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Now you can “see” sound and locate

the invisible threat...

Introducing Fluke’s ii910 Precision Acoustic Imager that detects corona, partial discharge
and gas, steam and compressed air leaks that can hurt both production uptime and the
bottom line.

hile most manufacturers discharge poses to human lives and the Fluke ii910 Soundsight technology
know that these types of environment, having equipment go down • Acoustic Imaging - Blended live
Wleaks exist, up until now, it has can cost millions of rand per hour of SoundMap with visual image
been too time consuming and tedious to downtime. • Frequency Range - ii900: From 2 kHz to
address. Comtest, local representative of The Fluke ii910 precision acoustic 52 kHz; ii910: From 2 kHz to 100 kHz
Fluke reports that with the Fluke ii900 or imager is specifically designed for • Detection range - ii900: Up to 70
ii910 and minimal training, maintenance high voltage electricians, electrical meters*; ii910: Up to 120 meters*
technicians can begin checking for leaks test engineers and grid maintenance • Display - 7-inch (175 mm) 1280 x 800
during their typical maintenance routine – teams that are constantly inspecting LCD with capacitive touchscreen
even during peak operation hours. and maintaining power distribution and
The ii900 series acoustic imager lets industrial high voltage equipment. The SoundSight is Fluke’s technology of
technicians “see” sound as they scan ii910 provides a safe, quick and easy way converting sound waves to a visual image.
hoses, fittings, and connections for leaks. to detect and locate partial discharge in
Its built-in acoustic array of tiny sensitive order to maintain high voltage equipment *Depending on ambient conditions
microphones generates a spectrum of and prevent catastrophic events. With
decibel levels per frequency. Based on the SoundSight™ technology the ii910 Contact Comtest,
this output, an algorithm calculates a translates the sounds that it hears into Phone 010 595-1821,
sound image, known as SoundMap that a visual representation so that problem sales@comtest.co.za,
is superimposed on a visual image. The areas can quickly be located. The higher www.comtest.co.za
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depending on the frequency level selected for earlier detection to facilitate early YouTube: www.bit.ly/2V4nc6j
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compressed gas leaks.
Finally, a better way to detect
compressed air, gas, steam and
vacuum leaks. Plus, the ii910 provides
increased sensitivity to detect leaks
that are smaller or farther away.

The invisible threat…can now
be seen
Partial discharge is a very serious
issue that users would like to be
able to monitor quickly and easily.
Whether inspecting insulators,
transformers, switch gears or high
voltage power lines, users need to
be sure that a problem can be spotted
quickly. Partial discharge that goes
unchecked can cause blackouts, fires,
explosions, or death from arc flashes.
In addition to the danger that partial Fluke ii910 Precision Acoustic Imager

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