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New
Autoranging Clamp Meter From Fieldpiece
SC76
Works with All Fieldpiece Accessory Heads
BREA,
Calif., January 28, 2002-- Fieldpiece Instruments, the leading manufacturer
of professional-grade instruments for HVAC field service, has developed a
new clamp meter, SC76, in response to requests from HVAC technicians for a
meter that works with all Fieldpiece accessory heads.
The SC76 is the first of Fieldpiece clamp meters with autoranging capability.
The additional ranges used to
read the accessory heads are 340 mV and 3400 mV DC. In these modes, the meter
automatically selects where to put the decimal point for the best resolution.
The unit comes with modular
test leads, which can connect the accessory heads to the SC76 clamp meter.
Also included are two alligator clips so that the user can connect the leads
to the circuit without holding the test lead on the test point. In addition,
the SC76 comes with the new Fieldpiece K-type thermocouple plug with the "wrap
tab", enabling convenient storage of the thermocouple.
“We developed the 'wrap-tab' to solve a small but real problem our
customers have with lead storage. Now, instead of letting the thermocouple
wire get tangled up with everything in your tool kit, you just wrap the wire
around the tab.”
The SC76 also features a non-contact
voltage (NCV) function to warn the user when the NCV tab is close to live
AC voltages. When it senses AC voltages down as low as 24VAC, it alerts the
user by lighting up a big, bright red LED, AND sounding a loud beeper. Even
if the user doesn’t touch the voltage, the NCV function senses the ACV through
the air.
In addition to the non-contact
voltage indicator, the high-voltage (contact) indicator lights up a RED LED
and beeps whenever the technician touches a voltage greater than 30V.
For convenience, a GREEN LED lights up when continuity is detected.
All three LED functions are supported by a loud beep from the internal beeper.
Another feature of the SC76
is that it solves the test lead storage problem. The test leads wrap around
the body of the clamp meter and the probes snap into the back. The test lead
wires are insulated with silicone rubber, which withstands temperature extremes
much better than vinyl. They are
also more flexible than vinyl.
The trade price of $149. Includes
the meter, the test leads, the clips and the thermocouple.
Fieldpiece products are sold
exclusively through authorized Fieldpiece distributors.
For the Fieldpiece distributor closest to you, or to receive a complete
price list of all Fieldpiece field service accessories, contact Pat Clausen
at Fieldpiece Instruments,
Fieldpiece Instruments, Inc.
was formed in 1989 to provide instruments and instrument kits for field service
technicians. Fieldpiece designs products and assembles instrument kits in
the U.S. Kit components are manufactured in the
Fieldpiece
Instruments, Inc.
580 W. Central, Suite A
Brea, CA 92821
(714) 257-9060 FAX (714) 257-9069
fpinfo@fieldpiece.com