ProTek RC “TruTemp” Infrared Thermometer

This is the ProTek R/C “TruTemp” Infrared Thermometer. Any temp gun can give you a reading, but the accuracy of that reading is always questioned – especially when dealing with cheap guns from questionable sources. When you have thousands of dollars invested into your equipment, a questionable number isn’t good enough. You need accuracy, dependability and simplicity.  

The “TruTemp” is a highly useful non-contact tool specially designed for use with R/C engines, motors, battery packs, battery chargers, electronic speed controllers, as well as hundreds of other applications. To use, simply aim the infrared thermometer at the target and press the measurement button to quickly and easily display the surface temperatures.

Most people think a cheap temp gun is good enough, but cheap temp guns provide untrustworthy measurements. Put your equipment in the hands of precision, with the ProTek R/C TruTemp.

Features:

• High speed and accurate infrared sensor
• Four Modes – Quick Mode / Scan Mode / Max. Value / Min. Value
• Selectable Fahrenheit and Celsius scale
• Reads temperatures from -40°F – 716°F (-40°C – 380°C)
• Adjustable infrared emissivity coefficient
• Large easy-to-read LCD display, with backlight
• Minimal power consumption with 2 “AAA” batteries
• 1 minute auto-off timer conserves battery life

Specifications:

• Power Source:2 “AAA” Batteries (not included)
• Operating Current:? 40mA @ 2.0V
• Operating Temperature:32°F – 104°F (0°C – 40°C)
• Current Drain:? 25ua @ 3V
• Temperature Range Tolerance:
• -40°F – 32°F: ±1.8°F (-40°C – 0°C: ±1°C)
• 32°F – 140°F:±0.9°F (0°C – 60°C: ±0.5°C)
• 140°F – 248°F:±1.8°F (60°C – 120°C: ±1°C)
• 248°F – 356°F:±3.6°F (120°C – 180°C: ±2°C)
• 356°F – 464°F:±5.4°F (180°C – 240°C: ±3°C)
• 464°F – 680°F:±7.2°F (240°C – 360°C: ±4°C)
• Adjustable Range for Infared Emissivity Coefficient:0.01 – 1
• Dimensions:121x40x39.6mm (4.8×1.6×1.6in)
• Weight:75g (2.6oz)

