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Al, if you don't mind...

What is level II certified, and how many levels are there?

Dnk..

Thats a big boy breaker
Cool pics and a real savings to some production facility that doesn't want to go down.

Dnk, there are 3 Levels of certification. Go to www.infraredtraining.com you can get all the info about each level of certification their. Click on certification and courses.

Basically each level is more training in the use of infrared. You could make a comparison of IR Levels to Electrical licenses ( Journeyman, Master). You put in the time, take the class and pass an exam. Complete a field assignment and receive your certification. This is a very brief answer to your question.

Walrus, That was a 350 amp 480 volt breaker drawing 80 amps.

Al


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We have a FLIR P65. FLIR.com has a lot of info on it. We got the camera, and about 6 of us went to level 1 training provided by FLIR. Our place is huge, and we have 100's of panels. I've found several potential problems doing prev. maint. with this.

I've been having a look online and the camera I mentioned on my earlier post can be obtained in the US for about $3000. That gives you a colour readout as well.

I'll try and get some images sent through for posting so you can compare them to the others.

Cheers

Ian

Al, thanks for the photos!! A great illustration of IR cameras saving the day (and maybe some lives/property.)

I'd hate to have seen the outcome of that breaker cooking long enough to develop a phase-to-phase fault!!

Thats kind of funny, Al and I where talking via Nextel just yesterday morning about that very possibility and we where wondering how much damage would have happened.

No doubt in my mind A1 saved this facility a lot of downtime and expense.

Bob



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Ian, what type and modle number camera is that?

And what does that picture tell you?
Was there a problem with the TXMR on the pole, or was it taken just for curiosity sake?

Does the field of view vary much with these, or do they all generally pan in and out quite a bit?

Dnk....

The camera I use is the Irisys IRI1011.

I was taking a photo of the pole as it also has some section fuses on it which have a habit of blowing. I wasn't expecting it to tell me much, but it was a new toy so it was worth a try. The image only tells you that the transformer is a bit warmer than the pole.

There is no zoom in/out facility on this camera, but I haven't found it to be a problem when I'm using it out on site.

Cheers

Ian