ADJ announces the immediate availability of the new Hydro IP Tester. This dedicated mobile service tool is specifically designed to assess the integrity of compatible IP rated lighting fixtures, including ADJ’s Hydro Series of moving heads. The compact device is intended for use by competent technicians at production companies, dealers and rental houses who want to open and reseal the cases of IP-rated fixtures in order to carry out tasks such as lamp or Gobo replacement and regular maintenance.
The easily portable Hydro IP Tester is built into a rugged carry case, complete with a storage compartment for the supplied power lead and air hose. It can be used to test the integrity of an IP rated fixture following routine maintenance by performing both pressure and vacuum tests. This procedure is essential after a sealed fixture’s case has opened before it is again subject to wet, humid or dusty conditions.
A convenient color LCD display, with six accompanying navigation buttons, provides access to a menu-driven interface for operating the tester, which is both intuitive and comprehensive. Manual tests can be easily setup be selecting the type and configuring parameters for target pressure/vacuum, minimum pressure/vacuum and hold time. Once a test has been setup, it can be named and saved for quick recall when another similar fixture is to be tested. Alternatively, the unit is supplied preloaded with presets for ADJ’s entire IP rated fixture catalog, which when selected will automatically set the correct parameters for the chosen fixture type.
Weighing just 15.4 lbs. (7kgs), the Hydro IP Tester is easily portable and its compact dimensions of 16.5” (419.1mm) x 6.5” (165.1mm) x 14.25” (362mm) [L x W x H] make it convenient to store in a workshop or take out on the road. It is supplied with a 3-5 ft (0.9 – 1.5m) coiled air hose with a quick-connect fitting, a threaded M12 brass nozzle with a push-to-connect fitting, two M12 x 1.5 nylon bolts, a 6ft (1.8m) USB cable, a 5ft (1.5m) IP65 locking power cable and a micro SD card.
“As a pioneer of IP rated lighting equipment accessible to small-to-medium-sized production and rental companies, the Hydro IP Tester is a natural addition to ADJ’s product catalog,” explains ADJ USA’s Director of Sales, Alfred Gonzales. “Every month more and more companies are investing in significant quantities of static IP rated wash fixtures and Hydro Series moving heads from ADJ. This new portable service tool will allow their in-house technicians to carry out GOBO and lamp changes, as well as other routine maintenance, with complete assurance that the integrity of the fixture’s IP rating is reinstated following the operation. With a compact and rugged design, intuitive menu-based control system, and logical workflow, it is set to become a standard tool for tour and event prep as well as for technicians out on the road with large rigs of IP rated fixtures.”
The Hydro IP Tester is shipping now from ADJ USA and will be available later in the year from ADJ Europe.
