Rant: Spent $400 on a thermal camera for my phone to find shorts. Worth every penny.

Got the FLIR One a few months back. Was sick of chasing ghosts in walls and panels. First real use was a fridge that kept tripping the breaker. Old tech would have had me tearing into the cabinet for hours. Pointed the camera at the back panel while it was live. Saw a single hot spot right at the compressor terminal block. Took 10 minutes. Fixed it in 30. Paid for itself on that one call. Anyone got other uses for these things besides finding bad connections?

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max_cooper215h ago

Finding my own hot spots after spicy food.

angela_patel754h ago

Heard drinking milk helps more than water for that!

ericw933h agoProlific Poster

Try a spoonful of plain yogurt next time, @max_cooper21, it really cools things down.