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No contact temp sensor [message #363916] Sun, 09 May 2021 19:24 Go to next message
tphipps is currently offline  tphipps   United States
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Local Wal-Mart is selling a no contact temp sensor for $10. Be great for checking wheel bearings and other hot spots. Left overs from the COVID selling build up.

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Re: No contact temp sensor [message #363917 is a reply to message #363916] Sun, 09 May 2021 21:15 Go to previous messageGo to next message
lqqkatjon is currently offline  lqqkatjon   United States
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I would probably leave them at walmart.

If they are covid ir scanners I would not trust them. I have had my head, arms, ect scanned all sorts of times this past year and they seemed never to be even remotely close to 98.6.

I know our company bought like a batch of 100 when covid 1st started and that batch all ended up in the trash. The replacements did not seem
Much better. The sheet people filled out looked like a random number generator.



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[GMCnet] Re: No contact temp sensor [message #363918 is a reply to message #363917] Sun, 09 May 2021 22:25 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I agree with Jon, the Red Chinese are flooding our country with crap and
getting wealthy..
My Stainless Steel Biohazard cart tire blew apart after one year,
Replacement is available only RED Chinese made from Grangers.
I can see why the Chinese ar being picked on.
Yes I am Japanese and look just like them.
One GMC supplier had rear air bags made in RED China, they supplied with
two plis, noet 3 like the original and we had few burst..
Miguel Mendeze of MGM GMC can varify as he was here and saw the blown bag.

On Sun, May 9, 2021 at 7:15 PM Jon Roche wrote:

> I would probably leave them at walmart.
>
> If they are covid ir scanners I would not trust them. I have had my
> head, arms, ect scanned all sorts of times this past year and they seemed
> never
> to be even remotely close to 98.6.
>
> I know our company bought like a batch of 100 when covid 1st started and
> that batch all ended up in the trash. The replacements did not seem
> Much better. The sheet people filled out looked like a random number
> generator.
>
>
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[GMCnet] Re: No contact temp sensor [message #363919 is a reply to message #363917] Sun, 09 May 2021 23:46 Go to previous messageGo to next message
rallymaster is currently offline  rallymaster   United States
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Only way to really tell about those non-contact IR thermometers is to
immediately compare with an under the tongue thermometer. As you get
older, your normal body temp gets lower.  I don't know what my actual
body temp is, because none of our oral thermometers are working, and I'm
too cheap to buy a new one.  All the IR thermometers I've been checked
with read 97.4 or 97.5. Whatever the nurse at the doc's office uses
gives a "reading" of "that's OK".

Ron Clark



On 5/9/2021 7:15 PM, Jon Roche wrote:
> I would probably leave them at walmart.
>
> If they are covid ir scanners I would not trust them. I have had my head, arms, ect scanned all sorts of times this past year and they seemed never
> to be even remotely close to 98.6.
>
> I know our company bought like a batch of 100 when covid 1st started and that batch all ended up in the trash. The replacements did not seem
> Much better. The sheet people filled out looked like a random number generator.
>
>

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[GMCnet] Re: No contact temp sensor [message #363920 is a reply to message #363919] Mon, 10 May 2021 05:25 Go to previous messageGo to next message
GMC.LES is currently offline  GMC.LES   United States
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The better quality IR thermometers normally have a calibration procedure that is required each time you change the type of surface you measure. IR reflects differently dépendant on the surface. Human skin contains moisture that evaporates, thus affecting accuracy.
A machined metal surface reflects more than a cast surface. Density and colour of the surface also has an effect.

The cheap IR thermometers can only give you an approximation. Even the the good ones will be inaccurate on certain surfaces due to all the possible variables.

They are still convenient for identifying extremes, but if you are looking to be precise within +/-2° they are not the most reliable.

Les Burt
Montreal
'75 Eleganza 26'


> On May 10, 2021, at 12:46 AM, Ron Clark wrote:
>
> Only way to really tell about those non-contact IR thermometers is to immediately compare with an under the tongue thermometer. As you get older, your normal body temp gets lower. I don't know what my actual body temp is, because none of our oral thermometers are working, and I'm too cheap to buy a new one. All the IR thermometers I've been checked with read 97.4 or 97.5. Whatever the nurse at the doc's office uses gives a "reading" of "that's OK".
>
> Ron Clark
>
>
>
>> On 5/9/2021 7:15 PM, Jon Roche wrote:
>> I would probably leave them at walmart.
>>
>> If they are covid ir scanners I would not trust them. I have had my head, arms, ect scanned all sorts of times this past year and they seemed never
>> to be even remotely close to 98.6.
>>
>> I know our company bought like a batch of 100 when covid 1st started and that batch all ended up in the trash. The replacements did not seem
>> Much better. The sheet people filled out looked like a random number generator.
>>
>>
>
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Re: No contact temp sensor [message #363921 is a reply to message #363916] Mon, 10 May 2021 09:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I've used IR thermometers for years and no, they never read body temperature as 98. They also don't like some reflective or shiny surfaces, there are reflectivity adjustment factors.
But, for seeing if a wheel bearing is getting hot, surface tire temperatures, finding which cylinder isn't firing, which cooling valve isn't opening, etc., they are great, but get a good one. I have a Cole Parmer

Even better is a FLIR device, then you can find bad electrical connections, overheating motors, hot bearings, etc.


Burl Vibert
Kingston, Ontario
1976 GMC 26 foot, Sheridan reno, don't know original model but we call her Roxie
[GMCnet] Re: No contact temp sensor [message #363922 is a reply to message #363921] Mon, 10 May 2021 09:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Dave Stragand is currently offline  Dave Stragand   United States
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I love my FLIR. It plugs into my phone and I can take videos and pictures in infrared, sometimes even inside of a wall. Great for finding hotspots, leaks etc.

