[HH] Fluke VT02 Visual IR Thermometer

[Tom Metro]

I've mentioned the Fluke VT02 Visual IR Thermometer here before. It's an
odd hybrid that combines some features of a low-cost IR thermometer that
shows you the average temperature around a small area you point it at,
and an IR imager that renders a heat map of whatever you point it at.
I'm not sure how it works, but I think it operates by raster scanning an
area with a single point IR sensor, translating the temperature to a
color, and overlaying that on an image captured with a CCD imager. Thus
they avoid using expensive IR imaging hardware.

In any case, they have it on sale this week for $250:
http://www.flukeonlinestore.com/4253599.html

which is probably a good deal, and could come in handy if you are
planning to tackle a home insulating project, or want to identify hot
spots on a PC board, or in your computer. (Supposedly also good for
identifying marginal electrical circuits by imaging your circuit breaker
box and wiring.)

It's selling for $333 at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Fluke-VT02-Visual-IR-Thermometer/dp/B00APPPL2W/

Reviewers there seem to like it (mostly; if you expect it to do what a
$2000 IR imager can, you'll be disappointed).

 -Tom