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La Crosse Technology IR-101 Infrared Thermometer |  | Brand: La Crosse Technology
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $49.95
Buy New: $29.00
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New (6) Used (2) from $25.89
Seller: Atomic Time
Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 290180
Color: Black
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 2.2 x 0.9 x 4
MPN: IR-101
Model: IR-101
UPC: 757456000527
EAN: 0757456000527
ASIN: B0001NL83E
Release Date: February 24, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Easy, contact free temperature measurement | | • | Continual temperature measurements by holding button | | • | Continuous capture of MIN/MAX temperatures | | • | Great for temp measurements in hard to reach places | | • | Nylon neck strap and carrying case included |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
La Crosse Technology Infra-red Thermometer Extremely Compact, Handy Infra-red Thermometer For Contact-free Temperature Measurement. Use For Difficult To Reach Or Inaccessible Locations. Provides Continual Measurements Of Temperature By Holding Button. Instrument Captures Continuous Minimum And Maximum Values For The Quick Evaluation Of The Hottest And Coldest Points With Simultaneous Display Below The Current Temperature. Recommended Operating Temperature: 32 F To 104 F. Uses 4 Alkaline Button Cell Batteries. Size: 2.2" X .9" X 4.01". This Item Is In Category: Instruments > Atmosphere Measurers Brand: La Crosse Technology
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| Customer Reviews:
 Avoid January 15, 2008
R. Calabrese
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I received this as a gift; it was dead out of the box. Installed new batteries (and the other review is correct, very bad battery case design); still dead. Emailed and called LaCrosse 'support'; no response to emails, 'support' line is an answering machine. No callback. Save yourself some aggravation and buy (or give) something else.
 Great useful and fun May 16, 2006
Richard Hanson (Denver Co.)
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
I have owned this fine product for over two years. Using the same batteries it came with. I use it professionally as we are manufacturers (www.cool-components.com) of cooling products for audio/Video, home theater equipment, equipment racks and rooms. I would be sad if I lost this device and would replace it immediately. I have recommended this product to literally hundreds of people in the industry. The people at Lacrosse Technology are Minnesota nice and make a great little product. It's the lowest cost piece of test equipment I have and one I use quite a bit! We may even use them on our trade show displays.
Useful little gadget January 26, 2006
Dr. Stuart Cheshire (San Jose, CA USA)
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
I just bought one of these, and it seems to work pretty well. To answer the criticisms raised by the other reviewers:
1. Yes, it would be nice if it used AAA batteries instead of four LR44 watch batteries, but you don't need to pay $3. I found LR44s at [...] at ten for $10.
2. Yes, it would be nice if the Amazon product description stated the operating range, but you can easily find this information on the La Crosse web site. You can download the manual from http://www.lacrossetechnology.info/pdf/spec_items/IR-101.pdf and it states: -5?F to 575?F.
Batteries are expensive, and very hard to replace December 5, 2005
BigConsumer
22 out of 27 found this review helpful
I liked this little unit when I first got it. I used it for a few weeks, then I set it aside for about 9 months. Understandably, the batteries needed to be changed when I went to use it again. Unfortunately, they use an LR44 watch/calculator battery, which my local electronics store wanted over $3.00 apiece for, and it requires 4 of those. So putting new batteries in it is 1/3 the cost of the thermometer itself! What's wrong with using a couple of AAA batteries?
Also, the batteries are exceedingly frustrating to replace. On my first attempt, the batteries weren't seated properly (which, again, is very difficult to do), so when the unit would not power on, I opened the battery compartment to try again, but found that the batteries were very hot. I finally got the batteries in correctly, but the battery life indicator showed that the $13.00 worth of batteries, that I just put in, were almost dead (shorting them together will do that). I just tried putting another set of batteries in, but after messing with it for a while, I decided that this thermometer is not worth my time. It is now sitting in the bottom of my trash can. Such a shame.
Now I start the hunt for a unit that uses inexpensive, AA or AAA, batteries.
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