New Agilent Insulation tester, IR camera and remote display - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: CosPhi
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 02, 2014, 06:54:22 pm
content: Hi guysI just saw on a German website Agilent has a new IR camera :http://www.datatec.de/Agilent-Waermebildkamera-U5855A.htmWhen I searched about some more infos I found also a new series of insulation tester. The U1450A & U1460A series.http://www.home.agilent.com/en/pc-2363266/u1450a-60a-series-handheld-insulation-resistance-testerIt seem they really want to push the OLED display. The two top models are just with OLED and they "cheat" a bit with the battery life of them by using Lithium batteries.Ont the other side the are IP67 rated and have a separate holster.I just don't get it why they make 5 models. I think not even Fluke have this number of insulation testers.They have also a new remote display to show values from meters with the bluethoot adapter. The U1115A. He can show up to four values at the same time.A lot of new toys ...

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 02, 2014, 09:26:03 pm
content: Interesting they aren't waiting for Keysight split. Isn't that due sometime around September?

author: vaualbus
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 02, 2014, 09:29:48 pm
content: accordintly to the keysight site 66 days left

author: CosPhi
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 02, 2014, 09:54:09 pm
content: The insulation tester / multimeter with the LCD screen are not True RMSBut they are "drop proof" up to 3m. Nice. I would like to see the other Agilent meters with a such rugged body/holster.Some meters can measure up to 260GOhm. That's pretty impressive ... but who need that? On installation I guess everything greater than 100MOhm is just nice ... I even just write ">100MOhm" instead of the real value on the protocols (I think our insulation testers measure up to 3.1GOhm).

author: DJ
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 03, 2014, 12:49:43 am
content: Thermal units at the us sitehttp://www.agilent.com/about/newsroom/presrel/2014/02jun-em14052.htmlWith the shift toward predictive maintenance, the U5855A TrueIR thermal imager allows engineers to safely and efficiently identify potential faults without shutting down the systems or disrupting the productivity of an industrial plant. The U5855A comes with Fine Resolution capability, which enhances the quality of thermal images by reconstructing the image based on multiple continuously captured infrared frames. This allows the U5855A to achieve an effective image resolution of 320 x 240 pixels from a 160 x 120 pixel detector. With this feature, the U5855A provides four times more resolution than typical 160 x 120 thermal imagers. Together with a 4x digital zoom, the U5855A reveals finer details, especially when inspecting small cracks on industrial pipelines even from a distance away.Hmmm, wonder if this technique can be used to make a 320x240 imager into a 640x480...

author: DJ
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 03, 2014, 01:10:36 am
content: Video here:

author: edavid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 03, 2014, 02:33:27 am
content: Quote from: DJ on June 03, 2014, 12:49:43 amSounds like this Testo camera:http://www.testolimited.com/p/305/testo-875-thermal-imaging-cameraQuoteSure!http://www.testolimited.com/p/278/testo-882-thermal-imaging-camera

author: DJ
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 03, 2014, 02:59:03 am
content: Interesting. Although it appears testo require moving the instrument to achieve improved resolutionhttp://www.testolimited.com/p/537/testo-superresolution-for-thermal-imaging-cameraswhat would really be nice is affordable lenses (anxiously awaiting ZnSe lenses from chin4)

author: ixfd64
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 03, 2014, 03:18:31 am
content: Here's the English press release:http://www.agilent.com/about/newsroom/presrel/2014/02jun-em14052.html$3,500 USD for a 160 x 120 thermal camera. Meh.

author: echen1024
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 03, 2014, 04:48:05 am
content: Quote from: tom66 on June 02, 2014, 09:26:03 pmIf you sit down your engineers for several months without anything to do, they'll burn down the lab on accident.

author: HKJ
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 03, 2014, 05:53:39 am
content: Quote from: DJ on June 03, 2014, 02:59:03 amNot really, hand holding it is more than enough, but mounting it on a tripod will prevent the resolution enhancement from working.