Date:         Thu, 18 Mar 2004 16:50:18 -0500
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: How hot is your van? Get a IR Thermometer and find out...
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At 02:02 PM 3/18/2004, Steve Delanty wrote:
>>I am not familiar with these - what do you do - "point and shoot"
>
>Yes. They have a small hole in one end that the optics "sees" out of.
>They have about a 4:1 range to spot ratio, so if you hold it 12"
>away from an object it "looks" at a 3" diameter spot.

Just to point out that the gun-shaped ones that sell for about $80, or $100
if you want a sighting laser, have a much narrower acceptance angle and
also go up to 1000F or so.

david

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