SKY RC Infra thermometer 380P

The SKY RC infrared thermometer is a non-contact thermometer specially designed for measuring the temperature of model internal combustion engines, electric motors, speed controllers, accumulators, chargers, etc. from -40 ° C to 380 ° C. When measuring, the thermometer simply points at the surface of the object at the point whose temperature you want to know, and you press the temperature reading button on the large backlit LCD display! Its new version offers a backlit display with high contrast; easy to read in the room and under the open sky and audible signaling at the touch of a button.

The infrared sensor is housed in an aluminum attachment that allows you to aim precisely at the target point and at the same time safely bring the sensor close enough for reliable measurements even to objects with high temperatures, without having to worry about melting the plastic box. The ratio of the distance to the diameter of the measured area is 6: 1, ie if you place the measured object at a distance of 6 cm from the thermometer sensor, the temperature is measured on an area with a diameter of 1 cm.

You can measure temperature in four ways:

• Fast one-time measurement - the device measures the temperature once after pressing the button and displays it on the display.
• Continuous measurement - the device repeatedly measures and displays the temperature as long as you hold down the button.
• Continuous measurement with maximum temperature display - the device repeatedly measures the temperature as long as you hold down the button. The highest measured temperature is displayed.
• Continuous measurement with minimum temperature display - the device repeatedly measures the temperature as long as you hold down the button. The lowest measured temperature is displayed.

The thermometer has an adjustable emissivity that allows you to accurately measure the temperature of objects made of different materials and with different colors. The emissivity of the material (denoted by the Greek letter epsilon?) Indicates the surface's ability to radiate energy. It is the ratio between the energy radiated by a given material and an absolutely black body of the same temperature. Different types of materials have different emissivity values (emissivity depends, among other things, on the color of the surface, the frequency of radiation and many other factors)

Note 1: If you only want a relative temperature comparison (you examine whether the temperature of the target object rises or falls), the exact value of the set emissivity does not matter. On the contrary, it is critical if you need to compare the temperature of objects made of the same material but in a different color (eg white versus black). If you want an accurate comparison, it is advisable to measure the temperature of such objects with an infrared thermometer in advance in situations where you know reliably that their actual temperature coincides. The ratio of the measured temperatures will then serve as a conversion factor for further measurements. If you have the ability to measure the temperature of the target object with an accurate contact thermometer, you can use the ratio between the temperature measured by the infrared thermometer (at a set emissivity of 1.00) and the temperature measured by the contact thermometer as an experimentally determined emissivity value for the object.

Note 2: The emissivity of anodised aluminum (a typical cylinder head material) strongly depends on its color: the basic silver anodised has a relatively low emissivity value (<0.80), the darker the anodized color, the greater the emissivity. The emissivity for black anodizing will be about 0.95.

You will need two AAA (micropencil) batteries (not supplied with the thermometer) to power the thermometer. The thermometer automatically switches off to standby mode with a small consumption after 1 minute of inactivity.

Package includes: infrared thermometer, instructions.