Bho Temperature Advice?

[Graywolf]

I do not, and I did jump the gun on vacuuming it probably. I'm new at this and could use all of the advice I can get.

Check out http://thealchemistresource.thealchemistresource.com/p/normal-0-false-false-false_27.html

Heat transfer is limited to conduction and radiation in a vacuum, as there is no convection. That is why I heat up first and then start the vacuum.

 

[Two.Bears]

I Half a laser thermometer and mine had big trouble with shiny pots.

I got mine on Amazon and it was practically worthless

If you slowly raise the heat with the lid on, but no vacuum, until it fully melts, it should be no higher than 120F and more likely 110 to 115F. If it reads 150F with your infrared, you are either shooting through the puddle and measuring the hot surface under it, or your infrared gun is out of calibration, or...........??

Do you have a calibrated immersion thermocouple to compare the reading to?