From neon bulb to LED technology, AusProof has been researching and developing mechanisms to the increase the brightness of live line technology to improve the safety for those working around high voltages.
Whether high or low risk, all working environments require reliable, durable and quality equipment. Since opening its doors 27 years ago, and inspired by founder Philip Mark’s 20 years of innovative design experience, AusProof has always endeavoured to meet this need, to help its clients ensure the health and safety of their staff and their site by expanding their available product range and constantly improving and innovating what it currently offers. For an example of this drive, look no further than AusProof’s Live Line indicator, the product of nearly 15 years of hard work, research and development.
In 1998, making use of neon bulb technology, AusProof released a revolutionary new piece of technology. Designed as a battery-free fail-safe system, the neon bulb Live Line indicator made identification of live couplers that should not be engaged with simple and effective, giving AusProof’s clients peace of mind.
AusProof is always on the lookout for the next problem to solve, the next issue to tackle, as part of its drive to continuously improve and innovate, and to create the highest quality products to suits its clients needs.
With the increase of open-air operational sites around the globe, AusProof wanted to expand the use of its Live Line indicator and take this piece of fail-safe technology above ground, offering these sites the same level of safety and risk-awareness.
The next two years saw AusProof’s Research and Development team spend countless hours on trial after trial, thinking outside the box, experimenting with modern technology and learning from their errors. The issue being combated was the brightness of the neon bulb just not being visible enough in the daylight of these open-air operational sites.
In 2019, the hard work of AusProof’s Research and Development team paid off, with the release
of the new and improved LED Live Line indicator.
With the bullet design of the modern LED indicator modelled on that of the original neon bulb, one of the features that has continued through to the new design is that it is battery-free.
“Batteries are something we refuse to use,” Managing Director, Aston Marks, said.
“As batteries can give a false indication of a live line, we have always been against their use for our indicators.”
Redesigned to make use of as few electrical components as possible, a copper conductor within the coupler itself is charged by the current that is passing through the coupler. When the indicator bullet makes contact with this conductor, the LED will flash, all without interfering with the operation of the coupler. When the flow of electricity through the coupler terminates, this LED will switch off.
As a result of using modern LED technology, AusProof’s new Live Line indicator is significantly brighter than before, easy to see even in bright open-air environments. The new and improved indicator also boasts an impressive 50,000-hour lifespan. A standard feature on all its high voltage aluminium couplers, AusProof’s new LED Live Line indicator has increased reliability and offers an extra measure of operator awareness and site safety.
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