for this thing. This doesn’t work so well for the grill/oven and checking the internal meat temperature since it just reads the outside of the meat, but on the air vents for checking the air temperature of the house, checking for leaky/drafty windows and doors or the water temperature when you are pitching yeast to make a homebrew beer, this works great. Makes for a great laser light to play with the pets as well if needed.
I think this is a great tool and for the price of these now, should be in everyone’s drawer or toolbox for everyday use, where ever you are.
Tips on use:
- Be safe, it is a laser pointer after all. Don’t point at anyone’s eyes.
- Be close to target–the farther away you are, the less accurate it is.
- Measure a few spots–there might be some hot and cold areas, especially on food or when used on windows and doors.
- Don’t use it for body temperature and checking if you are running a fever–there are more accurate devices like the in-ear thermometers that use the same technology
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My Rating: 5 Star
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