dave wrote

I'd like to get a new clinical thermometer (just to have one in the
house) and replace the glass Hg one we have now.

Out of interest, how accurate are the digital ones? The glass ones are
calibrated to 0.1 degree C
Thanks

I've had one a few years; forgotten what it cost, but not a lot.

It has a metallic bulb to suck, and it reads (is accurate to) .1 deg C.

It doesn't do Fahrenheit, so I've made a conversion table for the critical
area.

My only crib is that it's quite slow, about 30 secs or so before it beeps.

But it can be chucked about.

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wrote
dave wrote

I'd like to get a new clinical thermometer (just to have one in the
house) and replace the glass Hg one we have now.

Out of interest, how accurate are the digital ones? The glass ones are
calibrated to 0.1 degree C
Thanks

I've had one a few years; forgotten what it cost, but not a lot.


Aldi/Lidl often have them as a special item for around £2.

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mike wrote:

dave wrote


I've had one a few years; forgotten what it cost, but not a lot.

It has a metallic bulb to suck, and it reads (is accurate to) .1 deg
C.

Pedant mode

It has a *resolution* of 0.1 degC - which is not the same as *accuracy*.

/Pedant mode
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Set Square wrote


It has a metallic bulb to suck, and it reads (is accurate to) .1 deg
C.

Pedant mode

It has a *resolution* of 0.1 degC - which is not the same as *accuracy*.

/Pedant mode
Funnily enough, I was ready for a bit of pedantry, must be I know whereto I
post.

It reads to .1 deg C
The tek spek says:

Accuracy +/- 0.1 deg C between 34deg C and 42 deg C at an ambient blah,
blah.

(Now I've got to fold the ruddy thing up again)

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mike

dave wrote

And we mustn't forget repeatability either.


Pardon?

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