RTC360 at -5 to -20C

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RTC360 at -5 to -20C

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I need to scanner a freezer warehouse. I tried running a different brand scanner and was having issues with heavy distortion and fog inside the scanner that would freeze. There is almost no wind inside the warehouse and there is a 40F refrigerated and a 70F area to take breaks if needed. Does anyone have experience running an RTC360 in lower temp? I have 2 pairs of batteries for it.

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Re: RTC360 at -5F (-20C)

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Funny you mention this. I had a similar situation last year when I had to survey some of our product when it was -35C. I only had our Faro S70 and managed to wrap it in bubble wrap to insulate it. Seemed to do the trick!
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The RTC360 scanned all day at minus 20 degrees without any problems, and even the batteries lasted almost the same time as under normal conditions.
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I worked outdoors at about -10° C no problem
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Faro scanners have such a bad design for cold...
I had a project where they wanted me to scan in very cold (-30C) to see how big movements in the structure was compared to the hottest day in the summer. Issue was not cold, scan worked for 40 stations with no issues. I used this expensive lunch box that managed to keep the scanner above 10C internal temp threw out the 3hours I was there and the key is to turn off the fans in temperature settings.
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Issue is the design of the lens, it has the condensation happen in the middle;
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I tough having silica bags in the box would work but found out those have a shelf life. In order to scan I put my fingers on the windows to warm it up, then did a 1/4 2X scan with the premium (1min20s) and it managed to go threw, but that still wasn't great and results were all over the place and had to delete a bunch of scans.

Why does condensation need to happen in the middle where the lazer goes threw, why is it not on the sides like a normal window would?
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Re: RTC360 at -5 to -20C

Post by masterpine »

RTC360 handles really cold conditions quite nicely. Just make sure the batteries (and spares) are stored in warm conditions, the unit will misbehave is the cells are too cold. I like to keep spares in my inner jacket pockets.

It may not help, but I also tape up air vents and gaps on the scanner.
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