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I ordered two of these thermometers. Subtract one star because the product description clearly states a 2 second sampling rate and 1.2 meter wire. The little slip of paper that comes with the thermometers clearly states a sampling rate of 10 seconds. Testing revealed a sampling rate of 9 seconds. The wire on both thermometers measured 29 inches. That's a lot shorter than 1.2 meters.
Subtract another star for quirky electronics. Each thermometer shipped with two batteries. The battery compartment holds two batteries. I installed the batteries in one thermometer. Nothing happened! No worky! I installed the other two batteries into the second thermometer. Nothing happened! While trying to resolve the issue, one of the batteries fell out. Low and behold, the thermometer turns on. I then removed one of the batteries from the second thermometer. That one started working too. The thermometers work if you install only one of the two required batteries. Oddest thing I've ever seen.
In addition to testing the sampling rate, I also tested precision and accuracy. The two thermometers stayed within two tenths of a degree as I moved them from room temp to freezer to refrigerator. Both thermometers were within two degrees of the temperature as measured by other thermometers. This works for me.
Be forewarned, these are shipping from China. Two other sellers have an identical product under different listings. I chose this seller because it did NOT specify the item as being shipped from overseas. On May 1, I received a shipment notification email with an expected delivery date of June 12!!! Luckily, they arrived on May 11.
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I bought a new freezer after my old one quit on me and I lost $100 worth of meat.I wanted a thermometer to mount on the outside of the new freezer so I could keep
tabs on the temperature and I figured that $5 was not too much to invest. It works
great and I couldn't have asked for much more. That is, after I got used to the
fact that it only displays in Centigrade. Not really a big deal. I just had to
make a simple calculation to see what zero fahrenheit was in Centigrade. I
can really recommend this little thermometer.
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