Thermal Imager Poll

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Permalink Reply by Steve Gooley on May 5, 2008 at 10:47am

We have a ISG Talisman K90 and a Bullard.

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Permalink Reply by Chris Piepenburg on May 5, 2008 at 10:56am

Which Bullard?

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Permalink Reply by Mark Lee on May 5, 2008 at 12:25pm

Bullard T1
Last department used the T3 which I preferred due to size and ease of carry on retractable strap. Also the T3 had the thermal throttle feature which was very valuable during overhaul as well as on smell of smoke investigations. Helped isolate heat sources. The thermal indicator on the T3 was also very nice to have.

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Permalink Reply by David Klotz on May 5, 2008 at 2:32pm

We carry two of the Bullard TI. They work pretty well. They have a slow warm up period but once they are up and running it works very well. A few of the downsides are first the weight and size which can become a pain when crawling aroung with it or just trying to hold it up for a long period of time for any reason. Also it has a focus knob on the front of our camera which i noticed seems to get bumped a lot. Also as said before the batteries work great when new. Other wise forget it once they start to wear out they only last like 2 minutes. The veiw finder on the camera is a great size and it also shows the thermal differences very well. All and all I would have to say it is a good rugged camera.

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Permalink Reply by Ron Becknell on May 5, 2008 at 3:22pm

We have one MSA Evolution 4000 ( could be Evolution 5000) we have had for several years. And two Scott Eagle TIC, one is brand new the other is a year old. The Scotts are much smaller and have more features than the MSA just because they are newer. The only thing about the Scotts is; they are designed to work perfectly when crawling and looking down at the screen but they require a little getting used to when being used while standing. But the color option is very nice.

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Permalink Reply by Tom Isbell on May 5, 2008 at 8:32pm

We use MSA on every front out engine. They are small and work well for what we need.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Gooley on May 5, 2008 at 8:34pm

Sorry its a T1. It was given to us by the New Jersey Division of Fire on a grant. Whats nice is both cameras use the same technoligy so you get a very simular picture

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Permalink Reply by Eddie Henderson on May 5, 2008 at 9:06pm

We have the ISG Talisman K90.

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Permalink Reply by Chris Piepenburg on May 5, 2008 at 9:18pm

Tom,

What kind of MSA do you guys carry?

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Permalink Reply by Brian Lee on May 6, 2008 at 8:40am

We use the MSA evolution 4000 and the Evolution 5200 (smaller newer camera).

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Permalink Reply by G. Douglas Webb on May 6, 2008 at 10:26am

We use a Bullard T1 in my volunteer dept. I am also a fire instructor full time for the power industry in my state and we use 3 here. 2 MSA evolution 5200s and a Scott Eagle 160. The biggest difference between the Scott and the MSA is the fact that the Scott has a full color setting and the imager is designed so you can crawl with it and it is pointing ahead so you can see in front of you without stopping and raising up. The MSA's are tried and true( we have had one for about 2.5 years. The Scott we have only had a few months but it seems to be a good investment. I'm not real fond of the Bullard but it is the most compact of the models I have worked with.

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Permalink Reply by Ron Smith (a.k.a. G-Ron) on May 6, 2008 at 11:11am

MSA 4000 and 5000.

I like the size of the 5000..... but prefer the picture on the 4000

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