Top 3 reasons why everyone should have a smartphone thermal imager in their home

Thermal imagers are not the most common device, often found in professional

tasks. At the same time, many do not even realize that a thermal imager is a gadget that can help in solving various everyday problems. We'll talk about this.

Along the way, we will study the Guide MobiR Air thermal imager sent for review from Dadzhet, which can be connected to Android or iPhone. So be sure to read the captions to the photos.

Features, pros and cons of Guide MobiR Air

Let's start with the characteristics:

Detector Resolution: 120 by 90 dots
Viewing angle: 50 degrees
Update frequency 25 Hz
Temperature range: -20 to +120
Claimed Accuracy: +/-3 degrees
Connection: Android / iOS, Type-C or Lightning for iPhone
Body material: magnesium alloy
Dimensions: 50 x 13 x 18mm, weight 18.2g
Other: case and harness included
Price: 12 174 rubles (you can see it here)

Pros:

Free app available on both Google Market and AppStore
Simple settings: connected via the port to a smartphone and launched the application
Good temperature measurement accuracy (deviation stated +-3 degrees)
The temperature measurement range is from -20 C to + 120 C
Smartphone powered, no extra battery required
A good viewing angle is 50 degrees (competitors often have 36-40 degrees)
Magnesium housing
Case included

Minuses:

There is a case, but I would like a curtain on the lens
No drop protection (more expensive models indicate that they can survive a fall from 1 meter, for example)
There are thermal imagers with more advanced features.

The last point is not a negative.Rather, it is important to understand that the Guide MobiR Air belongs to the category of inexpensive thermal imagers. So, even under the Guide MobiR brand, there are many more expensive models with advanced features. For example, you can take the MobIR 2S model, in which the detector resolution is twice as high, the temperature range is extended, and the accuracy is higher. However, this thermal imager is twice the size and costs 4 times more. And there are many such examples. Prices for thermal imagers start at 12-13 thousand (just for Guide MobiR Air) and go into space.

Accordingly, when buying a thermal imager, you shoulddetermine the goals and objectives that are worth. If you need to catch a hare in the forest or work at a construction site, then this is one conversation. And if we are talking about solving everyday problems - leaks, wiring, maintenance of a home laptop, then Guide MobiR Air will be more than appropriate.

#one. Search for heat leaks in an apartment or a country house

One of the most useful options.And, by the way, the search for heat leaks is the first time I saw a thermal imager live. Our mortgage house was completed, and, having read the forums, a smart uncle was hired to accept the apartment, who first of all said that the walls were crooked, and then showed a “leak” on the thermal imager near the window frame (what do you want? The walls are crooked).

As a result, the elimination of "holes" made a powerful contribution:the temperature in the apartment rose from 19 to 23 degrees Celsius. Plus the nasty draft is gone. At 19 degrees you walk around the house in a sweater, and +23 is already shorts and a T-shirt.

So if with the beginning of the autumn-winter period,despite the batteries, the apartment is cold and unpleasantly “pulls” on the floor, then this is a reason to check the thermal insulation. And here we are talking not only about windows, balcony and entrance doors. Sources of cold can be poorly sealed seams in the floor or walls of the house.

Especially by the way, the thermal imager will come in handy for owners of country houses who visit them in autumn and winter.

The Guide MobiR Air from Dadjet comes in a neat cardboard box, inside which is the thermal imager itself, a protective case, a harness and a set of documents.

Given the presentable appearance and generalgadget style, Guide MobiR Air can be recommended as a gift. You can’t buy it for yourself, but, one way or another, the thermal imager will definitely come in handy and will not lie idle on the shelf.

The body is made of magnesium alloy:and securely, and does not collect fingerprints. There are two options for thermal imagers - for Android and for iPhone. They differ in connectors: Type-C and Lightning. In principle, it doesn’t matter how to choose, since you can always buy an adapter.

