Best Industrial Tachometers
Laser Light Source used for greater accuracy and longer measuring distance.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The plastic case seems a little thin and would probably not withstand a drop from any height."
"I used white reflector tape designed to make signs visible at night and got perfect readings."
"Works as advertised, quick shipping."
"Easy to use, very accurate."
"The price was right for the product!"
Compact and lightweight, operates for hours on three included AA batteries; perfect for measuring motors, machine parts, lathes, etc.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"* One drawback is the reflective tape provided doesn't stick well."
"i tried to tach my outboard and had to put black tape around the power head and then put the reflective tape on top of the black tape.. (powerhead is silver)."
"Only thing is you have to use the reflective tape (3 stripes included) for it to work."
"Used for a middle school science fair project measuring the strength of magnets effect on the speed of rotation of a simple motor."
"This is truly a product that fits its price range."
"I selected this model because of negative comments about the low battery life of the 9 volt battery models but battery life on this model appears to be as bad(4 AA batteries)."
"Easy to use and delivers fast consistent results."
"It's a cheap gadget."
The Shimpo DT-107A portable contact tachometer has a six-inch wheel, measures rotational speed, linear speed, surface speed, and total length, and provides 16 different measurement units for rate and speed. It measures rotational speed, linear speed, surface speed, and total length for flexibility of use, and measures the rate of speed and length in 16 different units for versatility. Contact tachometers take measurements through direct contact with the moving surface, and can measure both rpm and surface speed. Typically, contact tachometers come with a range of attachments that can be used to measure speed on different kinds of rotary systems, which may include tips used for measuring shafts with a central hole or flat end surfaces, and rotary wheels for measuring conveyor belts.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I buy these items for our manufacturing facility so I am not the end user, but when I don't hear anything back I have to assume that it is working the way it should."
"The Shimpo is a very reliable, well built tachometer."
Best Mechanical Vibration Meters
Yardmax offers a durable, versatile and efficient power wheelbarrow, ideal for working in small spaces – compact, simple to operate and durable enough to tackle any job, this heavy-duty powered wheelbarrow packs a punch. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"It hauls heavy loads with no issues. Besides the small issues we still rate it a 5 out of 5 because it does what is claimed and is a sturdy well made unit."
"I'm a home owner with a lot of projects ."
"I have a lot of hilly ground where I live and it has been a great help because I no longer struggle to push uphill or to hold back when coming downhill."
Best Stroboscopes
Rugged, durable design utilizes solid-state LEDs with no filaments, gases, hollow cavities, or glass—(one meter drop).
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Find Best Price at Amazon"At first glance, the price may be a bit discouraging but once you start to dissect the features and capabilities of this unit it becomes clear why Fluke has priced this unit at nearly $1,000 dollars! The unit comes in a nice padded Fluke branded hard case with the stroboscope, manual, certificates, 3 AA batteries and the small external trigger 3.5mm adapter plug for use with an external trigger source. The unit is light, feels good in the hand and the button to activate the strobe is easy to manipulate. Logically, while increasing the speed of the flash does lower this intensity it still remains much brighter than most of the units we have tested in the past. 9) Low Battery Indicator. The unit defaults to a 1000 FPM (16.7Hz), 333uS Pulse (2 degrees Pulse), 0-degree delay, external trigger off. The trigger button can be pushed up or down to increase or decrease the frequency of flashes. Pressing and holding will increase or decrease the unit in larger steps progressively to reach your desired flash frequency quickly. The specifications are very good, much better than other units we have tested. We tested the unit on various fans, motors and vibrational materials and each test was accurate and impressive."
"A very good investment, it does work well and will help identify the real RPM of the moving component."
Best Torque Gauges
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This also made me not completely confident in its accuracy."
"Good for settings above15lbs I purchsed for spark plugs in an 250HP outboard motor I can't risk breaking threads in the head unit."
"Pro- Easy to read, will keep calibration. Con - Plastic pointer end."
"As a matter of fact a lot of mechanics calibrate their click-style torque wrenches using a beam-style torque wrench."
"Just what I needed except I'd have rather had 3/8" drive in inch lbs."
"The bezel and indications won't rotate independent of one another."
"My mechanic said if the wheel wasn't put on properly with a torque wrench then the uneven pressure could cause the rotor issues."
"The light has to be just right to read the measurements."
Best Force Gauges
They are used to test the strength and functionality of a variety of machines, electronic components, cables, wires, and consumer products in scientific, medical, automotive, quality assurance, and manufacturing applications. Response time varies among digital force gauges depending on the speed of the processor. Analog force gauges are not as precise as digital force gauges, but they provide instantaneous measurements and can be used in a wider range of environmental conditions than digital force gauges. Measures tension from approximately 5 to 25 percent of the cable's breaking strength.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"One note, I didn't buy the 'right' one, I should have bought the one the next step down as some of the shrouds are a bit small."
"This is a great tool for providing the correct tension on cable style railings."
"This tool is very easy to use and works as described."
"This is an absolutely indispensable tool for tuning the rig."
"I like that I can leave it on as I tension then a quick shake of the gauge and read the result."
"It skips numbers and tension values, leaving it to the user to do the math for the unlisted values."
"Worked great for my Macgregor 26x."
"I don't race my sailboat, but I found that my guesses at rigging tension were way off."