User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of contents
- 1 Warnings & Cautions
- 2 Notice to user
- 3 Customer help
- 4 Documentation updates
- 5 Important note about this manual
- 6 Parts lists
- 7 Quick Start Guide
- 8 A note about ergonomics
- 9 Camera parts
- 10 Screen elements
- 11 Navigating the menu system
- 12 Connecting external devices and storage media
- 13 Pairing Bluetooth devices
- 14 Configuring Wi-Fi
- 15 Handling the camera
- 16 Working with images
- 17 Working with thermal fusion and picture-in-picture image modes
- 18 Working with measurement tools
- 19 Fetching data from external Extech meters
- 20 Working with isotherms
- 21 Annotating images
- 22 Recording video clips
- 23 Changing settings
- 24 Cleaning the camera
- 25 Technical data
- 26 Dimensional drawings
- 26.1 Camera dimensions, front view (1)
- 26.2 Camera dimensions, front view (2)
- 26.3 Camera dimensions, side view (1)
- 26.4 Camera dimensions, side view (2)
- 26.5 Camera dimensions, 41.3 mm/15° lens, side view
- 26.6 Camera dimensions, 24.6 mm/25° lens, side view
- 26.7 Camera dimensions, 13.1 mm/45° lens, side view
- 26.8 Infrared lens (41.3 mm/15°)
- 26.9 Infrared lens (24.6 mm/25°)
- 26.10 Infrared lens (13.1 mm/45°)
- 26.11 Battery (1)
- 26.12 Battery (2)
- 26.13 Battery charger (1)
- 26.14 Battery charger (2)
- 26.15 Battery charger (3)
- 27 Application examples
- 28 Introduction to building thermography
- 28.1 Disclaimer
- 28.2 Important note
- 28.3 Typical field investigations
- 28.3.1 Guidelines
- 28.3.2 About moisture detection
- 28.3.3 Moisture detection (1): Low-slope commercial roofs
- 28.3.4 Moisture detection (2): Commercial & residential façades
- 28.3.5 Moisture detection (3): Decks & balconies
- 28.3.6 Moisture detection (4): Plumbing breaks & leaks
- 28.3.7 Air infiltration
- 28.3.8 Insulation deficiencies
- 28.4 Theory of building science
- 28.4.1 General information
- 28.4.2 The effects of testing and checking
- 28.4.3 Sources of disruption in thermography
- 28.4.4 Surface temperature and air leaks
- 28.4.5 Measuring conditions & measuring season
- 28.4.6 Interpretation of infrared images
- 28.4.7 Humidity & dew point
- 28.4.8 Excerpt from Technical Note ‘Assessing thermal bridging and insulation continuity’ (UK example)
- 29 Introduction to thermographic inspections of electrical installations
- 29.1 Important note
- 29.2 General information
- 29.3 Measurement technique for thermographic inspection of electrical installations
- 29.4 Reporting
- 29.5 Different types of hot spots in electrical installations
- 29.6 Disturbance factors at thermographic inspection of electrical installations
- 29.7 Practical advice for the thermographer
- 30 About FLIR Systems
- 31 Glossary
- 32 Thermographic measurement techniques
- 33 History of infrared technology
- 34 Theory of thermography
- 35 The measurement formula
- 36 Emissivity tables
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Figure 29.7 A profile (line) in an infrared image and a graph displaying the increasing temperature
29.3.4 Normal operating temperature
Temperature measurement with thermography usually gives the absolute temperature
of the object. In order to correctly assess whether the component is too hot, it is
necessary to know its operating temperature, that is, its normal temperature if we
consider the load and the temperature of its environment.
As the direct measurement will give the absolute temperature—which must be con-
sidered as well (as most components have an upper limit to their absolute tempera-
tures)—it is necessary to calculate the expected operating temperature given the load
and the ambient temperature. Consider the following definitions:
■ Operating temperature: the absolute temperature of the component. It depends
on the current load and the ambient temperature. It is always higher than the am-
bient temperature.
■ Excess temperature (overheating): the temperature difference between a properly
working component and a faulty one.
The excess temperature is found as the difference between the temperature of a
‘normal’ component and the temperature of its neighbor. It is important to compare
the same points on the different phases with each other.
As an example, see the following image taken from indoor equipment:
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Figure 29.8 An infrared image of indoor electrical equipment (1).
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