The NEWS - February 18, 2008 - (Page 46)

FOCUS At the heart of every Worthington refrigerant cylinder is our legendary quality and service. In AHR EXPO POST-SHOW ISSUE leaks. Its refrigerant leak detector, RLD380L, uses a newly developed semiconductor sensor, “which is extremely sensitive to a wide variety of general refrigerants.” Features include a microprocessor control with advanced digital signal processing. Also new is its DCS1500 video borescope system, a portable, handheld borescope system with monitor, camera, and video. It takes still photos along with video in real time. Kanomax USA (www.kanomaxusa.com) displayed its new handheld condensation particle counter, Model 3800. Th is tool is good for indoor air quality investigation, it said. It has a concentration range of 0 to 1,000 particles/ cubic meter, programmable data logging capabilities, and it’s simple to download the data into a computer via a USB. Rigid Tool Co. (www.rigid. com) featured its new Micro CG-100 combustible gas sniffer, designed to identify the presence of combustible gases. It can detect methane, propane, butane, ammonia, carbon monoxide, and many other common combustible gases. Its 16-inch probe hose accesses hard-to-reach spaces. in the nonvolatile memory that can be downloaded to a PC at a later time. This provides an electronic copy of the charted data. • The iBTHX is a new transmitter designed to monitor and record barometric pressure, temperature, rh, and a dew point over an Ethernet network or the Internet with no special software except a Web browser. The transmitter serves Active Web Pages to display real-time readings, display charts of barometric pressure, temperature, and humidity, or log data in standard data formats for use in a spreadsheet or data acquisition program such as Excel or Visual Basic. • Newport iTH Series instruments are designed to monitor and control both temperature and rh. All meters and controllers in the series are “high quality, highly accurate instruments featuring Newport’s award-winning iSeries Embedded Ethernet technology,” said the company. fact, our recovery cylinders can perform flawlessly forever with regular recertification. Stock the industry’s only complete refrigerant cylinder line, made to last in the USA. Toll-free: 866-WC-TANKS Phone: 614-438-3013 FAX: 614-438-3083 Cylinders@WorthingtonIndustries.com WorthingtonCylinders.com © 2007, Worthington Cylinders, A Worthington Industries Company. 1007 eProduct #27 at achrnews.com orthington021808.indd 1LydAirMG-ad-8x6.ai 1/17/08 1:32:58 PM 1/28/08 called it “the most exciting product I have ever introduced.” In his estimation, “It makes the HVAC tech’s job easier, faster, better. It makes every HVAC tech a super tech.” The handheld instrument is designed to lead field techs step by step through the most common HVAC tests, including target evaporator exit temperature, superheat, subcooling, and combustion analysis. The tester can store up to 200 tests that can be downloaded to a PC for customer tracking and data organization. Each set of test data contains a customer ID and a time stamp. General Tools and Instruments (www.generaltools.com) introduced four test instruments. Its handheld carbon monoxide meter, the DC0 1001, features a new electromechanical CO sensor with three points of autocalibration. A new natural gas detector, the NGD268, is designed to provide a 1:31:55quick response to combustion gas PM MANIFOLD AND MORE INFRARED Robinair (www.robinairhvac. com) expanded the coverage of its popular Two Way Standard Side Wheel Manifold. New models feature gauges that measure various combinations of the most common refrigerants found in the HVACR systems. Designed for accuracy and ease of use, the products feature universal gauges protected with Lexan™ lenses. Improved face seal valves are designed to provide a tighter seal, less wear, and improve flow. UEi (www.ueitest.com) featured several new products, including its DM3838B and DM384 HVAC multimeters. Its new EasyView Display™ upgrade “makes the extra large 4,000-count display simple in dark work environments or bright sunlight.” Range and function indicators help provide more on-screen information. Its new CLM100B digital cable-length meter is designed to measure spooled cable wire. The MM100 moisture meter is designed to measure moisture levels in wood and hardened building materials. The company said its new ATTPC pipe clamp adaptor works with any meter using K-type thermocouple inputs, and the 550B digital pocket thermometer offers “all the required features and ranges needed for today’s HVAC applications.” The new HVACKit combines the most popular test instruments in one kit, including its Phoenix II DL279 clamp meter, CH2 hook, and the INF 155 infrared thermometer. Weiss Instruments (www.weiss instruments.com) displayed its new infrared thermometer, the IR921, with 9:1 ratio, laser pointer, and pistol grip design. ■ ■ What if? The air you breathed day after day was bad for your health? People spend approximately 90 percent of their time indoors, yet the air within homes and other buildings can be more seriously polluted than the outdoor air in even the largest and most industrialized cities. Lydall’s LydAir ® MG microfiberglass filtration media provides time-tested, guaranteed performance that can only be achieved through mechanical filtration. What does this mean for you? Peace of mind that the filter media cleaning the air you breathe will provide the highest level of cleanliness… Always. AWARD WINNER Omega Engineering (www. omega.com) and Newport Electronics (www.newportus.com) were awarded the 2008 AHR Innovation award for instruments and tools. The new zSeries Wireless Sensor System is designed to provide Web-based monitoring and control of temperature, humidity, and barometric pressure in critical HVACR applications. The wireless “End Devices’” mount discretely on the wall in clean rooms, labs, museums, computer server rooms, warehouses, and remote facilities. Up to 32 wireless sensors transmit to a coordinator that serves Web pages over a LAN or the Internet. The End Devices transmit up to 300 feet (without obstructions) to a “coordinator” connected directly to an Ethernet network and the Internet. The wireless system complies with IEEE 802.15.4 operating at 2.4GHz. The device can trigger an alarm if variables go above or below a set point that the user determines. The alarms can be sent by e-mail to a single user or to a group distribution list, including text messages to Internet enabled cell phones and PDAs. Other new announcements from Omega Engineering: • Newport CTXL-TRH, a temperature/rh chart recorder, is designed with a temperature range of 2˚ to 120˚F, and a humidity range of 2-98 percent, it said. The CTXL has a dual backlit LCD that displays two inputs in real time. The charted data are stored Demand Performance. Demand Quality. Demand LydAir ® Lydall021808.indd 1 eProduct #58 at achrnews.com 1/17/08 2:28:13 PM 46 AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING & REFRIGERATION NEWS February 18, 2008 http://WorthingtonCylinders.com http://WorthingtonCylinders.com http://WWW.ACHRNEWS.COM http://www.lydallfiltration.com http://www.lydallfiltration.com http://WWW.ACHRNEWS.COM

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