Tried using a thermal camera on a busy panel and found a loose neutral in under 10 seconds

Had a call last week at a strip mall in Tulsa. Lights flickering in three units. Pulled out my Flir E8 and scanned the main panel. Hot spot right on a neutral lug, was barely tight. Saved me two hours of poking around with a meter. Any of you guys use thermal regularly for service calls?

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ryan_nelson28d ago

Half the time thermal cams just show me warm breakers that aren't even loose.

the_elizabeth28d ago

Same issue with those motion sensor lights in my hallway that keep turning on for nothing.