FLIR TG165 - FLIR TG165 Customer Support Contacts

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Thisiswhyhotobjectssuchaspartsonanenginesandexhaustpipesappearwhite,whilethesky,puddlesof
waterandothercoldobjectsappeardark(orcool).Sceneswithfamiliarobjectswillbeeasytointerpretwith
someexperience.
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Infraredenergyispartofacompleterangeof
radiationcalledtheelectromagneticspectrum.Theelectromagnetic
spectrumincludesgammarays,X‐rays,ultraviolet,visible,infrared,microwaves(RADAR),andradiowaves.Theonly
differenceistheirwavelengthorfrequency.Alloftheseformsofradiationtravelatthespeedoflight.Infraredradiation
liesbetweenthevisibleandRADARportions
oftheelectromagneticspectrum.
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Theprimarysourceofinfraredradiationisheatorthermalradiation.Anyobjectwhichhasatemperatureradiatesinthe
infraredportionoftheelectromagneticspectrum.Evenobjectsthatareverycold,suchasanicecube,emitinfrared.
Whenanobjectisnotquitehotenough
toradiatevisiblelight,itwillemitmostofitsenergyintheinfrared.Forexample,
hotcharcoalmaynotgiveofflight,butitdoesemitinfraredradiation,whichwefeelasheat.Thewarmertheobject,the
moreinfraredradiationitemits.
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Infraredimagingdevicesproduceanimage
ofinvisibleinfraredor“heat”radiationthatisunseenbythehumaneye.
Therearenocolorsor“shades”ofgrayininfrared,onlyvaryingintensitiesofradiatedenergy.Theinfraredimager
convertsthisenergyintoanimagethatwecaninterpret.
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TheInfraredTrainingcenterofferstraining(includingonlinetraining)
andcertificationinallaspectsof
thermography:http://www.infraredtraining.com/.
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