I know this is specific to the forum but figured I'd get some good responses here so...

I've been keeping a lilttle Petco dial thermometer on my wall and assumed it was at least reasonably accurate. Then very recently I got a Vision rack system, a dimmer switch (don't think I need to spend for a thermostat), and a Harbor Freigth 8:1 infrared temp gun (on sale for $27).

First thing I do with the temp gun is to check it against my Petco dial...~ 10 degrees F difference...so WTF??? Well, seems I need some triangulation here so I picked up a ZooMed digital with probe today...well, wouldn't ya know, it falls right in between the two...so now I'm like really WTF!!!

Any ideas, experience, opinions?

Thanks,
Brad

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• Thermometer accuracy??? - monklet, Thu Dec 3 10:52:21 2009
• RE: Thermometer accuracy??? - KevinM, Thu Dec 3 15:51:58 2009
• RE: Thermometer accuracy??? - monklet, Thu Dec 3 19:13:45 2009
• RE: Thermometer accuracy??? - KevinM, Thu Dec 3 22:31:24 2009
• RE: Thermometer accuracy??? - monklet, Fri Dec 4 10:28:45 2009
• RE: Thermometer accuracy??? - DMong, Fri Dec 4 15:51:06 2009
• RE: Thermometer accuracy??? - robyn@ProExotics, Mon Dec 7 21:46:47 2009
• RE: Thermometer accuracy??? - monklet, Tue Dec 8 08:27:47 2009
• RE: Thermometer accuracy??? - DMong, Tue Dec 8 10:44:32 2009
• RE: Thermometer accuracy??? - robyn@ProExotics, Tue Dec 8 13:17:17 2009
• RE: Thermometer accuracy??? - DMong, Sat Dec 12 10:49:59 2009