The camera is located on the left side.The viewing angle is 50 degrees. The temperature measurement range is from -20 C to + 120 C. It is formally stated that the Guide MobiR Air detects heat at a distance of up to 250 meters. This is already a direct thermal imager for hunting, it turns out to catch a hare. But representatives of the company said that the hare is unlikely. Here is a bear from afar to detect succeed. Although it is likely that the bear, although without a thermal imager, will notice you earlier. So 250 meters is a theoretical figure. In everyday life, the thermal imager works fine at a distance of 10-15 meters.

The thermal imager has a high measurement accuracy.Formally, the deviation is +/-3 degrees. It rather depends on the environment and environment. In ideal apartment conditions, the thermal imager can also be used as a remote thermometer: it accurately determines the temperature of both the person and the water in the kettle.

#2. Is it time to clean the air conditioner and replace the thermal paste in the laptop?

Perhaps you can have access to a thermal imagerrecommend to all owners of laptops and computers. Here, it is advisable immediately after buying or cleaning from dust and replacing thermal paste and measure the temperature readings using the sensors inside the laptop, and using a thermal imager to see which parts are heating up and how. Well, then you can check every couple of months. When the indicators begin to differ, it's time to carry out maintenance.

Modern laptops are high tech"hot things", so it is important to ensure that the fans do not get clogged with dust, and that the thermal paste (and even better liquid metal) is fresh and does not lose its properties. The "cold" area in the photo is the area where the cooler is located. It is necessary to check regularly that the fan is not overgrown with dust.

In the same way, air conditioners should be serviced regularly, the air filters of which can become clogged, which, in turn, will lead to overheating.

#3. What about the battery, underfloor heating and electrical wiring?

Continuing the theme of cold weather in a house or apartment, it is necessarypay attention to batteries. Do they heat as they should, is the heating even? Uniformity of heating is an important point. If they “heat” and the battery is cold, then everything is clear even without a thermal imager. The thermal imager will also help determine if there is a blockage or air lock. For example, in the photo below, it seems that two hot pipes are not connected to the battery, but go nowhere. This is a reason to get it right!

It seems that two hot pipes are not connected to the battery, but go nowhere. This is a reason to get it right!

And here is an example of a battery in which one of the sections does not work.

Preparing the thermal imager for operation is elementary. You need to download the application from the Google Play Market or the AppStore and connect the thermal imager to your smartphone. Everything!

Thermal cameras work well with both iPhone and Android. You can also use extension cords for convenience.

Good accuracy, you can instead of a thermometeruse. The application has a number of useful options that you should pay attention to. There is also a color scheme setting, and mirroring, and manual adjustment of brightness and contrast.

And there is also a separate gallery so that the pictures are not lost among the general photos.

In addition to batteries, the thermal imager will help to cope with a warm floor, both electric and water.

It doesn't have to be limited to batteries. The thermal imager will easily help you find a blockage in a regular water pipe. Just turn on cold or hot water and look for the plug point.

Similarly, the Guide MobiR Air can be useful whenchecking electrical wiring, and all electrical engineering in general. In this case, using a thermal imager, it will be possible to detect places of increased heating and understand their temperature.

Still, it's one thing when, for example, the adapter heats up to 35 degrees, and quite another if its temperature exceeds 50 degrees. This is a reason to check whether everything is fine or there is a risk of fire.

And this is what spilled water from the bathtub looks like in the corner.

Finally, a thermal imager can be recommended for detecting and eliminating leaks, since it can detect wet areas from afar. They will be very different in temperature from the environment.

Conclusion

The thermal imager allows you to simplify the solution of problems in the apartment and house, for the sake of which it was previously necessary to call professionals for the so-called diagnostics.

Home insulation, troubleshootingelectrical equipment and wiring, maintenance of a laptop, car, air conditioner or checking underfloor heating - in fact, most problems can be identified by the difference in temperature from the norm, including such banal things as detecting a leak in the bathtub or behind the sink.

Finally, it should be noted that the marketmany thermal imagers from various companies. The average price starts around 30 thousand rubles. So once again we emphasize that before buying it is necessary to decide on the tasks. If we are talking about a thermal imager for everyday tasks, then there is no need to take a device for 30-40 thousand rubles.

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