[RE-wrenches] 24 volt Battery Bank comparison

[Christopher Warfel]

I recently purchased one and it has been useful. It can also be used to 
find poorly insulated buildings, air leaks etc. I have been told that in 
some states, fire departments will make their thermal imaging cameras 
available to qualified people for conducting these types of surveys.
Chris

On 6/1/2011 1:43 PM, Michael Welch wrote:
> Every now and then I see reference on this list to the need for thermal detection. Here is an interesting, inexpensive piece of equipment that could be used for finding hot (loose or corroded) connections, hot batteries, hot PV cells in modules, and even poorly insulated spots, its original intended purpose:
>
> http://www.blackanddecker.com/power-tools/TLD100.aspx
>
> I have one and used it for finding uninsulated spaces, but cannot attest to its durability or suitability for the other uses mentioned above.
>
>
> boB Gudgel wrote at 01:00 AM 6/1/2011:
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>> This might be a good reason for an installer to have one of those FLIR (or similar) thermal imager cameras.   They're a bit on the expensive side, but could
>> really be helpful for so many things.   Even just to know if you have left a nut loose (under load of course)
>>
>> boB
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