On Mar 17, 10:33 am, "Martin Riddle" wrote:
"Henry Kolesnik" wrote in messagenews
I have a Fluke 87 and a Fluke 80T-150 temperature probe that outputs 1 mV/deg F....but I'm getting lazy...
I'd like to find a reasonably priced but accurate and durable multimeter with a USB interface and software so I can log
temp with some kind of time stamp using my Fluke temp probe. If someone experience with any I'd like to know what's
available new and used. I'm attempting to evaluate some insulation and thermal mass for a passive solar home design.
tnx

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73
Hank WD5JFR

Omega has the OM-62, standalone. I've worked with one, stick it where you want, then download the data. Temp dew point and
RH.http://www.omega.com/ppt/pptsc.asp?ref=OM-62&nav=DASE01

Cheers

The Themrochron iButtons are a much sexier solution. Only $25ea, have
up to a 10 year battery life, are waterproof, and are only the size a
few stacked coins.
https://shop.maxim-ic.com/storefront...ndAvailability
http://www.maxim-ic.com/quick_view2.cfm/qv_pk/4023

Serial and USB readers are available, and data can be exported to
Excel etc.
You can get little plastic tags to attach them to to things too. I
hang one off my harness when I go canyoning, to log the water temp.

Dave.

Henry Kolesnik wrote:

I have a Fluke 87 and a Fluke 80T-150 temperature probe that outputs 1
mV/deg F....but I'm getting lazy...
I'd like to find a reasonably priced but accurate and durable multimeter
with a USB interface and software so I can log temp with some kind of
time stamp using my Fluke temp probe. If someone experience with any
I'd like to know what's available new and used. I'm attempting to
evaluate some insulation and thermal mass for a passive solar home
design.
tnx

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73
Hank WD5JFR

I was also working on a project which required temperature to be monitored
in many discrete points, over a period of time. There's several options, but
I believe the best to be as below:

http://www.logtagrecorders.com/

These are cheap, simple, accurate enough, easy to use, and pretty much
perfect for your application. The previous generation of logger we used
(ACR) were about $800 per unit, and these do basically the same thing for
$30 a piece. Thank you China! It would be prudent to buy several, and put
them in different spots so you can also evaluate temperature variations.

I think it will save you time, and get you better and more useful data if
you go with this approach rather than trying to use a general purpose
multimeter.

Henry Kolesnik wrote:
I have a Fluke 87 and a Fluke 80T-150 temperature probe that outputs 1
mV/deg F....but I'm getting lazy...
I'd like to find a reasonably priced but accurate and durable multimeter
with a USB interface and software so I can log temp with some kind of
time stamp using my Fluke temp probe. If someone experience with any
I'd like to know what's available new and used. I'm attempting to
evaluate some insulation and thermal mass for a passive solar home design.
tnx

the Fluke 289 series has a nice trending graph in it and if you want to link
it to the PC, it has an IR port which many laptops have..including desktops.
I own a 289, I like it. It can do up to 200 hours of recording
and data can be read back in a chart etc..


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http://webpages.charter.net/jamie_5"

Henry Kolesnik wrote:

Wow, my options are getting better and better..
Please keep sending them in..
thanks
73
Hank WD5JFR
73
Hank WD5JFR


Omega has the OM-62, standalone. I've worked with one, stick it where
you want, then download the data. Temp dew point and RH.
http://www.omega.com/ppt/pptsc.asp?ref=OM-62&nav=DASE01

Cheers
Check that out. It can computer link of show the data
on it's own VGA screen along with saving it for later
viewing.

http://us.fluke.com/usen/products/Fluke+289.htm


http://webpages.charter.net/jamie_5"

there is a plethora of data collection cards, I'd start there - why USB and
not PCI? anyway, not my problem - do a search for "data collection cards"
you will find thngs like this www.superlogics.com/usb.asp
"Henry Kolesnik" wrote in message
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I have a Fluke 87 and a Fluke 80T-150 temperature probe that outputs 1
mV/deg F....but I'm getting lazy...
I'd like to find a reasonably priced but accurate and durable multimeter
with a USB interface and software so I can log temp with some kind of time
stamp using my Fluke temp probe. If someone experience with any I'd like
to know what's available new and used. I'm attempting to evaluate some
insulation and thermal mass for a passive solar home design.
tnx

