RayTek MARATHON FA - Sensor Placement (1-Color Mode ); Sensor Placement (2-Color Mode )

SensorLocation
14 MarathonSeriesFA/FR
4.5SensorPlacement(1‐ColorMode)
Optical head placement for one‐color temperature measurements is more critical than two‐color
measurements.Thesensormusthaveaclearviewofthetarget.Therecanbenoobstructionsonthe
lens, window, or in the atmosphere. The distance from the target can be anywhere beyond the
minimumrequirements,as
longasthetargetcompletelyfillsthe fieldofview.Thefollowingfigure
illustratesproperplacementwhenusingtheone‐colormode.
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Figure10:ProperSensorPlacementin1‐ColorMode
4.6SensorPlacement(2‐ColorMode)
Thefollowingfigureshowsheadplacementundervarious conditions wheretwo‐color temperature
measurements can be taken. Note, however, that if the sensor signal is reduced more than 95%
(includingemissivityandobscurationofthetarget),thesensoraccuracyalsodegrades.
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