{"id":65,"date":"2013-01-09T11:22:46","date_gmt":"2013-01-09T11:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/77.104.130.18\/~instrote\/blog\/?p=65"},"modified":"2016-09-09T11:40:08","modified_gmt":"2016-09-09T10:40:08","slug":"fluke-vt02-new-visual-ir-thermometer-with-heat-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instrotech.com\/blog\/fluke-vt02-new-visual-ir-thermometer-with-heat-map\/","title":{"rendered":"Fluke VT02 New Visual IR Thermometer with Heat Map"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New from Fluke is this innovative infrared thermometer, that combines a visual camera and basic thermal detector to show where hotspots are on a system.<\/p>\n<p>With the combination of a digital camera and a basic thermal detector, the VT02 allows you to see where the hotspot is, as well as get a temperature reading. This is an ideal tool where you want to know where possible problems may be, but don&#8217;t have the budget to purchase a full thermal imaging camera.<\/p>\n<p><b>What does it do?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Most infrared thermometers work by giving a single temperature reading for a spot area. As you move further from the point you are measuring, the spot measurement size increases, this makes it harder to get an accurate temperature measurement at distance.<\/p>\n<p>With the VT02, you get a visual image, temperature spot measurement and infrared heat map all combined into one, making location of potential issues easier and giving you a much more accurate temperature reading.<\/p>\n<p><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-184\" src=\"http:\/\/77.104.130.18\/~instrote\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/FLUVT02_Visual_IR_Spot.jpg\" alt=\"fluvt02_visual_ir_spot\" width=\"250\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instrotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/FLUVT02_Visual_IR_Spot.jpg 250w, https:\/\/instrotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/FLUVT02_Visual_IR_Spot-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><img alt=\"\" border=\"\" \/><\/center>The above image captured with the Fluke VT02 shows the infrared heatmap overlayed on a digital image.<\/p>\n<p><b>Is the VT02 a Thermal Imaging Camera?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In short, no. Whilst it does incorporate an infrared detector, the pixel size is only 15 x 15, which is not enough to get any sort of detail in terms of thermography. This is an IR thermometer with extra features that help you make a quick inspection. It has been designed for users who only need a quick indication of problems, or where the application does not require the full features of a thermal camera.<\/p>\n<p>For anyone carrying out thermography inspections, a dedicated thermal imaging camera should be used.<\/p>\n<p><b>What are the applications?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The VT02 has been designed for industrial and commercial use. Maintenance engineers who want to inspect plant and machinery such as motors, switch panels, distribution boards and cables etc.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nMcNB95iEfQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Do I need any Specialist Training?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The simplistic design of this product means no specialist training is required. It has a fixed focus system and image capture is done with the press of a trigger. A basic understanding of material emissivity is all that would be required, however an emissivity table is included with the product and more are available online.<\/p>\n<p><b>What&#8217;s in the box<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The VT02 is supplied with a micro SD card, 4 x AA batteries, instruction manual, SmartView reporting software and a hard carry case. This complete kit is available for only \u00a3395.00 + VAT and you can get yours online today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An ideal tool for quick location of problems, with the IR heatmap you can spot issues such as blockages in radiators or larger leaks in water pipes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":185,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"twitterCardType":"","cardImageID":0,"cardImage":"","cardTitle":"","cardDesc":"","cardImageAlt":"","cardPlayer":"","cardPlayerWidth":0,"cardPlayerHeight":0,"cardPlayerStream":"","cardPlayerCodec":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-thermography"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/instrotech.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Fluke_VT02.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7Siyi-13","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/instrotech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/instrotech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/instrotech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/instrotech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/instrotech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/instrotech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":186,"href":"https:\/\/instrotech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65\/revisions\/186"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/instrotech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/instrotech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/instrotech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/instrotech.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}