Published: April 2013

Testers and Meters

Every month, ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR features new products—tools, equipment, software, apps and more—launched recently by manufacturers. Here you’ll find the most recent new products.

Featured Products
April 2013

Meter

AFL’s NOYES Contractor Series handheld CS260-20 metro/access troubleshooting optical time- domain reflectomer is a 1,310/1,550 OTDR with 28-dB dynamic range, 0.8 m event and 3.5 m attenuation dead zones plus integrated visual-fault locator.

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April 2013

Tester

Platinum Tools’ T129 VDV MapMaster 2.0 combines continuity testing, mapping, tone generator and length measurement functions into a single unit. Capable of identifying and mapping 19 locations at once, it measures the entire length of a cable and/or individual wire pairs.

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April 2013

Meter

Hioki’s solar HiTester 3245-60 is an environmentally friendly digital multimeter. The hybrid power system incorporates both a main rechargeable lithium-ion battery powered by solar source with eight hours of use available on three hours of charging at 50,000 lx and a backup battery.

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April 2013

Tester

Amprobe’s INSP-3 wiring inspector is a rugged circuit tester that checks whether a building’s wiring is in compliance with the NEC, especially voltage drop under load. Without scrolling or switching screens, users can identify issues with splices, connections and conductor quality.

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April 2013

Meter

Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp.’s milliamp clamp meter measures 4–20 mA signals used in control panels to collect and send data and can measure 0 to 99 mA to cover a range of control signals. It features a long clamp wire and narrow jaw profile for clamping in tight spaces.

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April 2013

Tester

Fluke Networks’ AirCheck Wi-Fi Tester v2.0 for troubleshooting complex wireless LAN problems has a one-button autotest that automatically conducts wireless tests for interference, quality and rogue access point detection to validate performance and to discover security threats and other issues.

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April 2013

Meter

Megger’s CHM series of cable height meters use ultrasonic sound to determine the height of up to six overhead cables and wires.

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April 2013

Tester

Ideal Industries’ voltage performance monitor tester identifies voltage events and harmonics that cause equipment damage and failures. By plugging into a circuit at the point of equipment connection, it will “see” exactly what the equipment sees.

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