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Heat Seeker Infrared Detection Systems How to use the Heat Seeker: This device detects very small differences in temperature between the object you are searching for & the surrounding average temperature over the previous 4 seconds. The difference in temperature between the surroundings & the target is called 'the gain.' Calibration of the gain, or the number of degrees of temperature difference between the object & its surroundings, is set by pressing the gain button up or down until you reach the desired setting. The gain adjusts from minimum to maximum in 20 seconds.
For example, I practiced how to use my heat seeker by 'finding' my cat. In daylight there may be temperature differences of 15 degrees between shade & sunlight; if I set the gain too high, I knew I would get false readings. Therefore, I held the heat seeker on shady patches for 4 seconds to calibrate the correct surrounding temperature, since I knew that the cat was in the shade. Then I swept the heat seeker over the shady area until it signaled that it detected the cat. The only false positives were from 2 big rocks that had retained heat from being in the sun earlier in the day.
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