EoW November 2012

Focus on

Tackling an expensive problem

and lowering the costs associated with salvage.

For the customer that needs portability and battery power, there is a smaller, less powerful but equally accurate cable fault locator, the FL-8A. Many users, typically in the oil, gas and undersea industries, have reels of wire that are not located on the factory floor. The FL-8A is perfect for testing reels located in remote locations. Clinton Instrument is also developing a new calibration unit that will calibrate both high frequency and mains frequency AC as well as DC spark test units from any manufacturer. lightweight Windows-based tablet, the operator can calibrate to any known norm or specification with the interface units that comprise the STCAL calibration system. Once calibration is complete, the unit will allow for uploading of data to a host computer or server via a simple USB flash drive unit. The Clinton Instrument Company – USA Website : www.clintoninstrument.com Using a simple,

The FL-20A cable fault locator is Clinton Instrument’s newest quality tool for the wire and cable industry. Cable rejected during the hi-pot test has always been an expensive problem for the manufacturer. Until now, finding opens and shorts with an analogue cable fault locator took expertise and patience, since the procedure required tedious metre and sensitivity adjustments as well as mathematical calculation once the test was completed. The digital FL-20A automates cable fault detection greatly and reduces the time and training required to find these problems. Opens, metallic shorts, or high voltage shorts between conductors or between conductor and shield are pinpointed quickly and with ease. The operator simply connects the FL-20A test probes to each end of the cable under test, enters the cable length and

▲ ▲ More portability from the FL-8A

gauge size on the digital front panel display, and selects “Shorts” or “Opens” to begin the test. Within a few seconds, the unit calculates the distance of the fault site from each test probe and displays the location in feet or metres. The failure can then be cut out or repaired and the remaining good product salvaged, resulting in great savings to the producer. The FL-20A, a compact 15"W x 14"D by 10"H weighing only 30lb, is significantly smaller and lighter than its predecessors. It promises a great return on investment by salvaging expensive cable assemblies

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