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Dafni · 10.10.2005, 11:03 AM

Hi Kulangflow,

in principle, a contact thermo element is always more accurate than an IR sensor. The thermo element (bi-metal thermo-couple, for example) is not susceptible to chanes in surface and such, whereas a reading on a IR temp gauge varies with different surface.
Therefor you could expect much better results from the contact sensor.

I have never seen this Duratrax ICE sensor. Do you know what kind of sensor it is??

Some things that you could look for: Is the sensor really snug on the batts?
Maybe there's a protective film or something.

Maybe you can check with some handwarm materials. Double check with your IR gun, to see if the difference in readings is constant.

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Dafni RC-Monster Mod Offline Posts: 2,487 Join Date: Feb 2005	10.10.2005, 11:03 AM Hi Kulangflow, in principle, a contact thermo element is always more accurate than an IR sensor. The thermo element (bi-metal thermo-couple, for example) is not susceptible to chanes in surface and such, whereas a reading on a IR temp gauge varies with different surface. Therefor you could expect much better results from the contact sensor. I have never seen this Duratrax ICE sensor. Do you know what kind of sensor it is?? Some things that you could look for: Is the sensor really snug on the batts? Maybe there's a protective film or something. Maybe you can check with some handwarm materials. Double check with your IR gun, to see if the difference in readings is constant.