Geratherm Analogue fever thermometer without mercury classic XL

This thermometer seems to need to be in place a little longer than perhaps a mercury type. However, it is easier to read than a standard mercury type.

Yes it fantastic for my old man whom couldn’t Reed other ones and don’t like digital ones

I expected this to behave like a mercury thermometer so initially thought it was faulty. It is very slow but gets there in the end. What I thought was an air bubble in the column just above the bulb isn't, but I was blaming this for it not appearing to work.Below is the explanation I received from PISPO Ltd."The little bubble in the thermometer over the small glass part is the"heart" of the thermometer called maximum-system. Without this little bubble the level of the Galinstan will not stay on the measured value and you could not read the correct temperature.This thermometer contains Galinstan, which is not so heavy as mercury. More and faster movements are necessary to shake down the liquid (15 to 20 rapid wrist movements).We recommend you do so after taking the temperature, when the thermometer is still warm. Putting the thermometer under cold water won't bring the liquid down, only shaking it (like flicking water out of your hands) will bring the Galinstan down"Another tip I learned from another review is that the liquid can be brought down very quickly by spinning it in a sock [but avoid getting to close to furniture as I broke my first one!!!]

Good quality product

The one I got is impossible to shake down! Absolutely nothing happens. It was on 36.2 C when I got it and there it stays, no matter how hard or how long I shake it. Tried to use it anyway to see if the temperature changed but it is constantly on 36.2. Also wondering about the magnifying glass? Ehum... where is it? Very difficult to read, don't really get the magnifying claim?I am very disappointed, I had been recommended this thermometer for measuring my basal temperature every morning but to me it seems useless.Edit: OK so I got that you have to put it into the clear case to get the magnifying effect... my bad, haha. Also wanted to say that it was a quick delivery, no problems there!I have since I wrote the review tried the sock trick (maybe I read that on amazon.com reviews?) and it worked for me. Put the thermometer in a sock and swing it around. Very silly. Not so sure though how accurate the thermometer is anyway, I just tried it and my temp just sitting down for a few minutes was 35.9C and that seems way too low. Usually not even my morning temp is that low.

The item is fully compliant with the description.

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I don’t know if the one I’ve got is defective but it takes at least 15 minutes to register temperature, which is a long time to sit with something in your mouth. The bonus is that the gauge is easy to read even if you’re long sighted.

Annoyed that it doesn't have a Fahrenheit scale. And I don't see how it's any easier to read than any other analog thermometer I've used in the past 50 years. The angle is very narrow, and the mercury line is also very narrow.

Es lo más parecido a los termómetros de mercurio que empleábamos cuando éramos pequeños, emplea otro componente, en este caso el galio que se comporta similar al mercurio (el mercurio siempre será mejor pero está limitado su uso de forma doméstica).Comparándolo con la moda actual de termómetros digitales, este termómetro tiene como ventaja la fiabilidad de la medición, que entiendo que es un dato muy importante si lo que queremos es controlar la décimas de temperatura y saber si tenemos fiebre o una leve febrícula.Como contrapartida, requiere tener un poco más de paciencia ya que se debe tener unos minutos colocado para que pueda realizar la medición y una vez hemos terminado hemos de moverlo para que el galio baje (si ves que te cuesta, un truco es ponerlo dentro de un calcetín y hacer circulos con él).La marca es de muy buena calidad, de varios tipos que he probado es la mejor que he probado.

Me ha encantado, es comodo, numeros grandes que se ven bien y no es dificil bajarlo despues de usarlo, baja rapido.

Wurde gut verpackt und schnell geliefert. Kann nach Vergleich mit altem Thermometer in dem noch hochgiftiges Quecksilber war sagen das es etwas mehr "runterschütteln" braucht, aber wenn man die Bewegung raus hat ist das kein Problem - dafür wird kein Quecksilber freigesetzt wenns mal brechen sollte.Messgenauigkeit gegenüber altem Thermometer und Braun Digital-Fiebermesser gut. Haben die Version mit Schutzhülle gekauft, passt auch. Ablesbarkeit: Immer logischerweise schlechter als bei einer beleuchteten Digitalanzeige. Aber wenn man sich einmal Zeit nimmt den Richtigen Blickwinkel zu finden einwandfrei für ein analoges Thermometer in der Größe. Hygienisch auc gut, weil man Glas mit Alkohol desinfizieren kann. Preis- / Leistungsverhältnis stimmt für uns - würde ich wieder kaufen.

Es el termómetro "de siempre" o "de toda la vida" pero es muy preciso y eficiente; justo lo que se le pide a un termómetro: que mida exactamente los grados de temperatura para controlar la fiebre. He tenido de los otros (los digitales) y, sinceramente, la experiencia no ha sido nada satisfactoria porque - aún siguiendo estrictamente las instrucciones - había veces que me daba un margen de error de 1º y algunas décimas por debajo de la temperatura real. Y en los momentos en los que vivimos, según qué casos, ese margen de error no es nada conveniente.Para ser justos, cuesta un poco bajar el líquido de la regleta de medición y - aunque la funda que acompaña al producto facilita la labor al sacudirlo - a una persona muy mayor le costaría un poco / bastante esfuerzo.En reglas generales, muy satisfecho con la compra.