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GMB · 25th Nov 2022, 6:13 pm

I am pretty sure that thermal imaging cameras are way different to near-infrared cameras.

But why spend thousands on a thermal imaghing camera when you can get (very cheaply these days) a pyrothermometer. That is basically a 1-pixel thermal imaging camera (so to speak). They work brilliantly and are great for spotting hot components.

My wife bought me one years ago and then promptly acquired it for checking the temperature of things being cooked.

They typically have a laser pointer attached to show you what it is looking at, but bear in mind that its angle of view is not so narrow.

25th Nov 2022, 6:13 pm	#43
GMB Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: near Reading (and sometimes Torquay) Posts: 3,093	Re: Using a variac when testing always wise? I am pretty sure that thermal imaging cameras are way different to near-infrared cameras. But why spend thousands on a thermal imaghing camera when you can get (very cheaply these days) a pyrothermometer. That is basically a 1-pixel thermal imaging camera (so to speak). They work brilliantly and are great for spotting hot components. My wife bought me one years ago and then promptly acquired it for checking the temperature of things being cooked. They typically have a laser pointer attached to show you what it is looking at, but bear in mind that its angle of view is not so narrow.