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oil pan 4 · 12-20-14, 08:00 PM

My mechanical engineer says the difference between the really cheap thermal imager and something like a FLIR or equivalent is a "cooled sensing element".
The first generation FLIR sensing elements were cooled with liquid nitrogen, now the newest generation only needs mild cooling that can be provided by solid state.
Since the thermal imager could be used along side a firearm I would like whatever imager I buy to also be of a weapons grade pedigree.
EDIT: The VT02 uses an uncooled sensor.

12-20-14, 08:00 PM	#27
oil pan 4 Land owner Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NM Posts: 1,026 Thanks: 12 Thanked 127 Times in 107 Posts	My mechanical engineer says the difference between the really cheap thermal imager and something like a FLIR or equivalent is a "cooled sensing element". The first generation FLIR sensing elements were cooled with liquid nitrogen, now the newest generation only needs mild cooling that can be provided by solid state. Since the thermal imager could be used along side a firearm I would like whatever imager I buy to also be of a weapons grade pedigree. EDIT: The VT02 uses an uncooled sensor. Last edited by oil pan 4; 12-21-14 at 12:01 AM..