Darkroom thermometers

BlueWind

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Hello

My digital thermometer died recently (some parts of the battery compartment went loose).
I found advertisements for thermometers with an analog dial, without batteries (!) from sellers in China, at a low price.
Are these reliable and robust ??

I still have a mercury thermometer , so I am not in a hurry .

Grateful for any opinions

Joao
 

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I am a fan of the Thermoworks products, Thermopen and Thermopop. They will give a reading a a few seconds, have nice long probs and are basically bullet proof.
 

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I use an old school analog thermometer from Jobo. Not as instant as a digital thermometer but it seems pretty accurate and there's nothing electronic to fail.

3321 Color Thermometer

Quality, commitment, and professionalism have made JOBO one of the leading brands in the photographic industry since 1923. JOBO tanks and products have become legendary and JOBO's innovations set the standard for darkroom processing. Film processing requires careful control over temperature. A...
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Similar question: I have a Bogen Adjustable Dial Thermometer that I love the look and feel of.

But I always have to adjust it. Is that typical or do I just have a bad one? It's OK today but I check it every session.
 

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Bill Burk said:
Similar question: I have a Bogen Adjustable Dial Thermometer that I love the look and feel of.

But I always have to adjust it. Is that typical or do I just have a bad one? It's OK today but I check it every session.
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No experience with any Bogen thermometer, but I've used a Weston dial thermometer for 40+ years and have never adjusted it. I've never dropped it and I'm always a bit on the ginger side when using it. I check it every so often against a Kodak Process Thermometer that I know is accurate.
 
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