Got myself a new little tool

Johnnoooooo · 05-04-2017, 10:00 AM

so decided to get myself one of these toys from my local snap on man

MickyD'bo · 05-04-2017, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Johnnoooooo

so decided to get myself one of these toys from my local snap on man

What's that?

Blacktemplar · 05-04-2017, 10:25 AM

Looks like a thermal imager..... warm out of one vent, cold out of the other?

MickyD'bo · 05-04-2017, 10:25 AM

what do you need that for?

Johnnoooooo · 05-04-2017, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Johnnoooooo

so decided to get myself one of these toys from my local snap on man

What's that?

Thermal imaging camera, ill be using it for hydraulic machines at work, but ilt will definitely cone in handy for my car i think

MickyD'bo · 05-04-2017, 10:26 AM

Is it to see how hot something is?

Johnnoooooo · 05-04-2017, 10:28 AM

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Is it to see how hot something is?

Yep, it can also show:
If switches are working, a battery is good, injectors working, coils, cylinders, if a cars tracking is out by looking at the tyre temps...

Johnnoooooo · 05-04-2017, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Blacktemplar

Looks like a thermal imager..... warm out of one vent, cold out of the other?

I switched passenger to hot and drivers to cold to see the difference..

MickyD'bo · 05-04-2017, 10:33 AM

Can you use in when you are out for a few beers? might come in really handy.

Johnnoooooo · 05-04-2017, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by dobbo9

Can you use in when you are out for a few beers? might come in really handy.

Haha yeah, It can tell you whos farted too

JustChris · 05-04-2017, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Johnnoooooo

so decided to get myself one of these toys from my local snap on man

You bought a Gameboy colour from the 80's?

planemad · 05-04-2017, 10:57 AM

We use one when doing electricial tests on fuseboards. We have a Fluke unit.
it highlights connections that have worked loose over time.

NISFAN · 05-04-2017, 11:01 AM

That looks like an expensive toy.....I'd love one for trackdays, checking brake temps and tyres.

teaston · 05-04-2017, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by NISFAN

That looks like an expensive toy.....I'd love one for trackdays, checking brake temps and tyres.

You don't need an expensive thermal imaging camera for that, I've got one of these, works great:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371908268184

Johnnoooooo · 05-04-2017, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by teaston

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Originally Posted by NISFAN

That looks like an expensive toy.....I'd love one for trackdays, checking brake temps and tyres.

You don't need an expensive thermal imaging camera for that, I've got one of these, works great:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371908268184

Thats perfect for just temp.. im playing with it now lol

Tengocity · 05-04-2017, 12:13 PM

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That looks like an expensive toy.....I'd love one for trackdays, checking brake temps and tyres.

What do you mean? Isn't the smoking and then being too hot to touch not data enough?!

NISFAN · 05-04-2017, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by teaston

You don't need an expensive thermal imaging camera for that, I've got one of these, works great:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371908268184

The key word being NEED

NISFAN · 05-04-2017, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnnoooooo

Thats perfect for just temp.. im playing with it now lol

Does it take thermal pictures to compare with other measurements?

NISFAN · 05-04-2017, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Tengocity

What do you mean? Isn't the smoking and then being too hot to touch not data enough?!

Yeah, but that's Lap 1

Johnnoooooo · 05-04-2017, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnnoooooo

Thats perfect for just temp.. im playing with it now lol

Does it take thermal pictures to compare with other measurements?

Such as?

vadimo · 05-04-2017, 12:25 PM

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so decided to get myself one of these toys from my local snap on man

This is FLIR tool? How much did you end up paying? Could be cool for kids fun too

I know they also had app for iPhone that turns your can into thermal scanner.

NISFAN · 05-04-2017, 12:31 PM

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Such as?

Can you record an image like you have on your heated seats. And then measure them another time and compare images?

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