Instruments that measure air velocity and air/surface temperatures are one of the most important tools an HVAC tech will have in his tool box. With these meters seeing everyday use, it is imperative that you understand the limitations of certain instruments and select the correct one. Having the right tool will help grow your business and will pay for itself and then some. With so many options out there, I wanted to highlight a few models from Extech and discuss what sets them apart.

Hello again everyone. Today we’re going to take a look at wire and valve location, specifically the Armada Pro700. This is a relatively simple to use locator that packs a lot of power and gets the job done right.

Key Features:

•  Tracks irrigation wires, finds missing valves and detects damage or cuts to vulnerable underground cabling

Hello again all. This week we’re going to take a look at an exciting product from T3 Innovation – the CC200 Coax Clarifier. The other part numbers you see in the title line refer to the different kits which include various remotes and a tone probe with the CC250. So let’s take a look at this bad boy. This tester works on coax cables and has some special features that set it apart from your typical coax tester.

Extech Moisture Meters MO210/MO220/MO257/MO750 provide a wealth of moisture inspection options depending on your application. I will begin with the Extech MO210, which is a pocket size moisture detector.

The Flir i7 Thermal Imaging Camera has been discontinued.

Sometimes you just need a small camera on a stick to get a better view of what you are doing. That is why Extech has created the BR200 and the BR250 Wireless Video Borescopes. Both of these borescopes feature a camera that has 712 x 486 (NTSC) pixels as well as a 3.5” detachable display. Having the display be detachable is a nice feature that allows you to use this in tight spaces that may not be wide enough to fit the screen through. The main difference between these two borescopes is the camera and probes.

Updated May 2024.

Borescopes, borescopes, borescopes!! So many choices. Where to begin? This handy little post will hopefully help you navigate the murky waters of video inspection with a look at the line-up of borescopes offered by General Tools.

Hello testing enthusiasts. Today’s post is going to cover some fairly simple but reliable little testers, the Extech SD500 and Extech SD700. These meters both offer quick and accurate temperature and humidity readings in controlled environments like cleanrooms, manufacturing plants, warehouses, and so on and so forth. The SD700 adds the ability to take barometric pressure readings and both meters can simultaneously display all the parameters that they respectively measure.

Getting the most out of each piece of testing equipment is becoming the industry norm. Gone are the days of single use testing equipment. If my tester doesn’t take accurate measurements and heat up my lunch, I will find one that will. Byte Brothers understands this principle and packs many features into its equipment. The Byte Brothers CPK1000IL CAT5/6 Cable Certifier is a kit that includes two fantastic multifunction meters.

The T3 Innovation AC120 Arc Chaser is a serious piece of technology. This unit is equipped with Spread Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry (SSTDR) which gives the AC120 an accuracy within 1% to a fault. The T3 AC120 Arc Chaser monitors intermittent opens, shorts and faults and can work on both energized and unenergized cables. Keeping up with the rest of the T3 line of products, the display is crystal clear with beautiful color graphics.