More uses for infrared camera -- Buildings, farming, machinery 

I bought the Topdon gun right after your last video, and have used it a few times to find studs, hot/cold spots in walls showing poor insulation, and also a leak from our upstairs drain system beginning to eat away at the sheetrock in our living room. I brought it over to someone's house to follow wiring and also help document poor repair work on their home. It was amazing how two paints with very subtle colors (and probably mixtures) was VERY easily able to be detected, so you can see if a paintjob on a house is not well applied. There was a contractor there who was watching what I was doing and he said he was going to run out and get one as well. Thanks Matthias!

Regarding hot bearings and FLIR cameras: Railway operators have so called "hotbox detectors", basically IR sensors that look at the bearings of passing trains and trigger an automatic alarm if a bearing is overly hot.

Amazing demos, use-cases he shows.

I purchased the TC004 after seeing this video and was very impressed with the value. I came here to report on my excellent customer support experience. My camera had an artifact (probably caused by internals) which resulted in a 2 degree C gradient with a hot spot extending from the lower-left corner towards the center of the field. That corner had a warm glow when the camera was pointed at a surface with a near-uniform temperature. I was prepared to return the camera, but decided to give customer support a try. To my surprise, this Chinese company had a representative return my inquiry within 24 hours. After some back and forth troubleshooting, they acknowledged there was a problem. Then a couple days later they sent me a firmware patch with a calibration tool! I did have to navigate some secret Chinese-language menus, but they guided me through and now the camera is within spec. I was pleasantly surprised by the top-notch customer service. Within a week of contacting them they not only acknowledged the problem but also issued a firmware fix.

Very impressed with the ability to find the wasp nest. Over the summer, my daughter's university house was infested with wasps. Large numbers of wasps were entering rooms but the landlord and exterminator weren't able to figure out where the nest was. They were very close to either having to rip all the walls apart. I would imagine one of these units would be invaluable for an exterminator.

Once I got old and smart enough I started wearing ear protection (ear muffs) when using power tools and such. There have been times when mowing the grass with ear muffs on and heard something different with the mower. I found that I could hear some sounds indicating a problem w/ the ear muffs on that I couldn't hear without them.

A farmer friend who lives nearby lost a 2 year old hay baler to fire caused by a faulty bearing. Many of those are in places you can't put your hand on to see if they are getting hot. I will certainly pass this video link on to him! Thanks for sharing!

I literally just bought one of these on Friday after watching your first video on this. It’s like magic.

Seeing in infrared is definitely a superpower.

Those things are awesome. We use them at work to find water penetrations inside walls. Much easier than tearing out drywall to inspect.

I recently got a phone with a thermal camera and it is a ton of fun. I have no need for a thermal camera, but found hundreds of uses for one. I am the king of reheating food, no more cold pasta. I have found an electrical problems and am waiting for winter to redistribute the insulation in the attic. GFCI outlets are always warm, putting them each on a switch 20 years ago would have saved money all year. Dyson power adapters are cold unless in use, all other adapters I have stay warm. Hard to use outdoors because if you have any part of the sky in frame, it blows out the contrast of everything else. Water is fascinating in IR, watching the swirl and how much movement a splash of hot water makes is hypnotic.

Even though this video felt a little bit more like an ad it was still very interesting. You do a good job with ads. Much better than Raid Shadow Legends.

Very interesting stuff. We had a water leak a couple years ago, and this would have made finding the source way easier. Thanks for the great video 👍🏻

Hi Matthias, i just got my first ir camera this week and i've been playing around since then, i have multiple instrumentation devices but this is by far my favorite, its a "Victor VC328B", and its compatible with the topdon software. Coincidentally today i've found and repaired a problem in a "KiloAmp" spot welding machine on my dad workshop, it was a connection with bad contact on the secondary side, and it was over 80ºC, due to this camera i found the problem in seconds! This devices are just AWESOME! Also they are usefull to spot black cats in the dark 😅

The best way to find hot water pipes under the floor, get cats. Ours used to lay in a line across the kitchen floor.

Thanks for the ideas Matthias. I actually bought TC001 because of your first video about it. Very useful tool as you said. I can recommend too.

Fascinating stuff! Thanks, Matthias! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

I picked one up the other week after seeing your video. Great tool to find framing and insulation issues in my home as we plan some major renovations

That's pretty neat and good to know. Thank you for sharing Matthias!

Just added to my Christmas list. Thanks Mattias!

Before I settled on the InfiRay P2Pro, I really had to look for a long time to find one with a decently high framerate. Apparently there are export restrictions from the US on fast infrared cameras, so some brands just sell the slow 8Hz ones :(. Good to see these are 25Hz too! And it looks like it was cheaper too, depending on where you look. Bigger too though, unfortunately. Good suggestion on using it to find leaks!

