Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Thermal imaging speeds up repair of printed circuit boards


Fotric 220 Series Thermal cameras can used to investigate and speed-up the repair of printed circuit boards and components.

Customer service providers and same day repair centers for leading brands of electronic devices can speed up their repair work by using thermal cameras to locate problems and identify what is happening on a PCB.

A non-contact thermal measurement system which pairs a high sensitivity infrared camera with an integrated stand enables technicians to make a quick thermal behavior analysis of a printed circuit board or other electronic assembly. The Fotric 220 series of thermal cameras are very easy to use and can quickly identify a problem with a PCB and where that problem is located.  The software provided with the Fotric 220 series allows picture-in-picture overlays of the heat profile on top of a vidual image, which helps locate problem areas.  Lenses are available that will allow focusing down to as small as 20um lines too.

Beneficially being a portable device, the Fotric 220 Series setup can also easily be shared among many users if necessary. A side-by-side comparison of a good board and a field one can show turn-on heat characteristic differences.  The investment in a thermal camera setup can help technicians work faster and improve customer satisfaction.

By offering up to 640 x 480 individual pixels of temperature measurement, the Fotric 220 series offers the ability to detect hot spots, check power consumption, , and identify potential failure hazards on boards that are being serviced as well as during product development.  

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