Bad HMI head feeder cables are more than just an irritation. The least expensive part of an HMI system is also the part that routinely causes more than 50% of all failures. In fact anyone owning or using HMI lighting will probably waste a great deal of time and money every year on faulty cables. Bad cables don't just black out the light, they can often cause expensive damage to the ballast and delays for repairs.
Despite this it has been up to now just too difficult and time consuming to test cables using basic test gear.
With the Power to Light Cable Test we finally have an answer to the problem of testing and maintaining head cables. This simple to use battery powered unit will carry out a high voltage insulation test on all the cores of a 9 pin cable in less than 3 seconds. It can detect problems like burned or broken insulation and leaky plugs while being small enough to be used hand held.
The Cable Test is just as much at home on the test bench where it can be run all day from its own external power supply. There is also an effective and quick continuity test for broken cores using a plug in probe.
Can any HMI user afford to be without one?
The Cable Test is automatic, easy to use and small enough to be hand held. It has a two colour LED display which mimics the pin pattern of the plug and gives a simple green for go or flashing red for fail.
There are two special test connectors which are without locks and quick to use. Model A covers all common cables from 575 to 4kW and Model B is for 6kW to 18kW.
Both units are compatible with all major manufacturers including Arri, LTM, Desisti and Quartzcolor.
It comes complete with plug in power supply, test probes and batteries.
A valuable money saving tool.
Features
• Small, portable and easy to use with special non-locking test connectors
• High voltage (400V) insulation test
• Each pin tested in turn for leakage to every other pin
• A total of 64 tests for a 9 pin connector
• Simple LED mimic display shows green for pass and flashing red for fail
• Battery powered or from plug in power supply
• Display adapts automatically to 7 or 9 pin plugs
• Continuity test using the plug in probe
• Continuity tested at 200mA
• Switches to low power mode when idle to conserve battery power
• Insulation test time less than 3 seconds for a 9 pin connector
