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More ebay digital temperature fun

Post by Gannon » Sat Dec 28, 2013 8:16 pm

Searching for cheap crap on ebay I came across this little chap for just shy of $10
It is a temp gauge, clock and voltmeter and has a backup battery so it remembers the time when you turn it off

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/0-30-33V-200 ... 257e6b26dd

So i got 2, one green one for the Outback and an orange one for the RXand extended the temp probes using some twin shielded cable.
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and mounted the green one to the left of the steering wheel in the Outback.
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Post by NachaLuva » Sun Dec 29, 2013 7:27 pm

Looks good. Does it mount flush in the dash? Where are the buttons to control it?
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Post by Gannon » Sun Dec 29, 2013 9:37 pm

Yeah clips in a hole I cut and only the little fascia protudes. I drilled 2 holes where the pushbuttons will poke through
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Post by RSR 555 » Mon Dec 30, 2013 1:21 pm

Cool.. Is there temp gauges that you can set an "over temp" alarm on them? Just thinking because sometimes the boss doesn't look at gauges until a light or alarm comes on :(
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Post by Gannon » Mon Dec 30, 2013 5:57 pm

I think Jono did a thread about them
Here is the one on ebay for less than $13
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Digital-Temp ... 5d4637b439
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Post by RSR 555 » Mon Dec 30, 2013 6:16 pm

Gannon wrote:I think Jono did a thread about them
Here is the one on ebay for less than $13
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Digital-Temp ... 5d4637b439
Is this to my response? as this is a controller to switch fans (or the likes) on and off but what I'm looking for is something that sensor when it gets too hot, it sets on a light or audible alarm.. like a high over temp alarm
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Post by steptoe » Sat Mar 29, 2014 9:54 pm

Oh, shileded cable. What could happen without shielded, shileding ?

Been looking for the twin or dual zone, dual probe gauge someone found on ebay - about $30. Anyone know how to find, for 12V of course.

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Temp meter with over/under alarm

Post by pitrack_1 » Fri Apr 04, 2014 11:54 pm

RSR 555 wrote:Cool.. Is there temp gauges that you can set an "over temp" alarm on them? Just thinking because sometimes the boss doesn't look at gauges until a light or alarm comes on :(
There used to be a good 'un from Jaycar, small, LCD, button battery powered which had settable over/under temp audible alarms, max/min values, a metal temp probe and a good temp range (-50 to +150C or perhaps even 300C). Only issue was it had a 1m cable but that could perhaps be extended. They have a suction cup but that could be replaced with (say) velcro or double-sided sticky tape. Also, perhaps the button cells could be rewired to AAA for longer battery life. They are not illuminated.

I have several of them around my work laboratory.

The model used to be ST-9290 but Jaycar unfortunately no longer list this item on their website. It may be possible some are left over at your local dealer.

The nearest I can find is ST9290D from Bacto Labs (bacto.com.au) for $23 which appears similar although it seems to have a smaller display area.
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ST29290D link

Post by pitrack_1 » Sat Apr 05, 2014 1:41 pm

pitrack_1 wrote:...The nearest I can find is ST9290D from Bacto Labs (bacto.com.au) for $23 which appears similar although it seems to have a smaller display area.
Apologies, I forgot: here's the link to the item "ST9290D from Bacto Labs".
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