The FLASHdetector™ series of optical leak detection sets was designed to locate energy leaks in fiberoptic systems due to splice loss, connector loss, breakage, or bending. By simply sweeping over a fiber, the leak detection probe will beep whenever it encounters a light loss point.  Generally performing the same function as a visible laser source, this product is primarily used in OTDR dead zone areas or splice enclosures where exact pinpointing of a fault is critical.

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The major advantage of the FLASHdetector™ over a visible laser however is that it can "see" cable faults in bright room light as well as in many blue, green, and black coated fibers!   Typical sensitivity for the optical probe is approximately -65dBm.   Keep in mind that although some power meters can read these low power levels, the FLASHdetector™ can discriminate these levels in ambient room light tens of thousands of times brighter than the average leak.  What this means is that the light lost from a singlemode fiber bent around a finger may be detected up to 12" away and that connector endface emission from a good singlemode fiber can be seen from over 100' away, even in normal room light!   

The stabilized light source is suitable for use as both a tracer signal generator (for leak detection) and a full-featured light reference (for use in loss testing applications). The source is powered by either four AA alkaline batteries or an AC wall pack with four AA NiCd cells (both the wall pack and NiCd are included). In addition, the source includes a built-in 1 hour quick charger for emergency situations.  The leak detection probe uses a single 1/2AA Lithium cell for power and will continuously operate for over 100 hours.