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As a parent to a toddler I was surprised to note how bad I am at estimating whether me or my child have a fever. On top of that infants naturally can have a bo
by Tade0 3y ago
As a parent to a toddler I was surprised to note how bad I am at estimating whether me or my child have a fever.
On top of that infants naturally can have a body temperature of up to 37.5°C, which is an additional hurdle because they may feel warm, but be generally fine.
Years of soldering taught me that the lips are very sensitive to temperature(much more so than fingers) and heal fast should you touch something really hot, like a soldering iron, so for emergencies there's that, but obviously it doesn't work when both of you have a temperature.
Also, for more than one reason, you can't reliably check yourself.
- BrandoElFollito 3y agoI often used the touch temperature of my children tights. Somehow this matched the "fever or not" threshold shown by the thermometer when I finally got home of it. Now that the children are teenagers/ young adults I find plenty of thermometers all over the place.
- ars 3y agoCheck under this chin/side of the neck. It's more stable then the forehead which changes temperature frequently.
- tambourine_man 3y agoI hope you’re using lead-free solder if you’re holding it with your mouth. The fumes aren’t great at that distance either
- stavros 3y agoWhy on earth is your soldering iron anywhere close to your mouth?!
- anaganisk 3y agoTemperature check
- Doxin 3y agoSurely you don't need something as sensitive as your lips to detect if something is ~270c?
- Tade0 3y agoYes and no actually. Fingers work, but interestingly the sensation of heat comes with enough delay to cause burns before you register the temperature. My soldering iron had barely 15W, so it would frequently get too cold. Also I could avoid smooching the thing for the most part, because the heat radiating from it was already noticeable from a few millimeters - particularly due to moisture evaporating from the lips at an increased rate. I replaced that iron with a more powerful one which didn't have this issue, but I still use this method if I'm unsure what's the temperature of something that might well be very hot.
- Doxin 3y ago> interestingly the sensation of heat comes with enough delay to cause burns before you register the temperature. As someone who solders pretty regularly: don't I know it! > Also I could avoid smooching the thing for the most part, because the heat radiating from it was already noticeable from a few millimeters Totally works with your fingertips too. If it's "too cold" to feel without touching, it's cold enough to give a quick tap, which'll inform you about it's temperature some more. But I guess everyone has their own tricks! I've switched to a TS-100 a while back, and having a temperature readout right on your soldering iron is really quite nice.