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WSPIR uses the following instruments during an investigation
Thermal Measurement |
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Thermal Imaging Camera used to visually detect the slightest variation in temperature |
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Fluke Digital Thermometer with a K type probe.
Used to record air temperature in seconds (fast and accurate) as well as surface temperature |
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InfraScan Infrared Thermometer Used to record surface temperature (Fast and accurate when used properly) |
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Raytech Infrared Thermometer Used to record surface temperature (Fast and accurate when used properly)
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Lacrosse Anemometer Used to record air temperature as well as wind speed (Not very fast to reach the air temperate)
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Fluke
Thermometer Reads both air and surface temperature |
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Audio related |
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Sony Condenser lapel microphone used on the portable recorders. Frequency response 50 - 12,000 Hz |
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Zoom R24 Digital Multitrack Recorder |
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Inductive microphone used to pick up man made EMF | |||||||||||||||
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Electrovoice ND/767 Low
Impedance microphone much better frequency response than that most
microphones Frequency response 35 - 22,000 Hz Near Field, 70 - 22,000 Hz Far Field |
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Sterling Audio ST31 Small Diaphragm low
impedance FET Condenser Microphone Frequency response 20Hz – 18,000Hz |
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Firepod, allows 8 high quality microphones to be recorded onto a PC | |||||||||||||||
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Olympus WS300 Digital Voice recorder Used for the capture of EVPs as well as to capture personal notes on an investigation |
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Sony UX71 records in MP3 format and connects directly to your USB port. You can listen while you record! |
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Zoom H4 Digital Audio Recorder | |||||||||||||||
 Behringer
4 Channel Audio Mixer |
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Video related |
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SONY HD Video Recorder with Nightshot |
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SONY DVC Video recorder with Nightshot |
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SONY Hi8 Video recorder with Nightshot | |||||||||||||||
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Lorex 4 Channel DVR system |
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Sony Light Extenders |
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Sony Bluetooth Microphone for the video recorder | |||||||||||||||
Meters |
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AlphaLab, Inc.'s Trifield EMF meter used to detect the presence of EMF |
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Cell Sensor EMF meter Used to detect the presence of EMF in the area (Visual and audible indicator) |
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Sperry EMF Field meter Used to detect the presence of EMF
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AlphaLab, Inc.'s Air ION Counter used to determine the amount of negative and positive Ions in the area |
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KII meters to detect EMF (Visual and audible indicator) |
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ZIRCON stud Sensor used to determine if there are live wires within a wall causing readings on the EMF meters | |||||||||||||||
Mapping |
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Compass Used to detect electromagnetic disturbances |
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Ultrasound Laser Tape used for measuring the dimensions of a room in creating a floor plan |
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Tape measure for distances below 2' and over 50' | |||||||||||||||
Investigation aids |
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Headlamp, leaves your hands free to carry all your equipment |
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Lobe light, leaves your hands free to carry all your equipment |
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Maglite Great flashlight but uses a much needed hand | |||||||||||||||
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Infrared Flashlights used to extend the range of the SONY video cameras |
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Tripods for the video cameras |
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Microphone stands for microphones and video cameras | |||||||||||||||
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Lots and lots of batteries |
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50' microphone cable extender (Snake) |
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Microphone cables | |||||||||||||||
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Coleman Fluorescent lamp great for lighting up the setup area |
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Table for the staging area |
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Walkie Talkies used for larger investigations as well as in the cars while driving to a location | |||||||||||||||
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Clipboard, used to provide a writing surface and to hold the report papers |
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Motion sensor used to ensure a location has not been tampered with |
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Door or window alarm, used to ensure a location has not been tampered with | |||||||||||||||
It should be noted that there is no "perfect" tool on an investigation. We hope to be able to correlate paranormal phenomenon with a corresponding reaction/reading on one of our many instruments. Through understanding the operation of the equipment we can rule out known causes for "paranormal like" phenomenon
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