Ideal Thermal Camera for industrial and maintanence use

Ideal recently released a new Thermal Imager, digital camera that looks like it will do very well in the electrical supplies market.

In the past, Thermal imagers have cost between $6,000 and $20,000. The Ideal unit, #61-844 lists for $3,500. Thermal digital cameras have been used in the industrial and maintenance segment for years. See below for some common uses.

• Troubleshoot hot spots for switchgear, panelboards and breakers. Heat images overlapped on a digital image can show weak connections and hot spot on "legs" of equipment. This gives a great head start on doing PM (preventive maintenance).
• You can also use these for checking motors, motor bearings, gearboxes and other PT (power transmission) equipment. It helps to get a baseline picture of mechanical equipment while it is working fine to be able to go back and compare later.
• Process ovens, boilers, cooling boxes can sometimes have leaks or process heating/cooling that causes them to be inefficient. Thermal imagers can be used to check the process and equipment.
• Outside of the industrial electrical market, Thermal imaging cameras can be used to help find leaky windows and heat/air loss for buildings or homes.

The Ideal thermal camera is priced more affordably than other's so it should do well with maintenance departments and in-house electrical personnel. A few drawbacks to the camera are, it only has manual focus and it's optimum resolution is only good to about 20'. Other than that, it's packs a lot of functionality for a small price.

For more information on the Ideal Thermal Imager call your local distributor or visit idealindustries.com