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diebedbugsdie
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Posted 3 months ago
Thu Aug 6 2009 12:40:58
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Hi, my packtite thermometer is silver and says it's a timex.
My question is there are three settings on my thermometer. I understand I am supposed to read the "out" one, but there are three types of "out" and they all have a different temperature. So my question is which one should i be reading
1) I see a standard one that just says "IN" and "OUT"
2) then there is a MIN "IN" and MIN"Out"
3) and then there is a Max "In and Max "OUT".Just to double check is it giving me an overview of the temperature inside? like the MIN "out" is the lowest temperature in the bag and the MAX "out" is the highest temperature in the bag. So in theory i should be reading the one that just says "In" and "Out"?
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Aris
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Posted 3 months ago
Thu Aug 6 2009 16:12:51
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I have a thermometer that's a different brand, but I believe the principle is the same.
From what I gather, the thermometer is able to read two different temperatures (one at the gauge itself, the other at the tip of the probe) and to track temperatures. Reading two temperatures is useful if, say, you were to put the probe out a window; the "in" would tell you the temperature inside your home, the "out" would be the temperature outside the window. For using with the PackTite, you would put the probe deep inside the collection of items being heated and just follow the "out" reading.
Min and max temps are the lowest and highest temperatures the thermometer measures until you clear or reset it. So if , for example, you have just loaded the batteries and stick the probe into your clothing bundle in the PackTite and the "out" is initially 72ºF, then the temperature rises to 140ºF and you turn the machine off, after which the temperature inside falls to 80ºF when you take your clothes out, the current out reading will be 80ºF, the out min will be 72ºF, and the out max will be 140ºF. (The in readings aren't relevant but will depend on whatever temperatures were reached in the room holding the PackTite during this time period.)
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