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73
Hank WD5JFR



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On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:35:04 -0700 (PDT), "David L. Jones"
wrote:

On Mar 17, 10:33 am, "Martin Riddle" wrote:
"Henry Kolesnik" wrote in messagenews
I have a Fluke 87 and a Fluke 80T-150 temperature probe that outputs 1 mV/deg F....but I'm getting lazy...
I'd like to find a reasonably priced but accurate and durable multimeter with a USB interface and software so I can log
temp with some kind of time stamp using my Fluke temp probe. If someone experience with any I'd like to know what's
available new and used. I'm attempting to evaluate some insulation and thermal mass for a passive solar home design.
tnx

--

73
Hank WD5JFR

Omega has the OM-62, standalone. I've worked with one, stick it where you want, then download the data. Temp dew point and
RH.http://www.omega.com/ppt/pptsc.asp?ref=OM-62&nav=DASE01

Cheers

The Themrochron iButtons are a much sexier solution. Only $25ea, have
up to a 10 year battery life, are waterproof, and are only the size a
few stacked coins.
https://shop.maxim-ic.com/storefront...ndAvailability
http://www.maxim-ic.com/quick_view2.cfm/qv_pk/4023

Serial and USB readers are available, and data can be exported to
Excel etc.
You can get little plastic tags to attach them to to things too. I
hang one off my harness when I go canyoning, to log the water temp.

Dave.

Those are pretty cool I read about one sending them aloft in a model
rocket nose cone and doing temperature measurements during the rockets
flight.

Gary K8IZ

Found another option which may be the least expensive and that is a
DataWatch Elite M2000 temperature logger with LCD display and is RS232
but works with a conversion cable to USB. Come with software and can
store 1,868 samples, sampling at 1 to 255 minutes with a real-time
clock, -40F to +158F. Cost $45.00.. Replaceable lithium cell runs it
for a year. I have a PDF spec sheet if anyone wants it, let know.

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73
Hank WD5JFR
"Jamie" t wrote in
message ...
Henry Kolesnik wrote:
I have a Fluke 87 and a Fluke 80T-150 temperature probe that outputs
1 mV/deg F....but I'm getting lazy...
I'd like to find a reasonably priced but accurate and durable
multimeter with a USB interface and software so I can log temp with
some kind of time stamp using my Fluke temp probe. If someone
experience with any I'd like to know what's available new and used.
I'm attempting to evaluate some insulation and thermal mass for a
passive solar home design.
tnx

the Fluke 289 series has a nice trending graph in it and if you want
to link
it to the PC, it has an IR port which many laptops have..including
desktops.
I own a 289, I like it. It can do up to 200 hours of recording
and data can be read back in a chart etc..


--
http://webpages.charter.net/jamie_5"

Henry Kolesnik wrote:
Found another option which may be the least expensive and that is a
DataWatch Elite M2000 temperature logger with LCD display and is RS232
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Google can't find it, how about a link ?

donald
but works with a conversion cable to USB. Come with software and can
store 1,868 samples, sampling at 1 to 255 minutes with a real-time
clock, -40F to +158F. Cost $45.00.. Replaceable lithium cell runs it
for a year. I have a PDF spec sheet if anyone wants it, let know.

"William Noble" wrote in message
.. .
there is a plethora of data collection cards, I'd start there - why USB
and not PCI? anyway, not my problem - do a search for "data collection
cards"


PCI is going away if not already completely gone on new PCs, USB will be
here for quite a while in some form. USB also allows you to easily move the
device from one PC to another, and connect it to laptops.

In article ,
says...
there is a plethora of data collection cards, I'd start there - why USB and
not PCI? anyway, not my problem - do a search for "data collection cards"
you will find thngs like this www.superlogics.com/usb.asp

I think it's because more and more people are moving to laptops and USB,
IEEE-1394 and PC-Card's are the only ports available.