Elitech RC-5+Digital PDF USB Temperature Data Logger Reusable Recorder Refrigerator Thermometer 32000 Points High Accuracy

I initially purchased two units, an RC5+ and an RC-5+TE. I have since purchased two additional "TE" units. These loggers are intended for use in monitoring shipments of food and other goods that need to be kept cold, so of course a record of the shipping conditions is essential. Check the specs to get an understanding of their outstanding flexibility. My use is in monitoring temperatures in rooms in which the air conditioning or heating may have problems, so I need to be able to monitor fairly rapid temperature changes. If you need to monitor for conditions like this, you should buy the "TE" version which adds an external sensor on the end of a cable about 3 feet long. Nothing magic about that sensor, there is another one like it inside the RC-5+ case and you can choose which to use, but the external one has much less mass than the case so it responds more quickly to temperature changes. It took me a little while on line to find the correct application software to download. For a Windows PC that is ElitechLogWin V6.4.0. There is an understandable user manual included in the app, but it has some omissions I found annoying. Most of those have to do with how to transfer data from the logger into the PC, how to configure the logger, and how to choose stored database files to display. This is like any other competent tool that's new for you, not everything is obvious and there is a learning curve. But the hardware and software work just fine, and the plotting routine (PDF only) is marvelously capable. Not only can you overlay multiple data logs, you can even display (and export!) logs that only partially overlap -- and the software takes care of this offsetting and scaling for you! And you can change the X-axis scaling and location of the viewing window; it's a little clunky in my opinion, but workable and I'm making fewer errors now. If I didn't feel these are marvelously capable and well worth their cost, I wouldn't have bought two more soon after the first two! The only reason it didn't get 5 stars from me is what I consider some obvious omissions in the user manual explanations. Martt Harding

Great product. Very dependable and accurate.

These temperature data loggers work great, that is after I figured out how to work them. The cryptic instructions/data manual that came in the box was of limited help and no help at all in getting started. The first step in the instructions is "Connect the data logger to a computer to set configuration parameters" The devices won't work properly until you do this. It doesn't say you need special software on the computer you hook it to or where and how to get it. I searched the Elitech website for some software and couldn't find any software downloads, so searched and downloaded a better user manual for this model which explained the software needed to be downloaded and even gave a url for downloading the software. You have to fill out some information before downloading, which was kind of annoying at this stage. Once the software was downloaded and installed on my computer, I had to download the user manual for the software to figureout how to use it. The software works fine although a bit kludgy and not thoughoughly explained in the software manual. Once the devices were configured, they worked as the original box instruction manual describes. Once I got the two I bought working, I put them in my two freezers to try to figure out why my ice cream was melting, sometimes, and the loggers worked great and were very helpful. As for my ice cream, well, that's another story.

This device is perfect for anyone who needs to record temperatures over a given period of time. My furnace was acting up and I needed to figure out exactly what was happening. I ordered the data logger, downloaded the software and placed the logger on a register. The next day, I had an extremely detailed report, including the raw data and a perfect graph showing the readings over a 12 hour period. This amazing little tool is a must have for any thermal performance study you might have. It's waterproof, runs for a year on a cheap button battery and takes up almost no space in your toolbox. I can't recommend it highly enough.

I wanted to collect the temperatures in my well house so I ordered this product. It works great. I didn't install any software, I just plug it into my mac and it shows a PDF with the data logging points, perfect. You do have to install software to change the settings like how often it records the temp and C/F, I didn't do any of that, just put it in my well house and left it for a week. Worked perfectly. I'm actually leaving this review while I'm ordering a second one. BTW, like most digital thermometers, the response time to temp change is not rapid but neither does it cause it to be inaccurate unless you have very fast and wild temp swings where you're recording. If you think this is over priced, go out and shop data loggers, this is as budget as the come.

It is so aggravating to use this. You test it. It looks like it's cool and neat and the data is there. But once again, a refrigerator dies and I look at the log -- and it has the quick no need for software PDF and CSV file and I should be in data heaven!!! But NO! Apparently, the option for circular logging is off by default. It stopped after the first 30 days two months ago. The graph I'm looking at does not end today – in the last hour. No!!! It ended last March after it recorded 30-days. And then just chilled do’in the big nothing. So older versions had automatic start default to off -- or maybe as a newb user, maybe I clicked it off. But then the UI should have made that clear. The newer UI seems to make automatic on a default. But I try to test and then this "thing" keeps finding new ways to not have data. If the user base bifurcates between some users only wanting the first 30-days then stop by default and a second sane normal average user wanting data up to the present day, please have the software up front force a click between these two types. Somehow, it doesn’t seem like that first group would exist. But OK. Make the UI clear about this. I just want data. And for the third time weeks go by – and I tested – apparently during the first 30-days! I thought I was good to go. And then a refrig dies and I want data. Nope. NO SOUP FOR YOU! Also the circular logging option is greyed out. Clicking around. Changing from 30-day to interval-time on the first tab didn't enable circular. Who doesn't want circular and automatic on as a default? I now have PTSD. I'm going to find out that the play button gets smooshed in the refrig – then secretly the device is for months off -- And that’s when I learn about a hidden sub tabbed option -- stay on lock option. Or I’ll find out months from now that one of these devices didn't have the leap year capture option on, because leap years are disabled. Maybe there is a year of the dragon on/off options I missed. What’s next?

Excellent

The description says no software is needed. The tiny manual sheet says to just plug into a PC and set the parameters. I tried that, the computer (both Mac and Windows) recognized the unit but there was no app, or any way of setting the parameters. Viewing the help video instructs to go to the website and click on the Download menu to get the software. The current version of the website has no such menu item.. After a google search I was able to find a link to the software and downloaded it on my Mac. As I tried to install it, the Apple OS would not allow the app to install as the developer certificate was invalid. I finally gave up and sent it back. It may work fine, but after 45 minutes of trying to get it to work on both a PC and Mac, no thanks.

Very good

Good one.

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Buena calidad

Works exactly as advertised. Very easy to use and quite accurate.