1 of 26 © 2005 Ideal Industries Innovation with a Purpose IDEAL Industries, and the NJATC A Partnership in Continuing Education Knowledge is Strength for the Changes of Tomorrow IDEAL In Partnership with NTI,NJATC

2 of 26 © 2005 Ideal Industries Innovation with a Purpose Agenda Awareness of IDEAL’s commitment to the Partnership with the NJATC, Local JATC, and IBEW –Nation Participation –Local Participation –Training Programs –Product Overview –Questions and Interaction

3 of 26 © 2005 Ideal Industries Innovation with a Purpose IDEAL’s National Commitment 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

4 of 26 © 2005 Ideal Industries Innovation with a Purpose IDEAL’s Local Commitment 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

5 of 26 © 2005 Ideal Industries Innovation with a Purpose Basics of Digital Multimeters Basic Electricity Safety Analog or Digital Manual or Auto-ranging Displays –Range and Resolution –Icon Symbols Basic Measurement –DC Volts& AC Volts –Resistance, Capacitance –Current

6 of 26 © 2005 Ideal Industries Innovation with a Purpose Power Quality This presentation was adapted to NJATC Lesson 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.

7 of 26 © 2005 Ideal Industries Innovation with a Purpose New “New Products” TightSight tm Clamp Meters 320 Series Multimeters Electrical Tester SureTest, Circuit Tester and Analyzers Circuit Breaker Finders Data Com Tools Data Com Tester

8 of 26 © 2005 Ideal Industries Innovation with a Purpose Industrial Clamp Meters Innovative TightSight tm Display Features Innovation with with A Purpose, –TightSight Bottom Display w/Backlight –Tapered jaws w/ Hook tip in 600A/1000A sizes –Dangerous voltage indicator on all functions –UL Listed to Cat IV-600V / Cat III-1000V Benefits 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

9 of 26 © 2005 Ideal Industries Innovation with a Purpose and Series DMM’s Features Performance and Value –Auto-ranging –Fast Speed –Compact Size –UL Listed and certified to Cat III and Cat IV Safety standard Benefits 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

10 of 26 © 2005 Ideal Industries Innovation with a Purpose XL Solenoid Testers Features 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 Benefits 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

11 of 26 © 2005 Ideal Industries Innovation with a Purpose AFCI Technology 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!

12 of 26 © 2005 Ideal Industries Innovation with a Purpose SureTest Market Feedback SureTest –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!…

13 of 26 © 2005 Ideal Industries Innovation with a Purpose SureTest 160 Series Features Super-bright OLED display High Accuracies Checks for both electrical fire hazards Isolated Neutral Test UL Listed to Cat III-300V Benefits For easy viewing in dark or bright locations 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

14 of 26 © 2005 Ideal Industries Innovation with a Purpose SureTest Arc Tester Features Compact Size Fast AFCI testing Super-bright LED’s Isolated Neutral test UL Listed Benefits 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.

15 of 26 © 2005 Ideal Industries Innovation with a Purpose Features Open/Closed Tracer Superior tracing technology inside case Operates from 0–600V AC/DC Rugged hard case UL Listed to Cat III-1000V Benefits Finds shorts, opens, breakers in energized/dead circuits Traces wires behind walls, underground reliably Extremely versatile to handle wide range of industrial applications Organizes and protects components Independently tested 954 model is $ includes OLED display, clamp & battery pack for $895 SureTest Circuit Tracers

16 of 26 © 2005 Ideal Industries Innovation with a Purpose Circuit Breaker Finders 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 $ has Digital Receiver w/ NCV, High voltage transmitter with GFCI for $59

17 of 26 © 2005 Ideal Industries Innovation with a Purpose Best practices work best IDEAL promotes the “System Solution” –Learning curve is shorter –We can provide training classes and web ex classes –Provides for Repeatability and Consistency

18 of 26 © 2005 Ideal Industries Innovation with a Purpose Tools To Do The Job Right

19 of 26 © 2005 Ideal Industries Innovation with a Purpose Basic Tools Tone and Probe Family 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

20 of 26 © 2005 Ideal Industries Innovation with a Purpose New Data-Com Testers VDV MultiMedia New LinkMaster Pro XL New

21 of 26 © 2005 Ideal Industries Innovation with a Purpose LinkMaster Pro XL M aster the link between performance, simplicity and value End-users: –Network installers & trouble- shooters –Contractors –IT/facility personnel 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

22 of 26 © 2005 Ideal Industries Innovation with a Purpose Voice –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 F- connectors Tone –Supports four different tones for cable tracing VoiceVideoDataTone Volts! Rev Uplink Split Pass Miswire Open Short ID RJ45 Jack F-Connector RJ11/12 VDV MultiMedia Cable Tester

23 of 26 © 2005 Ideal Industries Innovation with a Purpose LANTEK 6 & 7G Cable Certifier Series 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

24 of 26 © 2005 Ideal Industries Innovation with a Purpose Cost Effective and Easy to Use Sweep to 1 GHz –supports testing requirements beyond CAT7/ISO F Level IV Accuracy –Independently verified by ETL DUALmode Testing to Save Time –gets two sets of test results in virtually the same amount of time Test with Patch cords to Save Money –uses standard patch cords to perform Permanent Link testing to save money Largest Internal/External Memory Capacity –makes record management easy

25 of 26 © 2005 Ideal Industries Innovation with a Purpose Designed to Save The User Time on the Job Convenient FIBERTEK Accessory –to certify fiber installations Innovative TRACETEK Accessory –performs advanced fiber fault location and troubleshooting functions Troubleshooting with TDR capability –Pinpoint distance to fault to make installation quicker Best display implementation –makes reading results easier and more productive Best multilingual implementation –Supports Chinese, Korean, Czech, Russian, Polish and many more languages Best Product Support & Service –2 Year Warranty

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