The hot sawdust is a really neat display on the thermal camera!

I use mine for circuit boards to check for overheating components. Also to view critters in our yard at night.

"looking around here there's nothing that look's souspicious..." well the spray bottle looks quite souspicious to me xD (thanks for the vid)

Wow, never thought about how many uses there are for that tech!

Thanks for sharing those really useful applications of IR field work.

Hi Matthias, I think you may have confused silage with baling hay, when hay is put away wet, the reaction that can cause barn fires is just an exothermic reaction being unable to dry properly (think of the wet hay in the middle of the pile). Silage is usually made when corn or hay is cut while green, and immediately packed/piled in a silo or pile where it is compacted to try to remove as much air as possible. It is then covered or sealed to prevent oxygen from reaching the plant matter and undergoes an anaerobic fermentation. Hay is meant to be kept below 15-20% moisture for best results, while silage actually requires 50-60% moisture to work and preserve the crop.

By the way plumbers use cameras with a locator on them it tells you how deep the pipe is as well

I recently found your channel - really liking your style of videos. Thank you for taking the time to make them.

thanks for putting the prices by the link. that was very helpful

Would be interesting to see the thermal imaging for the tracker radiant heater you built last year

i did get one from uni-t brand. helped with window instalation, checked current windows and cool-spots, prevented a socket from melting, and definitely i'll find other uses. really handy tool

Would be interested to see a head-to-head between the Topdon and Vevor brands -- do you they use the same sensor? They quote nominally different specs for the sensors, but who knows. And the Vevor is cheaper. But the implementations seem near identical.

I like the use to find leaks but it does depend on the water evaporating so it doesn't work as well in high humidity environments

Just used the TC004 to find a bad rear wheel bearing on a Subaru yesterday. Wasn't sure which side was making the noise, but one side was 50 degrees higher than the other.

I have the knock-off handheld one. Only good up close cause of low resolution of 120x90 Great for electronic fault finding. More resolution, more better. Paid $200 CAD for it 3-4 years ago. Now the new models are the same price, but a lot more resolution and faster update rate.

There are Black Friday deals on the German Amazon too.

Just bought the Android version of the TOPDON after watching your last video, they certainly are amazing devices.

Quite a few years ago the company I worked for experimented with using a microprocessor to examine the noise signature from various machines to promote preventative maintenance.

I was planning for a blower door test to locate house air leaks but I may get one of these instead, based on this video. Thanks.

I've been using a very early phone-based one for almost 10 years (great for diagnosing overheating electronics and motors on industrial robots without needing to getting inside of safety range.) Looks like the TC-001 has about 2x the pixels mine has, and costs about half what it did new, maybe it's time for an upgrade...

In Australia, I believe the IR cameras can be used to detect termite infestations, a very big problem here.

Wonder if it would work with a concrete slab foundation? 🤔 thanks for sharing Matthias 👍

I need one of these

This looks so useful even for apartment! Are all of these cameras sensitive enough to see electric cables in the walls when lights are on?

I wish these were not so expensive. I would get one otherwise

The phone ones aren't available! Did you run them out of stock? Been wanting one for a while to find some drafts.

Some good ideas for a thermal camera I hadn't thought of... Thanks

I use one to debug power electronics at work

Is there any change in this reupload in comparison to the original upload that makes it worth watching again? 🤔

it also will help you find an alien hunter when you are out in the woods

can IR help find leaks in the foundation for gas and vapor? I recently got a sensor for radon, I'm concerned but I can't relocate my workspace, id rather seal it up.

PSA: if you have a Topdon camera and use it on windows they have a new software version out that greatly expands the functionality.

Infrared camera could make you paranoid.

First! Haha more Mathias we want more

I want an infrared camera but cant afford one.

Thank you so much for this 🤣 I bought a TC001 last week and wife has been at near rampage state that it was yet another expensive silly toy.. 🙃

Dat infomercial I've got the Topdon that attaches to the iphone and it's not great. It stops about every 15 seconds to recalibrate for 5 seconds. Plus it can't be used with a case on the phone...

ohhhhhhh

DOOGEE V20 Pro 5G also good for thermal monitoring

Is the quality the same between the three models?

Apparently the android app requests a lot of permissions. Any thoughts on that?

The absolute cheapest option is a used Caterpillar C60

why reupload?

Both Canadian links go to Iphone

Snake.. use the IR goggles.

All currently unavailable … otherwise, nice video.

How about using it on the baby to see when the diaper needs changing?…I’m only half joking!

Review some infrared cameras? Nevermind

People who work on boats also swear by them.