Hey guys, I got a IR gun to shoot at the batts to check temperature but can anybody point me to a cheap temp monitor to continously monitor the packs.

Thanks Mike

Hey guys, I got a IR gun to shoot at the batts to check temperature but can anybody point me to a cheap temp monitor to continously monitor the packs.

Thanks Mike

I've seen some guys using a kitchen digital hand temp with a probe for continuous monitoring.

You can find a good Rayek IR gun on Ebay for about $50 to $60 some of the higher end ones wil be $100 to $190. Some of the cheaper ones don't work as well. Raytek makes industrial quality.

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<img src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-1606754-2202639" width="1" height="1" border="0"> for about $50 to $60 some of the higher end ones wil be $100 to $190. Some of the cheaper ones don't work as well. Raytek makes industrial quality.

Your right about Raytek temp guns there the best!! :thumbsup:

I do a/c work, if you have a a/c supply house near you they sell them. 1 to 2 deg. variance at ten feet away.we use them to get line temps overhead. any where from 60 to 110 bucks . most have lasers built in.

I have one of their guns and it works great just wanted a countinous monitor like indoor outdoor digital thermometer.

Thanks Mike

look on hobby shopper here. hanks got somthing like that(E-logger). thought about getting one myself.

Get a temp sensor for a gas car (Venom makes one). It comes with a thermo-couple loop that you wrap around the head of a nitro motor. Wrap it around your batteries. It has a slide-loop to tighten it up.

It will give you current temp at all times, and max temp at the push of a button.

Accuracy depends on how completely the thermo-couple loop is in contact with the battery (or nitro head).

They run about $20 and any LHS with nitro stuff should have them. If not, Tower.

I was thinkin of going with that, I have found self adhesive k type surface probes cheap that would stick to battery and I could just keep taping them on. I also found a temp monitor for 29.99 that accepts many different types of probes. Thanks Mike

Use a digital meat thermometer. This one has an temp. alarm you can set and costs 22 bucks http://www.partshelf.com/acurite-00724.html