IDEAL In Partnership with NTI,NJATC
Innovation with a Purpose
IDEAL Industries, and the NJATC
A Partnership in Continuing Education
Knowledge is Strength for the Changes of Tomorrow
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Agenda
Innovation with a Purpose
• Awareness of IDEAL’s commitment to
the Partnership with the NJATC, Local
JATC, and IBEW
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Nation Participation
Local Participation
Training Programs
Product Overview
Questions and Interaction
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IDEAL’s National Commitment
Innovation with a Purpose
• Nation Participation
– Show participation at the
NTI,NJATC for over 10
years.
– Large number of Field
and Factory Personnel to
educate in the changes in
Product, technology and
and regulations that
effect you
– Donations, > $1M over
the pass four years
2003
61-701
2004
61-324
2005
61-482
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IDEAL’s Local Commitment
Innovation with a Purpose
• Local Participation
– Many of our 200 field Representative
participation in training programs
• Bender Basics
• Lockout Tagout
• Data-Communication Cut, Strip, Terminate and Test
– Local Donation not just for IDEAL, but in
partner ship with our Distributors
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Basics of Digital Multimeters
Innovation with a Purpose
• Basic Electricity
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Safety
Analog or Digital
Manual or Auto-ranging
Displays
– Range and Resolution
– Icon Symbols
• Basic Measurement
– DC Volts& AC Volts
– Resistance, Capacitance
– Current
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Power Quality
Innovation with a Purpose
• This presentation was adapted to NJATC Lesson 4-62.
It’s intent is to give the student a basic understanding of
Power Quality as describe in this lesson plan.
– Describe the nature of several different types of power-related
problems.
– Identify the causes or source of many power related problems
– List steps that can be used with different electrical equipment
to minimize the equipment’s contribution to power-related
problems.
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“New Products”
Innovation with a Purpose
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TightSight Clamp Meters
320 Series Multimeters
Electrical Tester
SureTest, Circuit Tester and
Analyzers
• Circuit Breaker Finders
• Data Com Tools
• Data Com Tester
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Industrial Clamp Meters
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Innovative TightSight Display
Innovation with a Purpose
Features
• Innovation with with A
Purpose,
Benefits
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– TightSight Bottom Display
w/Backlight
– Tapered jaws w/ Hook tip in
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600A/1000A sizes
– Dangerous voltage indicator on •
all functions
– UL Listed to Cat IV-600V / Cat
III-1000V
For easier & safer viewing in dark,
bright, or tight locations
For quicker clamping around
conductors in panels and separating
wires from a bundle
Indicates the presence of voltage even
when the dial is set on wrong function
Independently tested to the highest
safety levels
Last clamp you’ll have to buy since
backed by a lifetime limited warranty
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61-320 and 61-350 Series DMM’s
Innovation with a Purpose
Features
Benefits
• Performance and Value
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Auto-ranging
Fast Speed
Compact Size
UL 61010 Listed and
certified to Cat III and Cat
IV Safety standard
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Extreme ease-of-use…just turn dial to
function and measure
Stable reading in less than 2s
Easier to carry and store
Independently tested to the highest
safety levels
Best meter series in the market for
speed, feature-set, safety, price
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XL Solenoid Testers
Innovation with a Purpose
Features
Benefits
• Solenoid tester
• Low impedance
• Compact size with over-molded
grips
• Vol-Con XL adds audible
continuity
• Dual, independent circuitry
• UL Listed to Cat III-600V
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Most popular tester of choice
Eliminates ghost voltage
Fits comfortably in hand and pocket
Verifies test leads and checks fuses
Shaker and Neon bulb are backup
circuits to each other
Only solenoid tester that is cat rated
for a higher level of safety
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AFCI Technology
Innovation with a Purpose
• Still an emerging technology with much uncertainty
• Breaker manufacturers continue to change their AFCI sensing
technology
• 2004 saw a product recall from two different Breaker manufacturers
• UL has different standards for breakers and testers
• Testers have to keep up with these ever-constant changes
• Market continues to grow despite controversy
IDEAL is in the leadership position to keep up
with the evolving market needs!
