pyrometer

**Ixion** · 27th July 2005, 14:47

Originally Posted by pyrocam

thats what I do on my bike.
works a charm

but bugjuice.
you spelt my name wrong

(actually I do it all the time)

But Im not going to come over on any whim, I charge $45 an hour for my services

You'll get in trouble doing that. Undercutting the market. Some of the "people" at Hunter's Corner are pretty down on chippies who do that.

**Motu** · 27th July 2005, 15:12

Originally Posted by TwoSeven

I was wondering why some units were el-cheapo and some were blindingly expensive.

The Raytek ones vary in price depending upon how many features you want - my MiniTemp model has a hold function and a laser dot,that's all I need.I use mine nearly daily at work and on the bike I can check my spot temps on the move no problem.

**myvice** · 27th July 2005, 20:41

ne of the $150 ones should do every thing you need, if your computer was getting to 2000deg C I would suggest not leaving it around after-burners.
Brilliant tool for the automotive world, you can find that the "mate" who did the head gasket on a surf (for a customer) put the head gasket around the wrong way!
And if your cats sick... How hot your frogs are... How hot your coffee is... how hot your apprentice’s head is while you wish the temp "gun" was loaded...
Important things like that.

**WINJA** · 27th July 2005, 20:49

TRY A THERMOCOUPLE TOUCH PROBE, DICKSMITH MIGHT HAVE ONE

**pete376403** · 27th July 2005, 22:14

Moto Guzzi used a pyrometer of sorts on the V8 racer in the fifties, to see which cylinders were not running. Mechanic placed finger on exhaust pipe...

**TwoSeven** · 27th July 2005, 22:14

Originally Posted by Ixion

Your computer is water cooled ?? (Yeah, I know they can be, used to work on one once. Poxy heat of stut, but it aint common outside mainframe land)

And it runs at 2000 deg C? That's farking hot - somewhere before there isn't lotsa stuff going to melt ? Assuming the CPU is happy at those temps ?

I'm not sure how your subject association works, but my immediate need is for the computer, and then I have some other non-computer work I want to use it for. I figure I may have to get two of em for the different purposes.

**N4CR** · 27th July 2005, 22:28

Another fellow overclocker in the house

Awesome

My mate can get IR meters that he uses to check brake temp and tyre temp and engine temp on his car etc, computer bits and bobs, nitro rc car engine temp, the works. Has a probe and a IR point and shoot type diode. Pretty accurate as far as I have seen. Supposed to be for barbeques apparently.

**WINJA** · 28th July 2005, 17:22

Originally Posted by tristank

Another fellow overclocker in the house

Awesome

My mate can get IR meters that he uses to check brake temp and tyre temp and engine temp on his car etc, computer bits and bobs, nitro rc car engine temp, the works. Has a probe and a IR point and shoot type diode. Pretty accurate as far as I have seen. Supposed to be for barbeques apparently.

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**pyrocam** · 28th July 2005, 18:30

Originally Posted by WINJA

TRY A THERMOCOUPLE TOUCH PROBE, DICKSMITH MIGHT HAVE ONE

they do have adapters for expensive multimeters.

they also have digital touch ones with a prod (like for sticking in the ground or a turkey) last time I checked.

by "last time I checked." I mean when I worked there for 3 years

**WINJA** · 28th July 2005, 18:33

Originally Posted by pyrocam

they do have adapters for expensive multimeters.

they also have digital touch ones with a prod (like for sticking in the ground or a turkey) last time I checked.

by "last time I checked." I mean when I worked there for 3 years

HEY DID YOU WORK AT THE STLUKES ONE , IM THE GUY THAT PEED ON THE SHELF WHERE THE DVD PLAYERS ARE