Re: [EVDL] IR cameras - energy tool

2015-01-25 Thread Bill Dube via EV
We have a FLIR-ONE IPhone5 case. $225 on eBay. Well worth it. Nifty pictures and nifty apps. Eva already used it in a report. Bent some big aluminum conductors and measured the temperature change cause by bending. More than just a nifty gadget, it is a real IR camera. Maybe I should take an IR

Re: [EVDL] IR cameras - energy tool

2015-01-25 Thread Gary Krysztopik via EV
I had the idea years ago to use one for monitoring a battery pack. Waiting for a cheap smart phone add-on. I would think you'd be able too see hotter cells and connections. It would require s/w and learning normal operation but imagine if it could replace all wires and circuits of a BMS. On Sat

Re: [EVDL] IR cameras - energy tool

2015-01-25 Thread Rod Hower via EV
What brand and model number were you using? I have one at work they bought for $15,000 about 12 years ago, but the software is not compatible with newer computers, so it's time for an upgrade. Thank Rod On Sunday, January 25, 2015 11:51 AM, Martin WINLOW via EV wrote: If you own an iPhon

Re: [EVDL] IR cameras - energy tool

2015-01-25 Thread Martin WINLOW via EV
If you own an iPhone (or probably other smart phones too) you can get a 'caddy' that turns your phone into a TI camera. Might be a cheaper/more convenient way of doing this as the dedicated cameras are, as you say, quite exy! Have a look on eBay etc. MW On 24 Jan 2015, at 16:12, Robert Bruni

[EVDL] IR cameras - energy tool

2015-01-25 Thread Robert Bruninga via EV
I borrowed an IR camera to look around the house. Its amazing waht these $400 cameras can see. In my old house, I can see vertical columns in the walls where the blown in insulation never reached. I then looked indoors at the 2nd floor ceilings and could see some obvious cold spots. But the wei