Omega Engineering OMEGASCOPE OS523E User Manual page 22

• Static Surface Scan – Measures the temperature across a static
1. Aim the thermometer at a starting point and pull the trigger.
Press the
2. If necessary, adjust the emissivity.
3. Slowly move the thermometer so that the line of sight sweeps
across the surface. The thermometer measures the temperature
at each point on the surface.
4. To record the temperature profile across the surface, connect
the IR thermometer to a strip chart recorder. Refer to Figure
2-11 for details. The IR thermometer provides an analog output
of 1mV/degree. (0.5 mV/Deg on OS524E)
5. After all the data has been taken, press the
the trigger.
• Moving Surface Scan - Measures the Temperature of Points on a
Moving Surface:
1. Mount the thermometer on a camera tripod and aim at a fixed
point on the moving surface.
2. Pull the trigger and press the
3. If necessary, adjust the emissivity. The thermometer is now set
up for measuring the temperature of a moving surface.
4. To record the temperature profile of the moving surface,
connect the IR thermometer to a strip chart recorder. Refer to
Figure 2-11 for details.
5. After all data is taken, press the
• Fixed Point Monitoring Over Time - Monitors the temperature at
a fixed point over time:
It is recommended that you use the ac adapter for long
term measurement of temperature.
Using the Handheld Infrared Thermometer
surface:
key to lock the trigger.
LOCK
Figure 2-11 Recorder Hookup
NOTE
Center hole is the
analog output jack
Analog
Cable
T o Strip Chart
Recorder
key to lock the trigger.
LOCK
key to unlock the trigger.
LOCK
NOTE
2
key to unlock
LOCK
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