HELIAC-R
Fiber Optic Testing Suite
Meet HELIAC-R – the ultimate fiber optic testing suite by The Fiber Guy. This 2RU rack unit boasts a microscope with a 3.5" LCD screen, 2 mW visual fault locator (laser), optical power meter, and cleaning cassette. It’s your essential toolkit for precision fiber optic testing.
Price
$2,495.00 USD
2U Rackmount
19” x 3.5” x 8”
Guaranteed
Backed up by a 1 year limited manufacturer’s warranty
Made in the USA
Designed and hand-crafted by a local small business manufacturer
How does HELIAC-R work?
The HELIAC-R is a culmination of the most often used tools in the live event world of fiber optics. Once this compact, 2RU testing suite is in place, your technicians will be able to simply plug in the ST cables to one of three ports; the microscope, the visual fault locator (laser), or the optical power meter. It also features a mounted, refillable cleaning cassette!
This unit brings instant savings and convenience. You’ll save hours of setup and troubleshooting time. The presence of the HELIAC-R will organically force your technicians to clean and inspect before plugging in dirty fiber connectors that foul up your permanent infrastructure. Over time, your facility will save thousands of dollars of maintenance costs.
HELIAC-R’s Features
Fiber Microscope
Interchangeable ferrules
Comes with both 2.5mm and 1.25mm mating adaptors to accommodate ST, SC, FC and LC fiber connectors.
Focus
Large, easy to use focus ring to quickly sharpen the image in seconds or less.
LCD Screen
High quality 3.5” LCD display for easy viewing.
X/Y pan controls
X/Y position is locked to a fixed position with set screws or included thumb screws for easy adjustment.
Optical Power Meter
Green lights = Good
Color coded power reading is displayed via simple RGB LEDs. Green lights show good power levels, yellow lights for low but measurable signal, and red for very low power levels. No need to think in dB units if you don’t want to.
OLED Display
The meter readout is also shown on a high-vis OLED screen showing precision power levels in several units. Absolute units shown as decibels with reference to one milliwatt(dBm) and actual milliwatts(mW). OLED display powers off after 30 seconds for long life and awakes when it detects a change of power level or the button is pressed.
Relative Measurements
A button on the front panel toggles from Absolute mode to Relative mode. Hold this button to zero the meter to a reference level, just like zeroing a scale. Relative mode units are in decibels (dB).
Visual Fault Indicator / Laser
Light up the bad fibers
Extremely simple use, just press the button to turn on the laser. Extremely handy to ID fiber lines or to cause breaks and tight bends visible in patch cables to glow.
The right amount of laser
At 2mW, the laser is powerful enough to get light to anywhere in your venue, but still safe and legal to use.
Diagnostic testing source
Connect to the power meter with a known good patch cable, then zero out the power meter. Now you can test any cable between the two ST connectors on the Heliac-R and take reliable measurements of the cable’s condition.
What our customers say:
“The HELIAC-R has been a great addition to our fiber rack. I especially like the fact that it has an optical power meter built in. Troubleshooting is so much quicker and easier with a built in microscope, optical meter, and visible laser. All of that functionality at such a low cost made this an easy decision for us.”
“Love it! Easy to use. Having all that functionality in one package, right there on the fiber rack saves so much time. No more running back and forth to the truck every time I forget my fiber tools. Set up and troubleshooting is much quicker now that we have this tool.”
