Fluke TiR32 Building Diagnostics Thermal Imager

OK, so what can you use a thermal-imaging camera for? Well, saving on energy costs by detecting where unwanted air is entering or exiting your building (see image above); extending the life of your roof by identifying where spot repairs are needed (see image, below right); detecting overly hot belts inside elevator or other motors; or spotting where in-ceiling insulation has gotten saturated by water leaks and hangs heavily until, heaven forbid, it falls right off, taking brick and mortar with it.

The 2.3-pound camera (views at left) has a full-color, 3.7-inch (diagonally measured) screen with a high 320x240-pixel resolution. Its 2 GB SD memory storage card automatically captures both infrared and visible images, as well as voice annotations, doing away with the need for pen-and-paper notes. It has an easy-to-learn, three-button menu that you can navigate with the push of a thumb, plus what the company claims is industry-leading noise-equivalent temperature-difference (NETD), a measure of the sensitivity of thermal-radiation detectors.It's powered via an AC power supply and two rechargeable lithium ion batteries.

You can go here for a 360-degree online "virtual demo," or here for a PDF brochure. It's not cheap — it retails for just under $9,000 from a variety of online retailers. However, it's been engineered to withstand a six-and-a-half-foot drop, is warranted for two years, and the company offers product demonstrations. And in a particularly nice touch, the TiR32 supports a variety of languages including Spanish, Polish, Czech, Russian and both simplified and traditional Chinese. Ah, if it only did Albanian, too, then it'd really be a New York product!

Fluke Corporation • 6920 Seaway Boulevard, Everett, Wash. 98203 • (425) 347-6100 • toll-free (800) 760-4523 • E-mail contact form here

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