claudiusx":2cia2gpj said:You are making a mountain out of a mole hill.
-Brandon
No.Zaxtor99":34ssgmti said:claudiusx":34ssgmti said:You are making a mountain out of a mole hill.
-Brandon
Isn't the purpose of these forums to give out, share, and help each other discover "truth" and weed out myths and the rumors such as "this guy said blah blah blah" and he works for this pet store so it has to be right?
Does your gun give accurate readings at 2 inches away or not?Zaxtor99":34ssgmti said:I don't know about you, but "ALL" would seem to include the infared temperature gun that I purchased on Amazon, would you disagree with that?
Zoomed also says it's recommended distance for the reptisun 10.0 tube is 20 inches away. But we know from testing with solar meters and through decades of experience that the actual optimal distance is 6-8 inches from the basking spot. See where I'm going with this or are you one of those people who can't make inferences and requires everything to be spelled out for them?Zaxtor99":34ssgmti said:Now the manufacturer of my gun has it written on the side of the gun that it can be used 18" away from the laser point. Why would the gun's own manufacturer put "B.S." about how to use the gun on their own product?
You definitely are, as evident by your two Mount Everest-sized replies in this thread over someone giving a recommendation that won't hurt you either way.Zaxtor99":34ssgmti said:Now you say that it doesn't matter, that I am making a mountain out of a molehill. - Really?
Really? Is it that much of a difference in effort to hold the gun 2 inches away as apposed to 12 inches away?Zaxtor99":34ssgmti said:I'm sure that some people might like the fact that they may not have to get the gun 2" from the spot they are trying to measure the temperature of
This is stupid.Zaxtor99":34ssgmti said:Imagine someone short who might have to get a chair just to get up high enough to where they can get the gun down inside their reptiles cage just so they can get the gun a mere 2" from the laser point.
No one would respond to a thread like that, and it would be deleted quickly for obvious troll baiting. So your point is invalid.Zaxtor99":34ssgmti said:If I posted a new thread stating that such and such guy told me that "every beardie should eat a minimum of 15 marbles crushed to a fine powder for good health" and that is HAS to be correct because "he said so"... would someone who disputed that after 10 people said "oh okay thanks!" also be making a mountain of a molehill?
The only thing I see from you is that you are upset over something that has absolutely no effect over you. It doesn't hurt anyone else, it doesn't hurt you, get over it.Zaxtor99":34ssgmti said:I think you see my point. Maybe it's meaningless to you, but I am sure that someone out there might be happy to know there is at least one infrared gun out there that doesn't require them to get their hand down inside their cage and be only two inches away to get an accurate temperature reading.
Yes, it does. But it also gives the same accurate readings from 4 inches away, from 6 inches away, and even from 15 inches away.claudiusx":2s85flrh said:Does your gun give accurate readings at 2 inches away or not?
diamc":2s85flrh said:Especially lately, I have noticed some posts where owners were holding the temperature guns an incorrect distance from the area they're checking temperatures on so I thought it would be a good idea to make a thread stating the exact distance that it should be held. Bob from http://www.reptileuv.com informed me of this distance when I was having some temperature issues when using one of his Megaray bulbs a while back, so I wanted to share this very important knowledge with other members.
He instructed me that the gun (no matter what brand or type you're using) should be held only 2" from the area you're checking. If it is held any closer or any further away than that, you're not getting an accurate reading.
Hopefully this will help clarify the correct way of measuring the temperatures.
Zaxtor99":g309n67r said:So, wouldn't you agree that users should follow their own infrared gun's instructions on how it specifically works
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?