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Infrared Thermometer Is Very Compact.


A new series of very small, hand-held infrared thermometers is available from Wahl Instruments, Inc., Asheville, NC. Battery-powered DHS DHS Department of Homeland Security (USA)
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110 Heat Spy units are housed in a case measuring only 6 x 2 x 1 in. Despite its overall compactness, the unit's LCD screen with large (3/8-in.) digits is said to be easy to read. A keypad-actuated backlight back·light  
n.
A type of spotlight, used in photography, that illuminates a subject from behind.

tr.v. back·light·ed or back·lit , back·light·ing, back·lights
 adds readability in low-light conditions.

The instrument has a laser aiming beam for precision targeting of surfaces to be measured. It responds in 500 millisec, and a built-in Hold function retains display values for 6 sec. Model DHS110 XEL XEL New Carlisle, Quebec, Canada - New Carlisle / via Rail Service (Airport Code)  also includes menu selection of settable High/Low alarms, adjustable emissivity Emissivity

The ratio of the radiation intensity of a nonblack body to the radiation intensity of a blackbody. This ratio, which is usually designated by the Greek letter ε, is always less than or just equal to one.
, and memory access to the last recording observed. It can store and recall maximum, minimum, differential, and average temperatures.
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Article Type:Brief Article
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Date:May 1, 2001
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