Combining the convenience of an infrared thermometer with the visual advantage of a thermal imager, the new Megger TC3231 thermal camera is a versatile tool that greatly aids the inspection of electrical installations by quickly revealing poor connections and other issues that give rise to excessive heating.
The TC3231 has been designed with ease of use in mind, to provide quick and accurate surface temperature measurements from -20 to +300 °C. To easily identify problems and pinpoint their locations, an image blending function is featured. When this is used, the camera takes an ordinary photograph as well as an infrared image then blends the two so that the exact site of the problem can readily be seen.
“We’re always looking for ways to make life easier for our customers,” said Peter Wade, UK LVI Sales Team Leader at Megger, “and our new thermal camera is an excellent example of this. It saves users a lot of time and trouble by taking them straight to problems that would be difficult to find by other methods, such as overloaded circuits in a distribution board, terminals that are heating up because they haven’t been tightened properly and cables that are running hot.”
As well as centre-spot temperature measurement, Megger’s new TC3231 thermal camera offers simultaneous hot and cold spot tracking with temperatures and locations updated continuously on the display. The TC3231 has a 2.2-inch colour TFT LCD display, storage for 6,000 images on the included micro SD card, rechargeable batteries and auto power off after ten minutes of inactivity to preserve battery life.