PRODUCT SHOWCASE
Redback Impedance Meter makes a technician’s
or a roadie’s life so much simpler!
Measuring a transformer with a
regular ohm meter or multimeter is
very difficult and provides inaccurate
results. That’s because they use DC to
measure “resistance”.
But a transformer will normally
have a very low DC resistance – using AC at the transformer’s design
frequency will give a much higher
reading.
The Redback Q2003 Impedance Meter (from Altronics) does just that – and
can do much more besides.
It’s intended for technicians and installers of PA equipment, particularly
those using 70V and 100V lines (to
minimise line losses).
The Q2003 shows the impedance
on a two-line LCD readout, along with
100V and 70V load values.
A 100V speaker system (most popular in Australia) will have many speakers, all with their own line transformers, often set at different powers. The
impedance meter ensures that you
don’t exceed the power amplifier rating. It’s also very handy for checking
(usually!) long speaker lines for shorts
or open circuits.
With a 1Ω to 10kΩ range, it will
cover just about any conceivable application. An impedance meter is also
critical for measuring low-impedance
loudspeaker crossovers, shorted turns
on mains transformers and so on.
All in all, an impedance meter
should be part of any technicians
arsenal.
The Redback Q2003 is exclusive to
Altronics stores and authorised resellers for $260.00 inc GST.
Contact:
Altronics Distributors
(Head Office): 174 Roe St, Perth WA 6000
Tel: 1300 797 007
Web: www.altronics.com.au
Sanyo Denki AC and
DC fans &
blowers
from
Sanyo Denki’s ultra-long life, high
reliability rugged AC and DC fans and
blowers are now available for immediate shipment from Digi-Key Electronics.
Sanyo Denki produces fans with a
high temperature range, long life, and
environmental protection options,
which dramatically increase the overall application life of many products
and designs.
The fans and blowers are ideal for
many applications including automation, server cabinets, telecom, medical, the food industry and anywhere
air needs to be moved.
Contact:
Digi-Key
Tel: Aust (1800) 285 719 NZ: 800 449 837
Web: digikey.com.au digikey.co.nz
siliconchip.com.au
Don’t fly your drone where you shouldn’t;
department 13 can take it over!
An announcement from a Perth
(Australia) and Columbia (USA) organisation in January has the droneworld all a-twitter.
department 13 announced a flagship
counter-drone product, MESMER. It’s
a unique, patented product which enables an effective and safe method of
protecting equipment, personnel and
infrastructure from potentially dangerous drones.
The MESMER platform uses advanced automated detection and mitigation strategies to stop, redirect, land
or take control of drones across a range
of national security, defence and commercial scenarios.
Highlighted in a January 19 episode
of the USA Today Show, MESMER’s
key differentiator is its ability to manipulate weaknesses in all digital radio
protocols and take control of a drone’s
computer.
Contact:
department 13
(Head Office): 7021 Columbia Gateway Dve,
Suite 175, Columbia, MD 21046 USA
email: info<at>department13.com
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