The new Fluke VT02 Visual IR thermometer can quickly find hot and cold spots in chiller control cabinets, ducts and pumps as well as other HVAC applications.
The VT02 Visual IR thermometer combines the convenience of a spot thermometer with the visual advantage of a thermal imager creating a brand new tool category – a troubleshooting camera with an infrared heat map.
It is the ultimate in-between tool when a single IR temperature reading isn’t enough and a high resolution thermal image is more than you need or can afford, the company said.
Fluke said the product is as convenient as an infrared thermometer and as insightful as a thermal imager, with the visual context of a digital camera.
Using hyper-thin pyroelectric technology, Fluke discovered a way to push the limits of this technology, pioneering an array dense enough to create an infrared heat map.
In the past, blending has been the exclusive territory of thermal imagers priced five to 10 times higher.
Fluke has made it a standard feature of its new visual thermometer.
"Traditional infrared thermometers may seem affordable and convenient, but they only show an average temperature of an area and the farther away, the less accurate,” a Fluke spokesperson said.
"Furthermore, the IR thermometers require the tedious tasks of taking multiple grid readings and manual recording of temperature measurements with an IR thermometer.
“With the Fluke VT02 Visual thermometer you get the visual image of exactly what you are measuring. So whether you are an electrician, electrical contractor, HVAC, industrial maintenance, automotive, or general maintenance, the Fluke VT02 Visual thermometer will help you diagnose problems instantly.”
The Fluke VT02 has a NEAR/FAR feature that is not available on other products.
Quick and easy detection with hot and cold trackers allows users to pinpoint the temperature source.
"When you see a hot or cold spot, you can save the image with the temperature reading and pinpoint the exact location using the blending between full thermal to full visual,” the spokesperson said.