On Fri, 26 Sep 2014 18:44:54 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> When I was in the generator business we had a separate department that did > thermal imaging of electrical systems. > > When you get into big distribution gear, the conductors are large copper > bars. These are bolted together for both mechanical and electrical > connections. If the bolts become loose, which can happen due to thermal > stress, the resistance of the connections can become high enough to cause > heating and in a worst case scenario, a fire. Distribution gear would be > scanned every few years or spot checks done at the joints to look for > localized heating, when if found, would trigger a full blown scan. > > This department used a very expensive ($50k+) thermal imaging camera to scan > the bars under load and record the findings. > > While we didn't get to play with it, the operators would often have it out of > the case and set up on a large tripod in the office, ostensibly to > "calibrate" it. What they didn't mention was that they enjoyed watching > employees walk by it so they could scan you.... > > Dan Female employees "in heat"? (The temperature of "certain parts" of a females body goes up when they are ovulating (and passionate). I would guess an instrument that cost $50K would be sensitive enough to determine that. Gerry _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
