ETEKCITY LASERGRIP 774 NONCONTACT
IR THERMOMETER
Etekcity Lasergrip 774 Noncontact IR Thermometer, retail $15.99 (www.etekcity.com...)
Manufactured by Etekcity (www.etekcity.com)
Last updated 08-11-20
The Etekcity Lasergrip 774 Noncontact IR Thermometer is a thermometer used to measure the temperature of surfaces without your having to touch them for any reason (too hot, too cold, too many "germs", dangerous moving parts nearby, etc.).
This unit can read in °F and °C, has a temperature range of -58°F (-50°C) to 716°F (380°C), has a laser aimer, and has a backlighted display so that you can read the temperature in subdued lighting or even total darkness.
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The Etekcity Lasergrip 774 Noncontact IR Thermometer is remarkably easy to use. Just install the included 9 volt battery first (see directly below), and THEN you can go take the temperature of that rock. 
Aim it at whatever you're taking the temperature of, squeeze and hold the trigger-type switch for as long as you want updated temperature measurements (sampling rate appears to be approx. 2Hz -- that's two measurements per second), and read the temperature on the unit's LCD.
If you wish to read the temperature in celsius, press & release the button marked "°C / °F" to the lower left the display. To go back to farenheit, press & release the same button again.
To have the red laser spot come on whenever the trigger is pressed, press and release the "Laser" button (it's in the center of the button cluster below the display and is marked with the standard, "light-rays-in-a-triangle" graphic). Pressing the button again neutralises the laser.
To turn the backlight for the LCD screen on, press & release the "Back Light" button (has a picture of a light blub on it) to the lower right of the display. Pressing the button again neutralises the backlight.
The unit turns itself off ~15 seconds after the trigger is last pulled or any of the buttons were last pressed, so there are no switches to fuss with or forget.
To change the battery (and yes, it really *IS* a "battery" and not a "cell"), turn the unit display-side down (so that the trigger facing up). Place your fingers on either side of the trigger and pull up on the forward section of the handgrip. It will swing out but remain attached to the product.
Lift the used 9 volt battery out, unclip it from the battery snap, and dispose of or recycle it as you see fit.
Clip a new 9 volt transistor radio battery to the battery snap, orienting the terminals on the battery so that the smaller terminal on the battery snaps into the larger terminal on the battery snap, and vice-versa.
Place the battery in, orienting it so that the end with the battery snap on it faces toward the trigger.
Swing the front portion of the handgrip down, and be done with it.
Current usage measures 8mA (no backlight or laser), 15.3mA (backlight), and 21.0mA (backlight + laser) on my DMM's 200mA scale.
This noncontact IR thermometer is meant to measure surface temperatures in a dry area; it is not a flashlight meant to be thrashed, bashed, trashed, and abused. So I won't throw it against the wall, stomp on it, try to drown it in the toylet bowl or the cistern, run over it, swing it against the concrete floor of a porch, use a medium claw hammer in order to bash it open to check it for candiosity
, fire it from the cannoñata, drop it down the top of Mt. Erupto (I guess I've been watching the TV program "Viva Piñata" too much again - candiosity is usually checked with a laser-type device on a platform with a large readout (located at Piñata Central), with a handheld wand that Langston Lickatoad uses, or with a pack-of-cards-sized device that Fergy Fudgehog uses; the cannoñata (also located at Piñata Central) is only used to shoot piñatas to piñata parties away from picturesque Piñata Island, and Mt. Erupto is an active volcano on Piñata Island {In the episode "Les Saves the Day...Again", Paulie Preztail says "Hey, ever wonder why this park's called 'Mount Erupto' anyway?", then Franklin Fizzlybear says "I think its an old native term. Means 'very safe.'"
}), shoot it into the upper atmosphere of Gamalon V* to make Chairman Songi call the Enterprise so she can uranate & grumble ("pyss & mone") about it, send it to the Daystrom Institute for additional analysis, or inflict upon it punishments that flashlights may have inflicted upon them.
So this section of the web page will be ***SIGNIFICANTLY*** more bare than this section of the web page on a page about a flashlight.
The thermometer feels exceptionally comfortable to hold and use; the body texture has a matte finish to it and it feels great in the hand.
Beam terminus photograph on a wall at 12".
Photograph showing the backlighted display.
Photograph showing how I modified the inside of the case of my Contixo F24 1080p Brushless Foldable Drone w/ Gimbal to store & transport my Benetech GM8908 Digital Anemometer and this thermometer (it's the thing with the yellow "head" near the bottom of the pic) that I'll be using to monitor motor, battery, and camera temperatures of the drone following most flights.
Spectrographic analysis of the laser in this thermometer.
Same as above; spectrometer's response narrowed to a band between 647nm and 657nm to pinpoint wavelength - which is 652.450nm.
The raw spectrometer data (tab-delimited that can be loaded into Excel) is at etekcity.txt
Spectrographic analysis of the LED backlight in this thermometer.
Same as above; spectrometer's response narrowed to a band between 455nm and 475nm to pinpoint peak wavelength - which is 465.610nm.
The raw spectrometer data (tab-delimited that can be loaded into Excel) is at etekcit2.txt
USB2000 spectrometer graciously donated by P.L.
TEST NOTES:
Test unit was purchased on Ebay on 08-02-19 and was received on the afternoon of 08-05-19.
Unit was originally purchased to measure the temperature of the motors in my DJI Phantom 3 Standard drone; it will also be used to measure temperatures of a lot more than just this.
* From the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Final Mission".
UPDATE: 00-00-00
PROS:
Wide temperature measurement range
Very comfortable to hold and use
Backlighted display to allow readings to be taken in poor ambient lighting or even total darkness
Laser aimer to help you pinpoint the part that you want a temp. reading of
NEUTRAL:
Laser is ***SLIGHTLY*** misaligned; but that is to be expected of a product manufactured overseas and sold inexpensively; sometimes known as the, "Hoo Phlung Pu" brand.
This misalignment is so minuscule though that it can quite easily be dismissed.
CONS:
Nothing that I've found thus far
MANUFACTURER: Elekcity
PRODUCT TYPE: Noncontact IR thermometer
LAMP TYPE: Diode laser, blue LED display backlight
No. OF LAMPS: At least two (1x laser, 1x blue LED)
BEAM TYPE: Very narrow spot
SWITCH TYPE: Trigger switch for temp. measurements; pushbuttons for all other functions. Auto power-off.
CASE MATERIAL: Plastic
BEZEL: N/A
BATTERY: 1x 9 volt transistor radio battery
CURRENT CONSUMPTION: 8mA (no backlight or laser), 15.3mA (backlight), 21.0mA (backlight + laser)
WATER-RESISTANT: Very light splatter-resistance at maximum
SUBMERSIBLE: NO WAY HOZAY!!!
ACCESSORIES: 9v battery
SIZE: 7.3 x 3.9 x 1.4 inches
WEIGHT: 151.8g (incl. battery)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Unknown/not stated -- but probably an Oriental country
WARRANTY: 2 years
PRODUCT RATING:
Yes folks, that really IS six stars that you see.
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