What's the range, some will give a reading at 20', some only 5' this one is?
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Hi Stony - I am with BAFX Products Support. How far away you can use the thermometer from the object you are temping is really completely dependent on what object you are temping, how big the object is, ambient temp compared to the object being measured and how accurate you are trying to be. Obviously the closer you can be to the object the more accurate it will be in most cases. What I can say for certain is that unless you are measuring a very large object with a high temperature it likely is not going to give very good readings at 20', not many IR thermometers will. To better assist you in your decision making process it may be helpful to know that the D:S ratio on this thermometer is 12:1. This means that at a distance of 12 inches from the object you are temping the thermometer will be taking a reading from the area of about a 1 inch circle. At 36" you will be reading the area of a 24" circle etc etc etc. The further you move away from the object the less accurate it will become. At the 20' you mentioned you would be temping an area of about 20" or almost 2 feet big, plus in this case you will likely then run into the issue of IR heat from other objects you do not intend to measure interfering with the reading as well. I hope this information helps some. If we can be of further assistance please contact us directly through the Amazon messaging system for a faster response as we are not always able to see responses that are posted in this Q&A area in a timely manner. Sincerely, BAFX Products Support
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Yes, very well. It can be read from 12-14 feet away....it is meant to be read from the interior.
381092
Detection range side to side is real close to 180deg. It is quite sensitive of my movement even at the end of this range! Also, it does not seem to be activated by tree limbs blowing - amazingly. Distance for detection of a person (for mine at approximately 10 feet high) is about 40-50 feet. I am VERY happy with this item. It lights my entire path from the car to the house and stays on while I am moving. Very easy to adjust to preferences too.
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Seems to be a couple seconds for a reading to display. I have not had experience with the motion you are likely experiencing. I am a landlubber. Static measurements across a room. I am measuring in that same distance 10 to 60 ft.
625014
Don't use it much anymore. When I did, I tested it and found it doesn't make much diff. The thing is, it's field of view widens as it gets further away. So if you measure something that is very small from a longer distance, you'll get a bad reading. When I used it, I was measuring small packages 5x8 inches from a very close distance like 1-2 ft. Sorry I can't be more help.
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Not sure of the top range, tested mine at 20+ ft as well.. worked flawlessly.
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I dont know about 20'' exactly. I'm sure you could get close enough. this is a 12 volt system so you could run off batteries and not worry about the cord.
1610483
The range is up to 20 feet 360°. It will work between romost without obstruction. I wouldn't push the outer limit of the range, maybe 15 ft. To be safe.
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dunno about the range. I bought it to use for a visual when hooking up my camper. I took good care of it and kept it in the house except when camping. It quit when I went to use it on the third trip.
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Well, the specs sheet says 450 feet (outdoors or unimpeded). We haven't really tested this much since our house isn't very large. When indoors the effective range will obviously be reduced.
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30 feet is what is stated in the manual. I have no trouble at 20 feet, but haven't had any reason to go further to date.
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I have never tested it for full distance but I use at 30-40ft with no issues
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Checked the pdf manual that is on this page to download and it says the range is 1.3ft to 16'. Where others get .5 ft (6"), I don't know.
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About half the range. If the range is 10 miles say about 5 miles due to obstructions in the way. Trees for example deflect the line of sight signal. Open water the range would be greater due to no obstructions.
1702123
I've never used it at that distance, and before I would've bought it for an application of that distance I would've called the company. I have 2 of them at a normal distance of around 15 - 20 feet.
1781596
Greater than 35 feet...I suspect it works well past that, I just can't test it outside of 40 feet because I can't hear it...
1990912
We got it to work line of sight at about 30' ... have not been able to get it to work at 50'