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cheap infrared thermometer

tomdempsey200 · 2014-02-07 16:00:20

http://dx.com/p/1-2-lcd-digital-infrared-thermometer-orange-black-123695#.UvUCi2J_sxU are these things any good for distribution boards and the like:) i'm not interested in spending big money on a gadget

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07-02-2014 5:00pm

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http://dx.com/p/1-2-lcd-digital-infrared-thermometer-orange-black-123695#.UvUCi2J_sxU

are these things any good for distribution boards and the like:)

i'm not interested in spending big money on a gadget

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#2 07-02-2014 7:19pm
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It looks a little amateurish to me.
For that money I would not expect a lot.
It would be more normal to thermal imaging cameras at work for this purpose.

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#3 07-02-2014 7:46pm
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true the imaging would be the thing

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#4 07-02-2014 7:50pm
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tomdempsey200 wrote: »

true the imaging would be the thing

Not cheap though (as I'm sure you know).

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#5 08-02-2014 8:34pm
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Waste of time for checking distribution boards with that. You can rent a thermal imager but without the proper know-how (especially when photographing the metals in a distribution board with such a low emissivity) it will be of no use to you.

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