If you have ever spent an entire eight-hour shift walking back and forth between a breaker panel and distant electrical outlets with a traditional single-circuit tracer—or worse, flipping breakers off on a live commercial site—you know the pain of mapping panel schedules. The Tasco CMT42DS Circuit Mapper Tracer System eliminates that headache by taking a completely different approach: concurrent multi-circuit mapping.
Today we're going to take a tour of the features and benefits of the Flir C5 camera, discuss some applications, and finally run through the upside and potential downsides of buying this thermal camera.
Ideal R158002 VDV II Plus is no longer manufactured
With the ever increasing connectivity of our lives, having a reliable cable verifier is becoming a minimum for technicians. Ideal Industries have introduced a new line of VDV testers and promise that they are more than just a wire mapper. Today I will be taking a look the Ideal R158002 VDV II Plus VDV Cable Fault Tester and going over the features and specifications.
Measuring and recording Earth Ground Resistance is important to maintain an electrical system. The Amprobe GP-2A Earth Ground Resistance Tester is one such device that can handle these tests. Having poor grounding can lead to premature equipment failure and extended downtime which can be quite costly to a company’s operations. The handheld unit is lightweight (2.2lbs) features an easy to read display and has a simple to navigate menu system.
The Amprobe Solar-500 and Solar-600 are no longer manufactured
Today I will be reviewing the Amprobe Solar-500 and Solar-600 Solar Analyzers. Like their name implies they allow you to analyze solar panels.
From basic maintenance, troubleshooting or efficiency testing, these two solar analyzers have you covered. If you are an installer, this is an especially important tool as it will help you calculate and determine proper inverter size as well as positioning of the solar voltaic cells for maximum output.
Today I will be discussing the SDL350 CFM Thermo-Anemometer by Extech Instruments. With Winter slowly falling the wayside it is now time to set our attention on the coming Summer. This handheld meter is perfect for any HVAC technician looking to take quick duct measurements for Air Velocity and Temperature.
For today’s review I will be going over a classic Clamp Meter from Amprobe. The Amprobe ACD-51NAV is a CAT IV 600A TRMS Clamp Meter used for maintenance and spot checking purposes.
This unit measures up to 1000V and can handle power measurements as well as THD (Total Harmonics Distortion) and Individual Harmonics. The Navigator clamp allows for non-contact voltage detection as well as measuring Inrush currents.
Ideal R156002 SignalTEK CT is no longer manufactured
Hello again. Today we are going to have a look at a cool new network testing product from Ideal Industries – the Ideal R156002 SignalTEK CT Data Cable Transmission Ethernet Tester. This is basically a pared down cable certifier to meet the demand for a high tech cable wiremapping and performance tester but cut the cost of a full fledged certifier.
Klein Tools continues its march in to the Test and Measurement segment with the new Commander Voice/Data/Video Cable Testers. This new meter is one the most technical meter Klein has offered yet. The new VDV501-828 and VDV501-829 Commander are full featured Cable testers that can locate, test and measure data, telephone, and coaxial cabling. The ability to handle wire mapping and do diagnosis to find opens, shorts, miswires and split pairs gives this tester everyday use.
