K7 Wall Mounted IR Temp Gun Tested

By Derek Ward, Published on Jun 26, 2020

The original K3 model was missing a number of important features but the newest K7 model is specified to have them. But how well do they work?

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We bought and tested the K7 wall mount IR gun, examining:

  • How does it compare to the K3 wall mounted IR gun?
  • How accurate are these models compared to IR, oral, and tympanic membrane thermometers?
  • How do ambient conditions impact temperature measurements?
  • How does subject height impact usability?
  • How do they compare to thermal cameras that do forehead readings like Hikvision and Sunell?

Executive *******

**** ******* ****** *** K7's ******** ******* ** thermometers, **** *** ******** convenience ** ****-********* *** easy ******* ** ******** temperatures. ********, *** ** was ******** ** *** K3, ********* * ****** of ***** ** ********, including ****** ********** ****** and ***** ********* ******* as **** ** ** improved ******** ************.

*** ***** ******** ****** for *** ** - (1) *** *** ** forehead *********, ******** ** inner ******* ************, *** (2) ********** ** *********** varying *******, ****** ****, like *** *** **, can ** ************ ** deploying ******** ** *** low-cost ~$*** *****.

******** ** ***** *******, in ******** ** ********* lower **** (~**% ****), the ** ** ******* than ******* **** ******* stopping, ** *** **** automatically ********* *******, *** generally **** ******** **** systems **** ***** ****** to **** ******* *********. However, *** *** *** fever ******* **** ******** scan *** ***** ******* (e.g., ****, ****, *** not ********* *** ******), K7 ******** ** ***** fundamentally ********.

Advantages **** ******** ** ************

*** **** ***** *****'* main ********* ** ********** of ********, ***** ***** does *** **** ** be ********** **** *** device *** ******* ** read *** *******, *** red/green ****, *** **** audible ******. ** ********, handheld ****** **** ** used ** * ***** of ~*-*" **** ********, placing ***** **** ****** to ***** ***** ********.

*******

*** ** *********** ***** for ~$*** ******, ** less *** ****** **********. This ******* ** ******** higher **** ******* ******** IR ************, *** * fraction ** *** ***** of ******* **** ******* ********* cameras.

Simple *********

*** ** *********** ** very ****** ** ***: subjects ******** *** ***********, place ***** ******** ** front ** *** ****** (2-4" ****) *** **** for * **** *** green *** ********** * normal *********** ** ****** of ***** ********** ****-*********** along **** ******** *** LED.

Awkward *** *** ********* *******

*** **** ***** **** gun *** ** ******* for ****** ** ******* heights ** *** *** to *** ***** ***** and ***** *********** **** size. ** ******** ***** their ********, **** ******** must **** **** ****** the **** *** *********** and ******* ******** **** require ** ****** ** stand ** ** ******* too ****, ****** ******* camera-based ******* ***** *** a **** ****** ***** of **** ***** *** account *** ***** ***********.

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*******, ***** *** **** low ******* ** ***** wall ***** ************, ***** may ****** ****** ** install *-* ** **** to ***** ******** ** varying *******, ***** ******** far **** **** *** fever ******* ** *******.

Stronger **** ** ** **** ******* ************

** ***** ***** *** climate ** *** ******* controlled, **** ** * warehouse *** *****, *********** measurements ** *** ** were ****** ~*.*°* ** an ****** ** ***********. The ** ** *** other ****, *** *** by **** * ****** in **** *****.

*** *******, ** * ~85° ********* (~**% ******** humidity), *** ** ******** the ******* ***** ** 99.1°F, , ~*.*°* ****** than ** ****** ***********. By ********, *** ** measured *** **** ******* at **°, *.*°* *****.

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** **** ******* ************, the ** *** ********** more ******** **** *** lower **** **, ** well. *** *******, ** a ~**°* ***** **** door ****** ** * hot *** (~**°*), *** K7 *** ****** ******** measurements ****** ~*.*°*. *** K3 ******** ** ~*.*° in *** **** ********.

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Elevated ************ *** ** ********/**** ********

**** ******* ******* ***** measured *** ********, *** wall ***** ** *********** also ********* ******** ************ due ** ******** ***/** heat ********. *** *******, the *******'* *********** ** the ******* ***** ********* ~0.4° ***** **** **** a ****** *******.

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K7 *** ** ******* **** ** *****

**** *** ** *** K3 **** ******* ** thermometers *** **** ** spoof, ** *** **** object ********* ** *** reader **** ** ********. This ***** ***** ***** accidentally *** * *** temperature **** **** **** covering *** ********, ** a **** ****** ***** of ******** **** **** parts ** *** **** or **** **** ** a ***** ** ****.

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Setup *** ********* *************

*** ** **** ******* thermometer ** **** ** setup *** *******. *******, there *** * *** drawbacks ****** ***** *** users ***** ********** **** Celsius *** **** ** temperature. *****, *** ** frontal *** ******* *** a * ********* *****. Those ***** ********** **** not *** *** ******* place ** * *********** measurement ** ***** ********* over ***°*. **** ***** that *********** ************ ** 100.3°F **** **** ** as ***°*.

************, *********** ******* ***** at *° *******, ******* users ******* ** ****** in ********** **** *** the ****** ***** ** 32.0°. **** ** *********, as ***** ******* ** this **** ************* ***** the ****** ** * large ****** ** ****** to **** *** *** offset ** **********, *** actually ****** * -**.*°* offset ** *******.

Limited **** *******

***** ***** **** ***** units *** ****** *********/****** via ****** ******, **** support ** ********* ******* to *****, ** ****. During *** *******, ** contacted *** ****** ** the ****** **** ***** questions, *** **** *** received *** ******** ***.

Physical ********

*** ** ****-******* ** temp *** *** ******* hardware ************ **** *** K3 *****, ************ **** the ***** *** **** buttons ** *** ***** of *** ****** *** configuration. ************, *** ** has * ********* ******* insert, ***** *** ** requires ***** ****** *** entire ********* ** ****** the *******.

Made ** *****

*** ** **** ******* IR *********** ** **** in *****.

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K3 ********** ********

******* ** *** ******** of ***** **** *** ****** pointed ******* ***** ** ** monitoring ******** ********* *** the ** ***** ***** allows ***** ********* ** be ********, *** ** the *** *********** ********* in *** **. *******, this ******** ** *** publicized ** ******* ** have **** *** *** mentioned ** *** **'* documentation.

***** *** ********, *** camera ** ********* *** USB ** * **, so ** ******** *** view *********** ******** **** easily **** ****** ******* the ****'* *******, **** the **** *********** *********** and ******/******** ********* **** clear *****/*** **********.

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************, *** ******** ** the **** ******, ** allows *** ***** ********* to ** ******** *** displays **** ** ****** reads ** **** ** CSV ******. ** **** audibly ********* ***********, ***** you *** **** ** this *****:

K7 ******** *** *******

** *** *******, ** were ******** **** ******** intended *** *** ** model, ******** ** ******** similarly ** *** ** application. *******, **** ******** simply ***** *** *** on *** ******* ** tried, ******** *********** **** load. *** ****** *** tells ** **** ** were **** * '********** version **** **** *** connect ** ** ********".

Comments (1)

Undisclosed End User #1

06/30/20 01:13pm

** *** ** * ensure **** * *** the ** **** **** connect ** *** ** software?

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