Brinsea thermometer, accuracy?

[namastemama]

I have my Brinsea Eco heating up for eggs that are on their way. The thermometer (looks like a glass one) on my brinsea says 99, my digital one says 96% thats a big variance. i know I need to crank it up a tiny bit. But which one is more accurate?

 

[seminolewind]

What's funny is that I specifically bought the glass thermometer, and I think I trust that one the most.

 

[namastemama]

So trust the Brinsea one? Dose it mater that their thermometer is up at the top of the unit and mine is on the black tray?

 

[brijay2]

I have the Brinsea Eco mini and I trust the glass thermometer. I have a digital thermometer and was getting some off readings and so I have just paid attention to the reading on the Brinsea and have had excellent hatches until my last one (shipped eggs) and I think that was due to other variables like the age of the eggs when I received them and when I set them. The hatch before was shipped eggs and everyone I set, I hatched and I trusted the thermometer in the Brinsea (glass).

 

[rarely bored]

I trust the glass one more too. But, you can check it. Unscrew the thermometer holder and pop the thermometer under your tongue for a minute or two -- see how close it is to 98.6.

 

[seminolewind]

 

[namastemama]

I gess thats better than testing it rectally.

 

[Want Less]

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lol!

 

[Ridgerunner]

Until you calibrate your instruments, you don't know how close any of them are. To avoid anatomy classes, you might want to read these.

Rebel’s Thermometer Calibration
http://cmfarm.us/ThermometerCalibration.html

Rebel’s Hygrometer Calibration
http://cmfarm.us/HygrometerCalibration.html

 

[Gypsy07]

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Actually, yes it does. Even though in theory the temps in a fan assisted bator should be the same anywhere in the bator, I've found that in most bators you will still get warmer and cooler spots. To check your thermometers against each other, you need to have the bulbs/probes side by side at the same height.

Over the years, I've found most glass thermometers to be more accurate than most electronic probe type ones. Also Brinsea is a top quality make and their stuff is usually spot on, so if you don't have a way of calibrating the thermometers, I think I'd go with the Brinsea one...