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I finally figured out why the motion sensor in that old Denver bank kept giving false alarms
It was picking up the heat from a steam pipe that ran behind the wall, about 18 inches from the sensor head. The building manager swore the pipe was cold, but my thermal camera showed it hitting 130 degrees at 6 PM every day when the cleaning crew ran the floor buffer. Has anyone else had to map out hidden heat sources like that before placing a sensor?
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evan_green5224d ago
Classic case of the building manager not wanting to admit they were wrong... gotta love when a simple fix gets complicated by pride. Thermal cameras don't lie, even if your boss does.
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iris92724d ago
Wait, @evan_green52, they actually argued with a thermal camera reading?
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the_iris23d ago
Right? Had a customer try to argue with a digital tire gauge last week. Some people just can't handle being shown proof.
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