Infrared Thermometer
It was quite some time already that I heard from repair tech that one could use an infrared thermometer to detect components that heats up and give problem-mostly semiconductors. This means that one could point the gun to the suspected component and monitor the temperature. If the temperature keeps on rising then either the component or the corresponding components have problem. Our fingers have limitation in detecting the heat and it is not advisable to place our fingers in high voltage section. With this thermometer you can check on any component temperature even while the equipment is working. Just point the laser beam to the component and read from the bright LCD display. You can check on the CRT/TV HOT easily with this meter.
Since I just got this Victor Infrared thermometer today I have not fully tested this meter yet. It came with a manual (in Chinese) and without the 9 volt battery. You can select to enable /disable the laser beam. You also could select either Celsius or Fahrenheit. Below are the photos of the meter:
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beh
March 20, 2012 at 11:48 pm
MR YONG
yes .is good to have one of this in workshop
thanks
beh
Jestine Yong
March 21, 2012 at 12:23 am
Hi Beh,
You are right this is a good piece of equipment. It could be used to troubleshoot on intermittent problems cause by components.
Jestine
beh
March 21, 2012 at 1:55 am
DEAR JESTIN
also i want to say thank you for your all efforts you have done to improve this web log so far. indeed this new design is much better than older one and congrats for this improvements. i wished you more success in this way
kind regards
beh
Jestine Yong
March 21, 2012 at 5:08 am
HI beh,
Thanks. In fact there are few more things that i need to implement in the website.
Jestine
Boling
March 22, 2012 at 12:24 am
Hi Jestine,
I wish I could have infrared cameras which can capture images of energy or temperature . This thermal imaging or thermography, detects heat patterns or temperature changes in objects. These changes allow the user to discover problems prior to costly breakdown, or monitor developing problems. More information at Fluke Thermal Imagers.
Boling
Jestine Yong
March 22, 2012 at 1:43 am
Hi Boling,
That is a good one. I have checked on the price and it was about USD4500+
Jestine
Daniel osiobe
March 25, 2012 at 3:57 am
Does the infrared thermometer be able to take tempreture of ic's to show if it's bad. And i will like to ask if you have come across or know more about a 'work tracer' software for repairs. I only know its a windows based software package. Pls, if you have an ideal on it post me a comment.
Jestine Yong
March 26, 2012 at 9:46 am
Hi Daniel,
If the IC is getting hot then the meter could detect it. Replace the ic if the temperature is rising. Do not replace the ic if the tempareture is stagnant. I have no heard about the wordtracker sofware perhaps I need to google it.
Jestine
Vic
April 17, 2012 at 7:57 pm
I bought this exact Infrared Thermometer and was disappointed. The thermometer did not fuction completely dead after installing the batteries. I tried several new batteries and the same result. I dont know if it is because of poor internal quality or if it damaged during shipping. I will keep you advised.
Thanks
Vic
Jestine Yong
April 18, 2012 at 12:44 am
Hi Vic,
I guess during shipping the meter already have problem. Mine still functioning well. Sometimes we can't expect good quality product from China since the price is cheap in the market.
Jestine