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Originally Posted by itsiceman

I feel like I could open a tee shirt shop outside Area 51 with how my ranting must sound but I know Mark has a first gen 523 also and could believe.

Well, the ATC1 probes are ok if the ambient temperature and the pipe temperature are not very different...

Do Not use the clamps that come with that unit!!!
I broke mine out yesterday to have two temps at once and they were way off!!!
Felt like a fool cause I knew better but this was in a cooler with the evap fans off so I thought I'd be ok.
It is surprising to me how some folks say they have no trouble with them.


Ive been using the feildpeice clamps for over a year and haven't broke one yet. now that I say that they will bust on my next job . lol

I just got the sman4 guages today can't wait to play with my new toy. so far I like the look and feel. much better than the junk refco I was using.

I feel like I could open a tee shirt shop outside Area 51 with how my ranting must sound but I know Mark has a first gen 523 also and could believe.

Yes I know
I've heard it before

Originally Posted by itsiceman

Do Not use the clamps that come with that unit!!!
I broke mine out yesterday to have two temps at once and they were way off!!!
Felt like a fool cause I knew better but this was in a cooler with the evap fans off so I thought I'd be ok.
It is surprising to me how some folks say they have no trouble with them.

I have an atc1 in my meter bag and it is within 2*F of my cooper atkins and digi cool thermistors as well as my fluke k type tcouple

ATC1

Originally Posted by itsiceman

Do Not use the clamps that come with that unit!!!

Which unit?

supply ordered it for me sman4 not in yet i called said wednesday or thursday when i recieve and ck out i will post how they work thank you all for the replies

Do Not use the clamps that come with that unit!!!
I broke mine out yesterday to have two temps at once and they were way off!!!
Felt like a fool cause I knew better but this was in a cooler with the evap fans off so I thought I'd be ok.
It is surprising to me how some folks say they have no trouble with them.

Here is my SMAN4 review:

http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/showthread....Digital-Gauges

brent i scanned thru your posts couldnt find the thread on the sman4 review

thanks guys i ordered the sman4 hope i don't regret it

Check out my reviews of the Fieldpiece SMAN4, Digicool AK900, and Testo 550's in the "Tools and Test Equipment" section.

anybody check out the sman4 yet spoke to russ at fieldpiece in tech dept. of course he is going to praise his product sounds good checked out video on you tube any of you gents have the pleasure of using the sman4 yet

I had the sman2. I gave them up for the Digicool AK900. No regrets

Digicool AK900, I was trying to decide between the sman and AK900 chose the DC and don't regret it at all

Another vote for the D.C. AK900. It's the only digital I have used but so far it's been great. I would definitely get the new clamp probes with it as well as a set of wrap-arounds. I just have the two kinds of velcro wrap-around type and while they work well, they are a bit of a pain sometimes. I'm getting a set of clamps ASAP.

For refrigeration I like the Digi-Cools
If I could only have one unit it would be Digi-Cool no question.
Tough Unit no special treatment necessary.
The AK-900 has everything on one screen.
All button pushing to toggle screens to see the different measurements on all the other guys units is very annoying to me

thank you hammerman waiting for somemore input from the other guys too leaning towars the sman4 so far