Winter operation of FLIR Lepton

Sensors Imaging
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Hi,

I am considering the FLIR Lepton series for a solar panel monitoring project of mine, but I live in Canada, where temperatures often reach -20, -30C in the winter.

I see that the product operation range is -10 to 80C and I was wondering what it implies. Is the camera likely to fail/stop below -10C or is it more about the temperature accuracy not being guaranteed?

Maybe this is a question I should address to FLIR directly, but I thought I could start here.

Thank you!

Frederic

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The manufacturer states the “non-operating” temperature range as -40 C to 80 C, and the “optimal” temperature range as -10 C to 80 C.

https://inte.flir.com/products/lepton/

So it will probably work at -20 C, but you would be taking a chance. It would be very unwise to depend on readings taken during out-of-spec operation, without doing a calibration check.

FLIR may offer a military grade module, so take advantage of their customer inquiry form.