Product selection guide: Contact thermometers

Use our product selection guide to find the thermometer that fits your needs best.

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	Fluke 52 II Dual Probe Digital Thermometer	Fluke 568 Infrared and Contact Thermometer

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Recommended uses

Laboratory, quality assurance, process calibration, food safety, HVAC

Electrical, mechanical, plant, diesel, HVAC

What temperature range do you need to measure?	500 °C (+932 °F)	500 °C (+932 °F)
Will you be working from greater than 5 m (15 ft)?
Will you be measuring objects 200 °C (400 °F), moving, uncontaminatable, energized objects or difficult to reach objects?
Do you need to download data for analysis and reporting?
Do you need on-board memory for trending and comparison?
Will you do any hands-free, real-time temperature monitoring with a PC?

Non-contact temperature range	500 °C (+932 °F)	500 °C (+932 °F)
Sighting		Laser point
Typical distance to target		Up to 7.5 m (25 ft)

Form factor	Flat	Pistol
Dimensions, approximate (H x W x D)	17.3 x 8.6 x 3.8 cm (6.8 x 3.4 x 1.5 in)	17.5 x 15.5 x 4 cm (7 x 6.5 x 1.7 in)
Warranty	3 years	2 years
Case		Hard case

Temperature area

Surface temperature

Internal, ambient and non-contact surface temperature

Time stamp	Relative	Time of day
Min-Max-Avg-Dif	Min-Max-Avg-Dif	Min-Max-Avg-Dif
Soft-key feature menu navigation
Multiple language interface
English, French, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, German user interface
Material type adjustment (emissivity)		Material table or 0.1 to 1.00 by 0.01
High and low alarms		High and low alarms
Two levels of backlight
Hands-free logging

Do you want to use industry standard thermocouples?

Number of on-board memory locations		99
PC download and software		FlukeView Forms

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