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   maddog3 | Oct 02, 2005 08:36pm | #1

   bump

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   dirtstirrer | Oct 02, 2005 08:57pm | #2

   I like that.  Looks like something from my last house.  The hot picture is just a little spooky.

    

   Steve
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   maddog3 | Oct 02, 2005 09:03pm | #3

   .....spooky ?"

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   highfigh | Oct 03, 2005 03:47am | #4

   A couple of questions- what was that garbage in the second photo and why/how do you have access to a FLIR?

   "I cut this piece four times and it's still too short."
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   maddog3 | Oct 03, 2005 02:51pm | #6

   that garbage.....is temp wiring in Australia....don't you have a FLIR camera , I bought it because IR thermometers are sooooo '02 ! hahahahahaathe picture is not mine, I just thought it would be a good example of what can happen with a loose connection ,I mean..that is almost 900 degrees F.... pretty damn HOTI"

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   milanuk | Oct 03, 2005 07:02pm | #8

   Both the utility I used to work for and the one I'm at now have multiple Agema FLIR IR cameras for substation inspections... we'd also do some contract work for manufacturing facilities, etc. around the area that figured it was worth the $$$ to find problems before something burned up, rather than after. Close to $200/hr for a maintenance tech w/ his truck, travel and the camera, but for those kind of operations, a couple days of that was literally a drop in the bucket compared to what an outage would cost them.Monte

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   maddog3 | Oct 04, 2005 03:02am | #9

   the cheapest unit I saw was $9K , the FULL package which included something for ....dewpoint...was $14K,and my pocket IR therm. "with laser sighting" was $59f ...out the door. those FlIRs are quite apiece of work , I hope I can get one ina coupla years , the GEE WHIZ factor alone is worth the price....
   maybe I can rent one?"

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   57robbie | Oct 03, 2005 04:41am | #5

   > it is supposedly from the Outback...yes THAT Outback) 220,230,240 <

   Outback or not, this might be a low voltage DC setup, perhaps powered by a windmill generating to battery storage. The mains supply in Oz is 240v/50Hz, as it is in New Zealand, but can vary in extreme locations due to ?line drop.

   Malcolm

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   maddog3 | Oct 03, 2005 02:55pm | #7

   ....so this is normal ? is this the way people hook stuff up ?
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