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I have a Mastercool #52224-SP. I bought it for under $100 -- I want to say $75. I do not remember where I got it. It was initially bought/used when the R16 in my Roadster was overheating. It worked fine for what I needed it for then. </div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Old Dirtbeard via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 7, 2019 11:06 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> shop-talk@autox.team.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Shop-talk] IR thermomemters</font>
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Hi guys,</div>
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<div style=""><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">I want to acquire a IR thermometer for motorcycle/automotive work--it does not need to be certified. I am looking at the Fluke 62 MAX Plus IR for about $144.
I think it would be great.</span></font></div>
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<div style=""><font color="#000000" face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Of course you can find IR
</span>thermometers<span style="font-size:12pt"> like </span></font><span style="color:rgb(85,85,85); font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; text-align:center">Etekcity Lasergrip 774 for $16 with similar specs. </span></div>
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<div style=""><span style="text-align:center"><font color="#555555" face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Frankly I am more interested in buying a quality tools than saving money here, but I am curious for those of you who use them,
what actual specs/</span>features<span style="font-size:12pt"> do you consider most relevant for day-to--day work in the shop? </span></font></span></div>
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<div style=""><span style="text-align:center"><font color="#555555" face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">For example, I have notions of using it for monitoring exhaust temperatures on motorcycle engines for tuning purposes, so
I am thinking a scale of >1000 degrees F probably would be useful.</span></font></span></div>
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<div style=""><span style="text-align:center"><font color="#555555" face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">To be frank, I probably also will use for home heating, insulation, etc., work as well.</span></font></span></div>
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<div style=""><span style="text-align:center"><font color="#555555" face="Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">I would appreciate feedback on any of your experiences. Thank you.</span></font></span></div>
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best,</p>
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