Brinsea Products Spot Check Thermometer - How in the heck does it work

[lorrir]

Bought a brand spanking new Brinsea Spot Check Thermometer , but it came with no instructions.

The bugger keeps flashing "L", so I figure the battery is low, so I get a new battery and still the big "L". Exactly how is this thing supposed to work?

 

[featherz]

L means the temp is below 90 degrees (or whatever the number was). It's not the battery. I did the same thing!!

It only shows a temp if it's within 'incubator' range.

 

[jenlynn4]

Yep the L means the temps are to low to register on the thermomitor. It has to be within the range it shows on the front of the thermomitor (cant remember what it is now). But they are super great thermomitors. JEN

 

[LaurenM23]

Don't feel bad, I did the SAME exact thing. I just knew I bought this thing and it came with a bad battery!

 

[aprophet]

http://www.brinsea.com/pdffiles/Spot Check (US).pdf

 

[lorrir]

Probe in the bator and working perfectly. I guess I should have used K.I.S.S. (keep it simple stupid)

 

[Mahonri]

Can't get it to quit showing "L". It's been in the bator for twenty minutes now. So now what do I do?

 

[Frankie Ruiz]

mine showed L too.. so i went out and bought a new battery.. i want to go and put it in ice water to see how accurate it is but i guess now i cant... is their any other tests i can do?

 

[Yiannisk]

put it under your tong to measure your temperature hope you do not have fever.