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    Posted: 01 May 2015 at 6:34pm
temps for hubs and where to measure?   on the wheel?  on the drum?   just wanted to re-issue.  go pack, nice choice.   hogone
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Measure from behind - on the drum.
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what temps am i looking for  or not looking for?  hogone
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^^^hogone, establish a norm by taking a few measurements and then monitor. I would expect to see maybe 105 - 125. It may go up and down based on braking and brake performance. Look out it you start creeping near 200!


The idea is to be able to benefit from "Early Detection" outside of the normal operating range. 
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i just took a short two day trip (2 hour drive each way).  each time i checked, they red in the upper 70's or low 80's.  is this possible or was i obviously not hitting the right spot?  hogone
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Sure, it's possible. Especially if braking was minimal. I point my gun right where the wheel meets the hub, and also at the brake drum. Consider calibrating your laser temp gum by measuring a known temp of something. 
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podster:  what would that be; like the inside of my home fridge; im kind of drawing a blank on what to use; but then i just woke up!!!!  hogone
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Good info to have.  Though I have measured temps frankly I never knew where to point the tool.  Thanks guys.
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I can believe 70's or 80's, when I do the back-of-the-hand test that is about how they feel.
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Originally posted by hogone

podster:  what would that be; like the inside of my home fridge; im kind of drawing a blank on what to use; but then i just woke up!!!!  hogone

You could use a glass of warm or cold water with ice and measure the temp of the water with another thermometer and then compare it with the reading on the laser gun. 

Maybe use an oral temp thermometer or maybe an outdoor thermometer. 
 
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