This is a Fluke 2175A digital thermometer that got a little toasty at some point in its life. This asset still passed calibration and is returning to the customer for use. That is how you know Fluke makes an awesome product.
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Any info on how it got toasty? I’m guessing it was an external incident based on the praise.
Just can’t help from imagining a terrible tech support response comic. 
Customer: My thermometer is on fire!
Tech Support: When you put it in your mouth, does it read 98.6 degrees
Customer: Yes, but it burns.
Tech Support: Well it is working as intended (hangs up phone)
(wide shot of a pile of ash between 2 buildings)
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Unknown cause of said toastyness but it does work just fine lol it came in to the lab that way
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Indeed. Spend the money upfront. Invest for the long term. Take reasonable care of it. Save a lot of time/grief.
Well the makerspace member couldn’t find the probe for the device and wanted to know if their torch was hot enough to anneal the metal they were working with so they:
http://finedininglovers.cdn.crosscast-system.com/BlogPost/l_12293_Blowtorch.jpg
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Yeah, using probes can induce all kinds of unwanted errors. Best bet is to cut out the middleman.
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