This product was added to our catalog on December 3, 2014

Anonymous Verified Owner Tuesday, Jul 14 2015 (about 10 years ago) ProTek RC “TruTemp” Infrared Thermometer Good little temp gun, I would recommend this to anyone not wanting to spend $250 on the alternative. 7 customers found this review helpful. Anonymous Verified Owner Sunday, May 1 2016 (about 9 years ago) ProTek RC “TruTemp” Infrared Thermometer Mine is way off also, reads 231 degrees compared to fluke model 62 and duratrax flashpoint, both read 175 and 176 degrees, all tested at same time and all lenses cleaned, 2 other friends are way off also.at 70 degrees all are within 3 degrees, the hotter it gets the farther off it gets exponentially. 6 of 7 customers found this review helpful. Nick Cattuna Verified Owner Thursday, Mar 12 2015 (about 10 years ago) ProTek RC “TruTemp” Infrared Thermometer Great temp gun! Easy to use, very accurate even when tested against much more expensive temp guns too. I have been using this gun for the past several weeks and it has worked extremely well. 5 customers found this review helpful. Anonymous Verified Owner Tuesday, Sep 29 2015 (about 10 years ago) ProTek RC “TruTemp” Infrared Thermometer Was off by 40 degrees and compared to a exergen temp gun 7 of 10 customers found this review helpful. Anonymous Verified Owner Sunday, Apr 19 2015 (about 10 years ago) ProTek RC “TruTemp” Infrared Thermometer I’m really enjoying this item, everything about it is cool. 4 customers found this review helpful. Charlie Granger Monday, Mar 9 2015 (about 10 years ago) ProTek RC “TruTemp” Infrared Thermometer The Tru Temp works awesome. It’s easy to read at night for club racing and is very accurate. I compared its temps to a very expensive unit and its reads the same (within a degree or two). I highly recommend especially if you’re a racer. It also works great for my electric stuff too. 3 customers found this review helpful. Sean Williams Verified Owner Thursday, Jul 7 2022 (about 3 years ago) ProTek RC “TruTemp” Infrared Thermometer Great little temp gun, this is the second one I have owned. My first one made it 2 years till I lost it. Worth the money great product. 1 customer found this review helpful. David Struckoff Sunday, Jun 26 2022 (about 3 years ago) ProTek RC “TruTemp” Infrared Thermometer I purchased this from a vendor of amains a little over a year ago. Have only used it a handful of time and all of a sudden started getting “OL” readings and other random numbers. It’s way after warranty so I opened it up. The wires connecting the infrared lens had broken. Both the green and red wires. No clue how this could happen seeing how it’s all enclosed other than just junk wire/connections. So much for that $40. Disappointed. 1 customer found this review helpful. Daniel Mieczkowski Sunday, Nov 24 2024 (10 months ago) ProTek RC “TruTemp” Infrared Thermometer Love mine works great.
I’m the guy at the track that you ask to borrow the temp gun lol Rob Johns Verified Owner Sunday, Dec 31 2023 (about a year ago) ProTek RC “TruTemp” Infrared Thermometer Very high quality !!! Easy to get a reading !!! Works as advertised !!! laurent holon Wednesday, Sep 20 2023 (about 2 years ago) ProTek RC “TruTemp” Infrared Thermometer very bad, minimum 10 degres off !! poor quality, screen very easy to scratch. James Wyatt Thursday, Apr 13 2023 (about 2 years ago) ProTek RC “TruTemp” Infrared Thermometer With the reviews this has…it should really be on clearance…nobody wants to throw away 40$..nah…I will take some plugs instead Seth Thornton Verified Owner Monday, Jan 16 2023 (about 2 years ago) ProTek RC “TruTemp” Infrared Thermometer Great for ESC and motor temps also good for Nitro Engines Good tool for Tuning your Model to make sure your not over heating anything James Ellis Verified Owner Saturday, Jan 14 2023 (about 2 years ago) ProTek RC “TruTemp” Infrared Thermometer Worthless can’t read in light , no way to adjust the display brightness rating 00!! one star Alex Naranjo Verified Owner Wednesday, Nov 16 2022 (about 2 years ago) ProTek RC “TruTemp” Infrared Thermometer This gets a single star because it turns on. The temperature reading is way off depending on the material scanned and regardless of the E value. Oddly, it seems like a software bug because the moment you save the E value, the actual temp is displayed and will more often than not, align with the actual temp of the object. 1 of 2 customers found this review helpful. B.C. Verified Owner Saturday, May 15 2021 (about 4 years ago) ProTek RC “TruTemp” Infrared Thermometer Terrible from the beginning. Inaccurate readings. I have super cheap temp gun that actually works. I tried to upgrade but ended up wasting money. I’m a fan of ProTek but this one is truly disappointing. 1 of 2 customers found this review helpful. Rob H Verified Owner Tuesday, May 26 2020 (about 5 years ago) ProTek RC “TruTemp” Infrared Thermometer Hard to beat for the $$$. Screen is very bright and easy to read. Still on first set of batteries after a month of use. CLINTON RILEY Verified Owner Wednesday, Aug 9 2017 (about 8 years ago) ProTek RC “TruTemp” Infrared Thermometer Nice little compact temp gun with consistent readings so I can monitor engine heat when making tuning changes. Richard Hess Verified Owner Wednesday, Aug 2 2017 (about 8 years ago) ProTek RC “TruTemp” Infrared Thermometer Awesome temp gun, I’ve had mine for over 3 years now no issues … Per-Hakan Persson Verified Owner Sunday, Dec 11 2016 (about 8 years ago) ProTek RC “TruTemp” Infrared Thermometer This is a POS!
1. The plastic in the housing is so poor that 9 out of 12 screw bosses were cracked already at delivery! The reason I found out? Pieces of the plastic was rattling inside the body, and the button kept sinking into the body when pressing it, so I just had to open it and find out. The screws bosses have not even survived the assembly procedure in China. You can actually feel how brittle the plastic is when using it.
2.There are buttons for measure mode min/max/continious, and temperature units. These cannot be set to a default position, so that the temp gun always wake up in the same mode, so you have to fiddle with that every time you take a measurment. When reading the temperature of an nitro engine it is always best to use the ”max” mode, but the temp gun starts in ”continious” mode. Farenheit is the unit used in USA so it might not cause any problem for most of you but if you are in Celsius world then it just sucks that the gun wake up in Farenheit.
This product is defenitely not anything you want to rely on at a race! 3 of 6 customers found this review helpful. View all reviews