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?

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** ****** *** ****** the ** **** ***** IR ***, *********:

  • *** **** ** ******* to *** ** **** mounted ** ***?
  • *** ******** *** ***** models ******** ** **, oral, *** ******** ******** thermometers?
  • *** ** ******* ********** impact *********** ************?
  • *** **** ******* ****** impact *********?
  • *** ** **** ******* to ******* ******* **** do ******** ******** **********************?

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Executive *******

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

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

Simple *********

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

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

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

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

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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 ***°*.

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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 ********** ********

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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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