Handheld Digital Multimeters optimize user safety.
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With CAT III 1,000 V and CAT IV 600 V ratings, U1240A and U1250A Series optimize user safety in electrical testing and measurement. Multimeters use test probes with 4 mm tips to minimize likelihood of high-energy sparking, and 30 kA fuse for protection from high-voltage transients. During qualification of 30 kA fuse, all models passed HIPOT testing at 2,000 Vac and 2,000 Vdc between microamp, milliamp, and ampere terminals and common ground.
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Agilent Technologies' Digital Multimeters Provide Highest Safety Protection for Electrical Applications
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 8, 2009
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced higher safety ratings for its U1240A Series and U1250A Series handheld digital multimeters (DMMs). New test probes and improved fuse protection enable CAT III 1000V and CAT IV 600V ratings, improving user safety in electrical testing and measurement.
Included with every unit, the new test probes use 4-mm tips, a length that reduces the likelihood of high-energy sparking, especially in CAT IV environments. As defined by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), CAT III environments include three-phase distribution (and single-phase commercial lighting) while CAT IV environments include three-phase utility connections and outdoor conductors.
While most comparable DMMs use a 10 kA fuse, Agilent U1240A and U1250A models now use a 30 kA fuse to provide greater protection from high-voltage transients. During qualification of the 30 kA fuse, all models passed HIPOT testing at 2000 VAC and 2000 VDC between the microamp, milliamp, and ampere terminals and common ground.
"The proper combination of DMM and probes is an essential element of safe operation in high-voltage electrical environments," said Ee Huei Sin, vice president and general manager of Agilent's Basic Instruments Division. "These new enhancements demonstrate our commitment to customer safety and expand our definition of 'essential features' in a handheld DMM."
Agilent's award-winning U1250A Series delivers features and value to rival all other DMMs in its class. The series includes the U1253A, the world's first handheld DMM with an OLED display. The U1240A Series lets engineers and technicians measure over broad ranges and perform a variety of checks faster with built-in capabilities such as data logging, harmonic ratio and a switch counter.
U.S. Pricing and Availability
Agilent U1240A handheld DMMs range in price from $200 to $220. The U1250A handheld DMMs range in price from $399 to $449. All are currently shipping with 4-mm leads and 30-kA fuses.
More information can be found at www.agilent.com/find/handhelddmm.
About Agilent Technologies' Low-Cost Instruments (LCI)
An increasing number of field engineers and technicians worldwide are asking for measurement instruments that can be easily transported for installation and maintenance activities. To meet these needs, instruments must have three key attributes: mobility, accuracy and affordability.
Agilent's low-cost instrument initiative is focused on providing high-value test equipment in these key areas. Products include bench, handheld and modular devices such as basic power supplies, benchtop and handheld digital multimeters, handheld oscilloscopes, USB data acquisition devices, display testers, Agilent VEE software, and connectivity gateways.
The industry has taken note: The Agilent U1600A Series of oscilloscopes was voted Product of the Year by readers of Elektronik magazine, and the Agilent U1250A Series of digital multimeters was named an EDN Hot 100 Product, analogZONE's Best Value Portable Test Equipment and Test & Measurement World's Best in Test finalist. The Agilent VEE software is Test & Measurement World's Best in Test winner for the test-software category.
More information about Agilent LCI is available on the Web at www.agilent.com/find/lci_backgrounder.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 19,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenues of $5.8 billion in fiscal 2008. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com.
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