quick question.. on board temp or hand held

[chrisnhisrevo]

im getting a new temp gun but i seen a onboard. just dont know if i wanna add MORE weight to the maxx or not. i dont take it to the track or anything just putt arround my yard and tick off my neighbors . anyway got any suggestions on witch is more suited

[Double G]

On-board is very light, I used to have one but now I have a hand-held so I can use it on my 1/16 VXL too.

[ckysmith2011]

I would go hand held so if you get another car you can use it on that one also.

[Hwdriver]

Anyone have any suggestions for hand helds that work good but don't break the bank?

[wvaughn7]

I would say handheld too, but I would make sure you get a decent one. I just bought a cheap one and think it was a wasted 12 bucks. It showed my t maxx running at 368 which I believe is impossible so I do not think it is even worth being a paperweight.

[chrisnhisrevo]

On-board is very light, I used to have one but now I have a hand-held so I can use it on my 1/16 VXL too.

thanks DG.. i seen a venom and it only weighs 4oz. its also cheaper than the hand held duratrax. sometimes cheaper is not better i guess

[Maxximum Overdive]

Def get a hand held. I bought the traxxas on board temp gauge and it's off by almost 100 degrees. I do have it mounted in the correct spot on the head and it constantly reads over 300 while the hand held reads 220-250.

[TRXnewbie21]

I have the Duratrax FlashPoint Infrared Temp Gauge. I've had it for 5 years now. Still works like a charm and have yet to replace the battery.

[bifft it]

bougbht a hand held temp gun at napa yesterday for NEW (whos name we shall not say) X truck lol seems to work great and was on sale for $50 with a black case. have a onboard one on my tmaxx and i dont think it works real well, but its feather light. mounted it where the stock fuel tank used to be. when weather gets better i will test both and see which is accurate.

[maddasterd]

I have a dynamite infra red handheld, and the traxxas onboard. It's weird that people have had problems with the traxxas one. After my own testing I have found them both to be within +- 1degree of each other. I love my traxxas onboard temp gauge. I use it daily on multiple trucks, instead of using the supplied adhesive backing i use little strips of velcro. For me personally it's a must have.

[Double G]

I'll summarize my argument of on-board not being accurate: for taking the temperature it is very accurate. However, on our engines the acceptable place to take the temp is the glow plug and the on-board takes the temp outside and it can vary depending on where the probe is located: closer to the exhaust, higher temps and vise versa.

[chrisnhisrevo]

thanks all. im just getting another hand held. just thought i would see how everyone else felt about the onboard sence i never had one.

[Monte_1977]

I have the Duratrax FlashPoint Infrared Temp Gauge. I've had it for 5 years now. Still works like a charm and have yet to replace the battery.

Yup. great temp gauge. I have one too. Very accurate. I like O'Donnel TGX1 temp gauge/stopwatch combo and comes with a nice nylon case for about $40.00. Anyone have one? Comments/feedback please.

Check it out here.... http://www.ebay.com/itm/ODonnell-TGX...#ht_1818wt_815

[Monte_1977]

Chrisnhisrevo... check this one out...http://www.ebay.com/itm/Venom-Smart-...#ht_3898wt_815.

[cenracer1]

I have the Duratrax FlashPoint Infrared Temp Gauge. I've had it for 5 years now. Still works like a charm and have yet to replace the battery.

I have the same one and haven't replaced the battery either. Its pretty accurate and a must have. To be honest, I run telemetry on most of my r/c cars and trucks so I can check the temps on the fly literally. I use the handheld to verify the readings and for the couple of cars that don't have the better system. I'm not a fan of the onboard systems for no other reason than the batteries don't last long enough when using the trucks a lot..