You can try a pencil eraser to clean the contacts in the spot check. If that doesn't work, try emery cloth.
Hi Sally! This is upsetting. Of course, we will provide a refund. This being said, we do get them on a weekly basis DIRECTLY from Brinsea as their facilities are only a couple of miles from us. So we don't stock them longer one week. My guess is that they were stored in a humid area at the Brinsea warehouse. So if you do orders those again - from wherever you purchase them from, I would recommend having the batteries checked. This is today the second complaint about the Spotcheck. So obviously, we got a bad batch from Brinsea. I do apologize for this, and we will provide a refund straight away ... Again, we are sorry about all the inconvenience this caused .
At least I get my money back..... so that said..... what will I try out now! LOL
Or the first thermometer in the link below. You can also use an oral/rectal. They're very accurate.
I'm using theseYay I have a thermoworks thermometer on order! glad to hear it has a positive vote! I got an email saying it shipped march 27th, so hopefully it will be here soon.
according to the tracking number it will be here on the 3rd
This one is fantastic.
http://thermoworks.com/products/low_cost/rt301wa.html
This one isn't as accurate but I'm using it as a 2 channel high low alarm for the incubator and hatcher.
http://thermoworks.com/products/alarm/rt8100.html
I'm glad yours is working well. Non-contact lasers can be a couple degrees off and I read that the egg shell surface temperature can read higher with them. That's the only reason I haven't gone that route.
Keep us updated.
@WHmarans - Probably not something you'll want to do, LOL. I raise all non-breeder roos as capons (ie: they're surgically neutered). Heritage breeds are neutered at 6-10 weeks, but these guys grow so fast that the surgery is pretty difficult to do correctly by 6 weeks, and is least stressful/most successful at three and a half weeks. This is why the roo in the pic has such tiny headgear - he's been a capon about half his life to date.
I've never caponized. How long does the process take? Is it difficult? I assume one needs a caponizing kit.