The IPC Thermopile uses a multijunction thermopile housed in a transistor type package, this element along with its amplifier are housed in a 140mm rod with a 400mm cable terminated with red, black and white 4mm connection plugs. By using a sensitive digital voltmeter capable of reading millivolts to volts, the differing radiant energies from the surface of a Leslie's cube can be demonstrated. To operate the Thermopile a DC supply voltage of between 7V to 25V is required.