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SureTest Market Feedback
Innovation with a Purpose
• SureTest 61-165
– Want better accuracies
– Display is too dim
• SureTest Arc Tester (61-056)
– Doesn’t reliably trip C-H breakers
– Units are failing prematurely
We’re responding!…
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SureTest 160 Series
Innovation with a Purpose
Features
Benefits
• Super-bright OLED display
• High Accuracies
• Checks for both electrical fire
hazards
• Isolated Neutral Test
• UL Listed to Cat III-300V
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For easy viewing in dark or bright
locations
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Most reliable method for branch
inspection
Verifies protection from high Voltage
Drop & Arc Faults
Verifies that AFCI’s will not trip
under normal loads
Independently tested to the UL
standards 61010, 943, 1436
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SureTest Arc Tester
Innovation with a Purpose
Features
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Compact Size
Fast AFCI testing
Super-bright LED’s
Isolated Neutral test
UL Listed
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Only AFCI tester that fits
conveniently in hand or pocket
Advanced circuitry allows cooler
testing for repeat testing
Indicates wiring status from any angle
Verifies safety of ground circuit
Verifies AFCI will not trip with
normal loads
Independently tested to UL 943, 1436
standards.
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Circuit Breaker Finders
Innovation with a Purpose
• Features
• Automatically finds the
right breaker
• High voltage transmitter
• UL Listed to Cat III-300V
• Benefits
• For quick & easy breaker
identification
• For use on 220V circuits
• Independently tested to
the highest safety levels
532 model has an Analog Receiver for $35
534 has Digital Receiver w/ NCV, High voltage
transmitter with GFCI for $59
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Best practices work best
Innovation with a Purpose
• IDEAL promotes the “System Solution”
– Learning curve is shorter
– We can provide training classes and web ex classes
– Provides for Repeatability and Consistency
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Tools To Do The Job Right
Innovation with a Purpose
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Basic Tools
Tone and Probe Family
Innovation with a Purpose
• Sends & receives signals with our
Tone generators and amplifier
probe)
• Checks for dial tone & polarity
– With the our ABS™ unit
• Unique signals in the tone generator
• Auto-OFF features
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New Data-Com Testers
Innovation with a Purpose
LinkMaster Pro XLNew
VDV MultiMediaNew
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LinkMaster Pro XL
Master the link between performance, simplicity and value
Innovation with a Purpose
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End-users:
– Network installers & troubleshooters
– Contractors
– IT/facility personnel
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Applications:
– To verify network connectivity
during moves & add operation
– To ID an unknown port (ie, port
to hub linking)
– To perform wiremap analysis and
measure cable length
– Support voice (RJ11/12), data
(UTP/STP), video (Coax/CATV)
and tone
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RJ11/12
RJ45 Jack
Innovation with a Purpose
F-Connector
VDV MultiMedia
Cable Tester
• Voice
VoiceVideoDataTone
Volts! Rev Uplink
Split Pass Miswire
Open Short ID 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
– Supports 3-pair USOC
and 6 position RJ jacks
for telephone cable
testing
• Data
– Supports UTP/STP
cable testing to
T568A/B
• Video/CATV
– Supports open and
short testing of coax
cable with Fconnectors
• Tone
– Supports four different
tones for cable tracing
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LANTEK 6 & 7G Cable Certifier Series
Innovation with a Purpose
• Most advanced LAN
Certifiers on the market
– LANTEK6 350 MHz to support
CAT5e/6 & ISO D/E
– LANTEK7G 1GHz to support
CAT6/6a/7 & ISO D/E/F and
beyond
– Available in Basic & Premium
Packages
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Cost Effective and Easy to Use
Innovation with a Purpose
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Sweep to 1 GHz
– supports testing requirements beyond CAT7/ISO F
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Level IV Accuracy
– Independently verified by ETL
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DUALmode Testing to Save Time
– gets two sets of test results in virtually the same amount of
time
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Test with Patch cords to Save Money
– uses standard patch cords to perform Permanent Link
testing to save money
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Largest Internal/External Memory Capacity
– makes record management easy
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Designed to Save The User Time on the Job
Innovation with a Purpose
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Convenient FIBERTEK Accessory
– to certify fiber installations
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Innovative TRACETEK Accessory
– performs advanced fiber fault location and
troubleshooting functions
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Troubleshooting with TDR capability
– Pinpoint distance to fault to make installation quicker
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Best display implementation
– makes reading results easier and more productive
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Best multilingual implementation
– Supports Chinese, Korean, Czech, Russian, Polish and
many more languages
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Best Product Support & Service
– 2 Year Warranty
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