Thermometers

[beesong]

I like the Egg-O-Meter a LOT, even more than my Brinsea Spot Check. It retains high and low temps in memory, which I find very helpful, and it seems very accurate.

 

[sirj_76]

Thanks everyone. I hadn't even thought about the people thermometers. So eggcited maybe I was over thinking it a little. Any way thanks for all the suggestions.

Jim

 

[pascopol]

I always trust my mercury thermometer, and my analog (alcohol) Brinsea thermometer, I use digitals too, but ALWAYS in conjunction with trustet analog thermometer.

A tip for cheap and decent analog thermometer:


Try Walmart aquarium all glass thermometer (pet section) Less then 2 bucks. Some of them might be off about 1 degree, so what I do I either take trusted therm of mine to the store, compare and pick up one showing same reading than mine.

Or you take a look at all of them on display, and pick up one which reading identical with most of them.

Exemple: assume there is 5 of them reading 69, 70 70 71 70 F (likely inside store temperature) I pick the one reading 70.


I found theese are good and reliable thermometers if you pick a good one, even if it is off 1 degree or so and you are aware of it, just take mental adjustment.

Can't beat the price. I use them in conjunction with my merkury or Brinsea to spot check the temp in my home made cabinet style bator.

 

[Lroach711]

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Thanks! I think I'm going to get one

 

[mustang rocky]

This is a wealth of information. You ladies know your stuff

 

[Buckeyes-R-Us]

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I'd agree with tracecom on the "spot check"....I also picked up a similar looking unit but had a different brand name on eBay for about 1/2 the cost of the Brinsea. They are also very accurate and frankly I'm not sure the internal temperature of the egg will vary much compared to the outside temp of the egg if your incubator is properly designed?!?! Never really understood the whole "egg-o-meter" craze, seems like a gimic to me but I'm an engineer not an "egg expert".