like an infrared thermometer... measures really high temeratures, like really hot metals etc...

hth

katie x

 

non-contact temperature measuring device.
Generally used to measure objects at high temperature.

 

damn... katie beat me to it...

 

im a girl hun, get used to it

 

you're welcome..

 

Ta very much!

 

Actually, If I had actually used my brain for once, I probably could have worked that out.

Quite obvious really when you think about it!

 

Pyrometer does not necessarily imply 'non-contact'

There are plenty of 'contact pyrometers' like what the tire techs use to measure temps across tires in F1 etc.

IR ones are the hot lick though

 

well pyro means fire dont it?

i wonderd this after seeing the auto meter site!.... i thought pyrometer would monitor fires in the engine bay giving you good chance to get the fook outta ya car when it starts moving!...lol....