Resolutions and Solution Impact

Everything is about ROI these days. After our server room issue we resolved our AC problem but the question remained “How much impact did it make?” Sure the room was cooler but what is the impact to our equipment and do things actually run cooler? How much cooler? Whats the result? Compare these shots to those on the previous page.

As you can see there has been a dramatic drop in operating temperatures of the equipment. Temperature on the wall thermostat reads 62 degrees but the question of how this translates into equipment operating temperature has been answered. Additionally we have identified areas that can use more airflow. These results translate into greater longevity for equipment, lower failure rates on hard drives and servers, and greater operational reliability. Know of any IT Admins that would turn down these benefits? I don’t!

Additional Features

Turning the E6 on and accessing the built in menu’s offers an array of additional features likely to be of value depending upon your intended use. The color modes may be changes to either Iron, Rainbow, Gray, Blue Below, and Red Above as well as adjusting the alignment distance to object for calibration and changing temperature readings from Celsius to Fahrenheit. You can also choose to save photo’s as separate JPEG’s as we did above as well as switching the unit into Picture in Picture mode. On the hardware end of things the battery is the only removable part and may be charged separately through an optional charger or internal using the micro USB adapter via a PC or Mac.

One of the larger features of the Flir cameras is the associated warranty that Flir includes once you register your unit. The unit comes with a 10 year warranty on the detector itself, a 5 year warranty on the battery, and a 2 year warranty on parts and labor. Given the substantial investment made into the detector this additional warranty will leave you with peace of mind about your equipment in case of any failure.