Subject	Neat! One thing to keep in mind, emissivity effects readings
Posted by	black300zx on December 29, 2015 at 11:37 AM
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In Reply To	SZR: Friend got a cool thermal imaging thing posted by Polish on December 28, 2015 at 02:00 PM
Message	The actual temperature scale needs to be calibrated/adjusted based on the emissivity of the item you're looking at. When you're looking at something like an engine bay which has many different materials, results will be somewhat inaccurate. For example - put a 100°F piece of rubber and a 100°F piece of polished stainless next to each other, and the IR camera will show them at different temps. I don't have a good sense for how much of a difference it makes (1°F?? 20°F??) but it's something to keep in mind if you're comparing temps of adjacent parts which are different materials or finishes.
Follow Ups	SZR: Friend got a cool thermal imaging thing - Polish 14:00:36 12/28/15 Re: SZR: Friend got a cool thermal imaging thing - LJZTT 14:46:09 12/28/15 we took some FLIR images years ago - vorpalZ 15:18:51 12/28/15 Neat! One thing to keep in mind, emissivity effects readings - black300zx 11:37:44 12/29/15 Good note (n/m) - OverZealous (CT) 10:20:55 12/31/15 Cool. I was wondering if everyone's Z gets as hot as mine. (n/m) - OverZealous (CT) 10:22:12 12/31/15
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