TDR Tutorial and Riser Bond TDR Product Review

Why do you need a Time Domain Reflectometer?

TDRs are used in all phases of a cabling system's life, from construction to maintenance to fault finding and restoration.

The TDR can be used to:

• Locate anomalies caused by wiretaps or bugging devices
• Locate bad splices
• Locate unknown splices
• Find in-line components
• Locate water or moisture in the cable
• Aid in measuring and verifying new or partial cable reels
• Locate crushed, pinched or kinked cables
• Locate opens and shorts in the cable
• Locate bullet holes or damage in the cable
• Measure dBRL (decibels of return loss) of the fault
• Locate problems caused by construction companies
• Use to document the integrity of your cabling
• Use to document or map cable networks
• Locate problems causing excessive loss of either AC or RF
• Document cable installations prior to acceptance from the contractor
• ...and a variety of other cabling problems.

Operation and Usage Techniques

Principles of Operation

Usage Techniques

Waveform Analysis

Application Notes

General Applications

CATV - Cable Television Applications

Telephone Industry Applications

Broadcast Industry Applications

Cellular Applications

2-Way Radio Applications

Power Industry Applications

LAN/WAN - Local/Wide Area Networks Applications

Data Sheets

Datasheet - 1270 Dual Twisted Pair and Coax TDR

Datasheet - 1205T Dual Twisted Pair TDR

Datasheet - 1205C Coax TDR

Datasheet - 2901 Basic Numeric TDR

Instruction Manuals

Operators Manual - 1205T (pending)

Riser-Bond Instruments is a manufacturer of electronic cable test equipment, specializing in Metallic Time Domain Reflectometer (TDR), Cable Fault Locators. The company is located in Lincoln, Nebraska USA. Founded in 1981, the company does business internationally and is recognized as an industry leader.

Riser-Bond Instruments was founded on, and is committed to the principle that the customer should receive the best value for the money. The product should be of the highest quality possible, easy to operate, and supply the user with a high level of measurement capability.

• Accuracy: They are the most accurate on the market, capable of pinpointing and identifying cable faults to within +/- .01% of reading.
• Simplicity: They contain unique and exclusive features, providing both automatic and manual operation, without time-consuming menus. Simplified operation and superior test performance assure successful results by first level technicians as well as higher level engineers.
• Durability: They are designed for many applications and will provide years of dependable service. Rugged and weather-resistant packaging assures ready-when-you-are operation under all kinds of environmental conditions.
• Reliability: They are designed and manufactured in the U.S. under strict standards for both material and workmanship, resulting in high quality test instruments backed by the best warranty in the business.
• Affordability: They are cost effective. From the digital handheld instruments to the high performance waveform models, Riser-Bond provides high quality instrumentation at reasonable prices.
• Service: They have an excellent reputation in the marketplace. A fifteen month product warranty and a highly trained sales and service staff guarantee you of quality service and support. An exclusive time-to-repair guarantee helps keep downtime to a minimum.

To be contacted for a confidential consultation please E-mail: jmatk@tscm.com or send a letter via US Mail to: James M. Atkinson Granite Island Group 127 Eastern Avenue #291 Gloucester, MA 01931-8008 or call: Telephone: (978) 381-9111 URL: http://www.tscm.com/