Hi all! Does anyone have a recommendation for a relatively light (weight wise) strobe that'll take the abuse I subject it to (i.e. heat, cold, dust, moisture, etc)? We have a bunch of Checkline PK2's on-site that work great for occasional use, but after a couple of weeks on my hip it starts to have problems--mainly from dirty connections inside.

Thanks! Tony

Tony,

Search the site and you will find recent discussions on this subject.

Good Luck,

Thanks, Danny, I just saw the one on the Nova strobe from a little while back. I do the search! Tony

Tony
Here is a link to shimpo strobes and a testimonial
http://www.shimpoinst.com/pdf/strobe_testimonial.pdf

Mark

Dang, Mark, I think you're going to help electrician's tape replace duct tape as the "fixer-upper" of choice!! Seriously, though, we do have several of those around here (in addition to our PK2's), but for me (with 42 routes and almost 6500 measurement points), I'm wanting the smallest, lightest & toughest there is. Who knows, I just might need to pack one of those little beasties around again...!

Thanks for the testimonial! Tony

I use this strobe to help in identifying problems. Something smaller works fine in just obtaining speeds - but if you need to pinpoint problems I will grab this strobe.
The brightness is nice to show craftmen problems with installation errors.

Mark

Mark,
Looks like your office chair needs some electrical tape as well!!

Walt

Here is a link to a wide variety of industrial stroboscopes - PK2, Nova Strobes and Palm Strobe are best suited for industrial use:
http://www.reliabilitydirect.com/strobeproducts/strobeindex.htm

Dave G.
www.reliabilitydirect.com

Thanks, Dave. Depending on the latest repair estimate for my again defunct PK2, I'm thinking that the Palm Strobe might be a tougher unit--while still being quite portable (i.e. on my belt).

Tony

I agree with the Palm Strobe comment. We have 2 of them, and I always have it on my belt when I go on my vib rounds.

Palm strobe wins for "toughest" but I don't like the 'form factor' or the controls. Hard to beat the 'wheel' on the PK2 for simple speed determination. Mitchell Instruments has one I've not seen before.

I have had a Monarch Palm Strobe for 2 years. Lead acid replaceable battery, tough unit, been dropped a dozen times and no problems, light has not failed, holds a charge for a long time.

Are you aware of any intrinsically safe ones?

Not possible to make a strobe Intrinsically Safe...

Due to the flash circuitry it is difficult to make Strobe light Instrinsically safe.

Regards,

Khalid

Rusty--

It's probably not going to change my decision, but is it difficult getting the moving component "frozen" w/the Palm Strobe's joystick controller?

Tony

For occasional use, I think the little joystick on the Palm strobe will work just fine. But typically, I locate the true running speed on EVERY machine I check. What makes this possible is the PK2 on my tool belt with one simple little thumbwheel. With one hand, I can pull it out of the holster, dial in the speed, and put it back in the holster, all without even looking at it (except to read the speed).

Shimpo has one that is very similar to the PK2 that has a circular wheel and a replaceable battery (like the Palm Strobe). I may try it the next time I kill a PK2. I believe the link below is the Shimpo strobe sold under the SKF name.
http://www.reliabilitydirect.com/strobeproducts/SKF-TMRS-1.htm

Here it is at Mitchell Instrument's site: http://mitchellinstrument.net/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Sc...MI&Category_Code=M1C


I think what you will like, will depend largely on how you use it. If I can't wear it on my belt, and use it with one hand, I don't want it, no matter how rugged it is or how long it lasts.

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Geez, Rusty--make me feel bad about ordering the Palm Strobe before I saw the TechStrobe!! That looks like a pretty nice little unit! Are you saying that the joy stick on the Palm Strobe is difficult to operate one-handed?

Tony