 Re: Coolng AVR
|
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 7,463 Likes: 1
axiomite
|
axiomite
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 7,463 Likes: 1 |
Ah, just stick your finger in!
***********
"Nothin' up my sleeve. . ." --Bullwinkle J. Moose
|
|
|
Re: Coolng AVR
|
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 6,833
axiomite
|
|
OP
axiomite
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 6,833 |
I also use the ir therm to check the surface temps of larger cuts of meat like pork shoulder and brisket. I want the surface temp above 140F before I use a probe therm.
Above 140° there is no worries about pushing bacteria further into the center of the cut of meat.
Rick
"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." Sigmund Freud
|
|
|
Re: Coolng AVR
|
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 10,420
shareholder in the making
|
|
shareholder in the making
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 10,420 |
I love my IR Thermometer, I use it a lot to help diagnose stuck thermostats on engines or A/C and catalytic converter temps etc. I used it the other day here at home to check my hot water heater output.
Jason
M80 v2
VP160 v3
QS8 v2
PB13 Ultra
Denon 3808
Samsung 85" Q70
|
|
|
Re: Coolng AVR
|
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 5,211
axiomite
|
|
axiomite
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 5,211 |
The guys I work for used to race a couple of Porsche's in the SCCA and have a lot of the neat stuff they used laying around the shop, maybe I'll talk 'em out of one of the IR thermometers.
|
|
|
Re: Coolng AVR
|
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 6,833
axiomite
|
|
OP
axiomite
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 6,833 |
I just took another reading of the avr with the fan like Rick (the older one  )suggested. I wouldn't have believed raising the fan that little bit would have made such a huge difference but it does. When I put my hand on the Onk it was cool to the touch. I went and got the ir therm to take another reading and it is running 86°F. That's huge. The volume is around where the last reading was.
Rick
"A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." Sigmund Freud
|
|
|
Re: Coolng AVR
|
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 5,211
axiomite
|
|
axiomite
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 5,211 |
That's great Rick, I believe the heated boundary layer that covers the entire top of the component has a chance to get sucked up through the fan with it being elevated just that little bit off of the surface helping the overall performance of the fan.
It didn't take a thermometer for me to be able to tell it was cooling better with the fan elevated, it was obvious ... but I'd still like to have an IR thermometer.
|
|
|
Re: Coolng AVR
|
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 1,361
connoisseur
|
|
connoisseur
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 1,361 |
It didn't take a thermometer for me to be able to tell it was cooling better with the fan elevated, it was obvious ...
You probably just thought it was cooler, because they sprinkle the fans with the separate-amp Pixie Dust. Big conspiracy. 
Panny 3000 PJ, 118" Carada, Denon 3300, PS3, Axiom QS8, PSB 5T, B&W sub, levitating speaker wire
|
|
|
Re: Coolng AVR
|
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 3,596 Likes: 1
connoisseur
|
|
connoisseur
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 3,596 Likes: 1 |
Last edited by BobKay; 04/23/10 03:03 AM.
Always call the place you live a house. When you're old, everyone else will call it a home.
|
|
|
Re: Coolng AVR
|
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 18,044
shareholder in the making
|
|
shareholder in the making
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 18,044 |
$200 for a box with a fan in it. Gotta love audio.
I am the Doctor, and THIS... is my SPOON!
|
|
|
Re: Coolng AVR
|
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 6,928
axiomite
|
|
axiomite
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 6,928 |
You're just upset because you didn't think of combining peanut butter with chocalate and making lots of money.
Half of communication is listening. You can't listen with your mouth.
|
|
|
|
Forums16
Topics25,000
Posts442,818
Members15,661
| |
Most Online2,699
Aug 8th, 2024
|
|
|
1 members (rrlev),
868
guests, and
0
robots. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
|