> On May 10, 2021, at 10:08 AM, Burl Vibert wrote:
>
> I've used IR thermometers for years and no, they never read body temperature as 98. They also don't like some reflective or shiny surfaces, there
> are reflectivity adjustment factors.
> But, for seeing if a wheel bearing is getting hot, surface tire temperatures, finding which cylinder isn't firing, which cooling valve isn't opening,
> etc., they are great, but get a good one. I have a Cole Parmer
>
> Even better is a FLIR device, then you can find bad electrical connections, overheating motors, hot bearings, etc.
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[GMCnet] Re: No contact temp sensor [message #363923 is a reply to message #363922] Mon, 10 May 2021 10:23 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Forward Looking InfraRed camera. I had to look it up. But wow! I gotta
save up for that gadget! :-)
bdub

On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 9:40 AM Dave Stragand wrote:

> I love my FLIR. It plugs into my phone and I can take videos and pictures
> in infrared, sometimes even inside of a wall. Great for finding hotspots,
> leaks etc.
>
>> On May 10, 2021, at 10:08 AM, Burl Vibert wrote
>>
>> Even better is a FLIR device, then you can find bad electrical
> connections, overheating motors, hot bearings, etc.
>
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[GMCnet] Re: No contact temp sensor [message #363924 is a reply to message #363923] Mon, 10 May 2021 10:40 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Len Novak is currently offline  Len Novak   United States
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We had a FLIR in the B-52 in the mid 70's. Interesting flying low level at
night.

On Mon, May 10, 2021, 08:23 Billy Massey wrote:

> Forward Looking InfraRed camera. I had to look it up. But wow! I gotta
> save up for that gadget! :-)
> bdub
>
> On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 9:40 AM Dave Stragand wrote:
>
>> I love my FLIR. It plugs into my phone and I can take videos and pictures
>> in infrared, sometimes even inside of a wall. Great for finding hotspots,
>> leaks etc.
>>
>>> On May 10, 2021, at 10:08 AM, Burl Vibert wrote
>>>
>>> Even better is a FLIR device, then you can find bad electrical
>> connections, overheating motors, hot bearings, etc.
>>
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[GMCnet] Re: No contact temp sensor [message #363931 is a reply to message #363917] Mon, 10 May 2021 15:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Emery Stora is currently offline  Emery Stora   United States
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Jon
The average body temperature is no longer considered to be 98.6.
The 98.6 F standard dates to the mid-1800s. German doctor Carl Wunderlich measured the armpit temperatures of about 25,000 people and came up with an average of 98.6 F.
Newer research suggests that the number has since gone down. In a recent review, scientists looked at temperature records from three periods between 1860 and 2017. The average oral temperature slowly fell by about 1 degree to 97.5 F. A person’s age, gender, or weight didn’t make a difference, nor did the time of day.
Doctors have several ideas about why body temperatures are falling. They include:
Lower metabolic rates. Your body uses energy so all your systems can work the way they should. This creates heat. But people may have lower metabolic rates now because we weigh more than people did centuries ago. The less heat your body makes, the lower your temperature.
Lower rates of infection. In the 19th century, infections such as tuberculosis , syphilis , and long-term gum disease were more common. As a result, many people had higher body temperatures.
Better thermometers. We may have more accurate thermometers than people did a century ago.

Emery Stora
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Frederick, CO



> On May 9, 2021, at 8:15 PM, Jon Roche wrote:
>
> I would probably leave them at Walmart.
>
> If they are covid ir scanners I would not trust them. I have had my head, arms, ect scanned all sorts of times this past year and they seemed never
> to be even remotely close to 98.6.
>
> I know our company bought like a batch of 100 when covid 1st started and that batch all ended up in the trash. The replacements did not seem
> Much better. The sheet people filled out looked like a random number generator.
>
>
> --
> Jon Roche
> 75 palm beach
> EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now.
> St. Cloud, MN
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Re: [GMCnet] Re: No contact temp sensor [message #363932 is a reply to message #363931] Mon, 10 May 2021 16:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
lqqkatjon is currently offline  lqqkatjon   United States
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Maybe i was too general. I have a couple
Ir temp guns at home, and use them on the gmc, my deep frying, the reptile cage. Seem to work fine and you can get an idea if you have a temp by shooting it at your skin.


The covid era ones, like the one at our front desk office, and the other one that comes
To mind was at the front desk at the nursing home my wife’s grandma was at.

The one at our front desk seems to vary about 15 degrees. I just looked at the sheet. Some people coming in with forehead temps or 82. Some at 89. Others at
96.

I have experienced this constantly over the last year(my work has me visiting many businesses to make sure their internet works). I have walked through the same door and been scanned different times and had massive swings.

I had one of my employees sent home for
Too high of temp(normally in covid that secret # is 100.3). Checked him a few times and he went home worried until his home under
The tongue thermometer assured him their ir one was junk. (Wintertime
In MN too)!

Just saying. My experience is to spend a few more bucks on an IR temp gun the. Walmart
Clearance, or you might not sleep
At night wondering if your front bearings are burning up due to an erratic ir reading.


Jon Roche 75 palm beach EBL EFI, manny headers, Micro Level, rebuilt most of coach now. St. Cloud, MN http://lqqkatjon.blogspot.com/
Re: [GMCnet] Re: No contact temp sensor [message #363935 is a reply to message #363931] Mon, 10 May 2021 22:08 Go to previous message
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Emery
I investigated this several years ago after realizing the every time I or my doctor checked my temperature by different methods I was always 97.5 to 97.9. I never was 98.anything or higher. After investigating this, what I found was 97.7 is average for most people in the US.


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Hebron, Indiana
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