Application Note

4 Fluke Corporation 15 powerful applications for the Fluke Visual IR Thermometer
Images portrayed are actual images from
Fluke Visual IR Thermometers. Proper
PPE Gear should be worn at all times.
Use a Fluke Visual IR Thermometer to
look for connection or overload conditions
in combination starters. Alarm features
on the VT04, as well as the universal
tripod mount, can help you troubleshoot
intermittent issues unattended.
8. Thermal inspection of combination starter
This main service breaker controls the
main breaker panel for the company’s IT
department. A fault could cause an outage
of mission critical data center equipment.
The thermal inspection of this important
breaker indicates that there is even heat
distribution which signifies that there
does not appear to be anything wrong.
9. Main breaker for mission critical equipment
7. Non-operational AC compressor
The compressors in these images are
running on a 4-stage system. The
second stage compressor appeared cold,
while the other three compressors in the
system all appeared hot. This compressor
will need to be further investigated.
Stage 2 Compressor One of the Operational Stages
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