EQUIPMENT DIGEST
Traffic preemption strobe kit
Tomar Electronics Inc. introduces its new traffic preemption transmitter kit. The Tomar Model 750FF kit includes a fast flashing power supply and twin Par 46 chrome enclosed strobe lamps that will activate your existing traffic signal preemption receptors in properly equipped signals.
According to the manufacturer, the Tomar system will help you to save lives by turning the traffic signal to red, allowing your authorized emergency vehicle to proceed quickly and safely through the intersection.
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Anti-skid tape
The Signmark Division of W.H. Bradv Co. now offers roll-mounted anti-skid tape in red, as well as in black Available in 60-inch rolls in 1-, 2-. and 4-inch widths, the red tape provides traction and a touch of color for hundreds of locations, indoors and outdoors It helps prevent slips and falls on steps, stairways and ladders, ramps, shipping areas, etc.
The anti-skid tape adhesive sticks firmly to almost any clean, dry, oil-free surface of asphalt, concrete, tile, wood, or metal, according to the company.
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New battery
The newly improved Power-Mite 110 battery from Fabco Power Inc. features a deluxe control panel with an automatic overload protection that is self-resetting. The Power-Mite 110 is compact and weighs only 29 pounds.
By installing it on your service truck, rescue vehicle, or drill rig you can convert any vehicle engine into an A.C. generating system.
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Leather gloves
Janesville’s new Protect-All Gloves with Gore-Tex are designed for increased dexterity, improved thermal resistance, and to eliminate water penetration. They are of a five-fingerGunn-cut style with a 1 1/2-inch leather gauntlet.
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Portable gas detector
Scott Aviation introduces the Model S109 Scott-Alert portable gas detector, a combination carbon monoxide, combustible gas, and oxygen indicator. It is designed for personal monitoring, pre-entry testing/ confined space entry, and area monitoring.
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Extrication/lift harness
The LSP Half Back is available from Rocklord Medical and Safety Company. It is a versatile, lightweight, and durable short body immobilization board designed tor suspected cervical spinal injuries during confined space extrication. The Half Back comes with a full head harness and an optional helmet harness for helmeted victims.
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Radio accessory
Setcom Corporation announces the new “Smart VOX.” Used in conjunction with any of Setcom’s helmet kits or headsets, this radio accessory will enable completely hands-free radio communication, according to the company.
It recognizes voice in varying noise from quiet to deafening, and will turn on your radio only when you talk. Radio turn-on time is less than six milliseconds, so syllables or words at the start of the message are not lost.
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Hose testing manifold
Applied Engineering now offers a hose testing manifold that will greatly increase the efficiency of annual hose testing, according to the company.
This light-weight aluminum alloy manifold allows testing up to 1,500 feet of hose each five-minute pump cycle. All discharges have small ports to reduce the danger of hose burst kickback. Aluminum caps with petcocks are provided for venting and sealing each hose run.
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Breathing cylinder
National Draeger Inc. has received NIOSH approval for its 45-minute rated service life breathing cylinder to be used with the PA-80 FS Unit.
The major advantages of this breathing cylinder are its increased air capacity and light weight, which allows the firefighter and/or industrial worker to work longer periods of time with less fatigue, according to the company.
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Hose repair kit
Jaffrey Fire Protection Company announcesa new mechanical patch system for single jacket hose for holes up to one inch. The system consists of a kit with 16 patches in three different sizes shaped like buttons.
Hose repairs can be made quickly, easily, and at less expense than the conventional vulcanizing method, according to the company.
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