Posted by David McCall on 10/07/05 15:30

"Mike Fields" <spam_me_not_mr.gadget2@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> "peter" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>> Is there a newsgroup that's suitable for discussing thermal infrared
> camera
>> (not night vision). I could not find any using google's group. Perhaps a
> bbs
>> somewhere?
>>
>> I want to know what kind of camera are best suited to check for heat
> leakage
>> in my house, and the best store to rent/buy it. Most stores I found with
>> google don't even have prices on these stuff.
>>
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> While not the answer you wanted, you might check out some of
> the astronomy stuff/groups. They are often into cooled sensors
> (which I believe you need to do thermal imaging of a house).
> From what little I have seen, they are special cameras (look at
> the long IR, not the short IR like you can with some camcorders
> and digital cameras) and are way out of my price range !!
> I don't think you will find the camcorders that have the IR cutout
> for "nightshot" (like Sony) will be able to "see" the longwave IR
> from house leakage.
>
The local government or energy company may offer a service of
inspecting your home for heat leaks. Companies that do heating,
replacement windows, or insulation may have This may not be
the best time of year to do it though.

David

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