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 29.12 An infrared image of a circuit breaker
29.5.3 Inductive heating
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Figure 29.13 An infrared image of hot stabilizing weights
Eddy currents can cause a hot spot in the current path. In cases of very high currents
and close proximity of other metals, this has in some cases caused serious fires. This
type of heating occurs in magnetic material around the current path, such as metallic
bottom plates for bushing insulators. In the image above, there are stabilizing weights,
through which a high current is running. These metal weights, which are made of a
slightly magnetic material, will not conduct any current but are exposed to the alter-
nating magnetic fields, which will eventually heat up the weight. The overheating in
the image is less than +5°C (+9°F). This, however, need not necessarily always be
the case.
29.5.4 Load variations
3-phase systems are the norm in electric utilities. When looking for overheated places,
it is easy to compare the three phases directly with each other, for example, cables,
breakers, insulators. An even load per phase should result in a uniform temperature
pattern for all three phases. A fault may be suspected in cases where the temperature
of one phase differs considerably from the remaining two. However, you should always
make sure that the load is indeed evenly distributed. Looking at fixed ampere meters
or using a clip-on ampere meter (up to 600 A) will tell you.
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