Pyrometer
 

Pyrometer

I am getting ready to purchase a pyrometer and wondered if those who use pyrometers might steer towards the best choice of instruments.

Bill

RE: Pyrometer
 

BillS:

If you mean a true pyrometer, going up to 2500-3000F go to your local ceramics shop. If you just want a "Non-Contact" thermometer for the models, the Raytek is my choice, it goes up to 650F or aroungd there. $80-$100 for a good one.

There are many $25-$40 ones on the market, I think they only go to 350F or so, but still high enough for model engines. I have no idea how "Right" they will be in the readings, but so long as you always use the same one and just look for consistancy a cheap one should do fine.

Bill.

RE: Pyrometer
 

I have a Craftsman (Sears) voltmeter with a pyrometer function. It has a small sensor on a lead that's about a foot long, and plugs into a special receptacle on the meter. The sensor is small enough to wedge between fins on some (not all) engines, and I have found it to be as accurate as I need. The fact that it's combined with a volt (multimeter actually) is convenient, since it's nice to have the meter also. I don't know what it cost, was a Xmas present.