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Subject: | Re: [Amps] FW: Transformer power rating guess(timate) and "stand-off" IR responding thermometers |
From: | "Bill, W6WRT" <dezrat1242@yahoo.com> |
Date: | Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:20:05 -0700 |
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ORIGINAL MESSAGE: On Mon, 27 Aug 2012 20:20:38 -0700 (PDT), Robert wrote: >I bought one on Ebay for under $30 or so - a gun type device with an LED for >aiming. Take a look on eBay for item #110937511368. REPLY: Those things are great. I use one in the kitchen for cooking all the time. If you want an interesting lesson in physics, go outdoors on a nice warm day and point it straight up. You'd expect to read the local air temp, but not so. You'll get a reading well below zero. You're reading the average temp of all the air above you and maybe even a bit of outer space. Cool. (pun intended) 73, Bill W6WRT _______________________________________________ Amps mailing list Amps@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps |
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