We now have the oppertunity to break into the field and have 2 cameras we will be looking at. #1 from Electrophysics, the EZ Therm 880-4, #2 is a Flir- T200. If some one could give me some help or pros and cons, would greatly appreciate any input some one might be able to give.

                                                                                                                              Thanks, KJK  (kjheating@prtel.com)

   

What area of thermography are you going to be involved with? That will be a factor in determining what camera/s are best.

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Darrell Paul
Building Envelope Specialist - Wood Frame
Certified Energy Advisor
Certified Moisture Control Technician
Level I Thermographer
403-586-1950
www.qualistat.com

House envelopes, motor bearings, radiant heat tracking, some electrical.  KJK (I.D.T.)

Can anyone have a little input as far as the Flir-T200 for the above applications.  KJK (I.D.T.)

That you will be doing house envelopes suggests you should consider higher sensitivity (100mK or better and ideally 70mK or better). That you will also be doing some electrical and mechanical suggests you will want to consider an array of 160x120 or larger. Look long and hard at image quality and try all candidates for at least an hour to see how they feel. I'd also suggest you walk through all steps of using the systems, from charging the battery to adjusting the level and span, to looking high and low, to downloading and creating a report.

If you have not yet viewed our webinar on buying an infrared camera, I would highly recommend it to you. It will save you time and money and help you make the right decision for your particular needs. See http://www.thesnellgroup.com/CourseDetails.aspx?id=30 for details.

Give us a call if you'd like to talk further about any specific questions or issues.  

 

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Thermally Yours,

John
ASNT NDT Level III #48166
The Snell Group
www.thesnellgroup.com
www.thermalsolutions.org
800-636-9820

I purchased a camera (Fluke TIR1) and took the level one class through Snell. from my expereince, I would recomend you take the level 1 and about half way through you will kknow exactly what camera you should get. I just happened to maek the right choice for my needs.

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Darrell Paul
Building Envelope Specialist - Wood Frame
Certified Energy Advisor
Certified Moisture Control Technician
Level I Thermographer
403-586-1950
www.qualistat.com

So Darrell, a person can take the Level 1 class and not bring their own camera?

When I took the Level I the rep for Fluke offered me a camera to use for the course. I had already decided on the camera that suited me, as I had been looking for 3 years. Once I was in the course there were several people who said they would have picked another camera after doing some of the materials.

I would say it depends upon how sure you are about the camera. For building diagnostics the TIR1 has been excellent. If I could afford it at the time, I would have gone with the TIR 2FT, which has identical specs, but has the bigger screen, interchangeable lenses and batteries.

Once I get my business rolling I will think about upgrading.

One thing to consider, I really see where the wide angle lens would be extremely useful in building diagnostics in tight locations. So if your considering that, buy the camera that offers that when you purchase, since the lens has to be calibtrated to the camera body.

 

Hope that helps.

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Darrell Paul
Building Envelope Specialist - Wood Frame
Certified Energy Advisor
Certified Moisture Control Technician
Level I Thermographer
403-586-1950
www.qualistat.com

Tracy Martino:

So Darrell, a person can take the Level 1 class and not bring their own camera?

Many people come to our courses without a system. While we cannot guarantee we'll have every system at a course, we do out best to schedule what we have when we can. Nearly all the manufacturers have put cameras on loan with us for exactly this purpose. Let us know which course you want to attend and we can work to bring the cameras you want to try out. 

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Thermally Yours,

John
ASNT NDT Level III #48166
The Snell Group
www.thesnellgroup.com
www.thermalsolutions.org
800-636-9820

Thanks John for your input and expertize. For afford ability choices now become the Flir T200 or B200, what would be my widest range of applications. sounds like the T200 has better upper temp. and B200 lower to mid range. I'll probably find enough all range applications but really can't get away from these 2 models.   Thanks Kevin J. Knick

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