"I couldn't believe that the Bird Dog Plus could do so much yet only weighs six pounds. The custom reports I made with SpinGraph were amazing."

Metering Supervisor

5000 Bird Dog Plus for CT Testing (Ratio/Burden Tests)

The Bird Dog Plus is the most complete, easy to use CT test product available on the market!

Spinlab has created the most innovative products available to perform meter circuit testing.  All 32 failure modes of a meter circuit can be checked with the push of one button. 

You will be able to thoroughly evaluate any poly-phase meter circuit in less than 10 minutes.

With regular use, the Bird Dog Plus should pay for itself in less than 2 months in the lost revenue you will find.

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1. 5000 SERIES FLEXIBLE COIL KIT with SpinGraph

1.1 Bird Dog Plus      1.2 SpinGraph     1.3  Flexible Coil     1.4 Carrying Case

2. High Voltage Probe Kit

3. Plug-In Meter Base Adapters

4. Mini-Probe

5. Extension Cables

6. Alternate Secondary Current Cable/Connector

1. 5000 FLEXIBLE COIL KIT with SpinGraph

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5000 Flexible Coil Kit Includes:

1.1 The 5000 Bird Dog Plus CT Tester

• Readings: Voltage, Current, True & Displacement Power Factor, Phase Angles, THD Voltage & Current

• Key Measurements: CT Ratio, CT Burden, & Wiring Verification

• Accuracy:  0.5% for Ratio Testing

• Other Features: Real time Graphical Display, Screen Backlight, Data Storage, Data Upload & Firmware Download

• Cable Sets: Voltage Cable (600V), Duckbill Connector Cable (20 Amp Max), Serial Cable for PC Communications, & Battery Charger

• CDs:  Containing CommLink PC Communications Software, SpinGraph SE Graphic Reporting Software, & an additional Meter Circuit Training Presentation

• Ergonomic Carrying Case:  For Easy Portability

• Weight:  6 Pounds

• Optional Smart Charger:   Will Give You 130% Extra Capacity & Allow You to Plug the Unit in Indefinitely.

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5000 Series Flexible Coil Kit Includes:

1.2  5000-SG1 SpinGraph SE

Custom Reporting & Graphing Program for Windows 95, NT, 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, & Windows 7

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Now you can produce a custom report with a click of the mouse!

With SpinGraph custom report and graphing program, you can produce 3 Phase Site Reports and determine the accuracy of your system. The report generating capability of SpinGraph will also eliminate the need for an Excel spreadsheet. 

With this amazing program you will be able to:

• Produce Poly-Phase Site Reports with 3 Phase Vector Diagrams

• Determine the Accuracy of Your Meter Circuit System

• Eliminate the Need for Spreadsheets

• Perform a Gain/Loss Analysis to determine how much you are loosing in dollars

• Inform and Impress Your Customers and Supervisors with Colorful Graphical Reports

Now generating a report is effortless.

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5000 Series Flexible Coil Kit Includes:

1.3 600-FC1 Flexible Coil  

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Nonferrous Flexible Core AC Current Coil Probe:  7" Inside Diameter Flexible Coil, 3 to 3000A, 24' Cable

The probe that can get around anything!

Never again will you have a problem getting around a bundle of cables or a bus bar with a typical split-core current transformer. The solution is here with the Spinlab nonferrous flexible core AC current probe. This unit allows you to easily and safely take current measurements for ratio tests. Simply plug it into the Bird Dog Plus and take your measurements like you would with any other probe. The unit does not have a metal core and is electrically isolated to protect you.

• Operating range from 10A & 3000A
• Better than .5% accuracy
• Extremely rugged and durable
• Comes with a 7" inside diameter or larger sizes, depending upon your needs
• Specially designed to work with your Bird Dog Plus 
• Limited to 600V or less
• Dual 7" probe available for large bundle applications

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5000 Series Flexible Coil Kit Includes:

1.4 100-CS2 Carrying Case

Black Cordura Carrying Case with Shoulder Strap

The Carrying Case has been designed to hold the complete 5000 Series Flexible Coil Kit.  The case opens from the top, so there is no need to remove the Bird Dog Plus while testing. There is a flap on the bottom of the case for easy port access while downloading information to your PC or for charging the battery and an interior pouch for the User's Manual and other note papers.

Dimensions: 18”H x 9”W x 8”D

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2.  1500-5000-1

2x2.5 High Voltage Probe Kit

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Includes 1500, Safety Strap, Mechanical Hanging Fixture, 50' Fiber Optic Cable, Carrying Case & Insert

Make in-service ratio, wiring, and burden tests on primary or overhead metering CT's.

Accurate and reliable performance data is difficult to acquire safely, particularly in the hostile high voltage environment encountered in utility distribution systems, including CT rated primary metering sites. Quite often testing is not done, allowing installation error, environmental damage, magnetization and manufacturing defects to go undetected. This can result in serious metering deficiencies --- problems that can add up to critical kilowatt-hour losses to the utility.

The Retriever II Fiber Optic High Voltage Current Probe safely interfaces to the Spinlab 5000 Bird Dog Plus Analyzer to provide the essential current measurements cost conscious utilities need today.  With the Retriever II, it is now possible to make in-service ratio, wiring and burden tests on primary metering CT's.

Features:

• 50 foot fiber optic cable (Standard--Longer lengths available by request)

• Portable, easily installed on energized lines from the ground using a hot stick

• Compact, lightweight --- less than 3 lbs. including removable hanging fixture

• Range: 2-2,000 Amps Auto Range

• Broad bandwidth (10 kHz)

• Accuracy: Better than .5% of reading

• Uses non-saturable, non-closing tuning fork core design

• Provides both phase and amplitude data on 5000 or 6000 Bird Dog Plus Analyzers

• Electronics link BIL tested to 230 kV, leakage tested to 765 kV

• Fiber optics immune to HV arcing and corona

• Battery powered with auto shutdown feature (5 minutes in idle)

• Fiber cable detachable for easy cleaning, maintenance and safety testing

• In use with many electric utilities throughout the world

• Backed by over 20 years experience in high voltage power optics

• Size: 14 inches long, 4.75 inches wide, and 2 inches thick

• Voltage Rating: to 69 kV (230 kV – SPECIAL)

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3. 600-MB1, 600-MB2, 600-MB3

Plug-In Meter Base Adaptors

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600-MB1 Plug in Meter Base (Form 3S, 4S) 

Provides both the current and voltage test points for testing installations using Form 3S and 4S Meters. Current test points are self shorting while voltage test points utilize banana jacks and are fused. Normally used on installations where no test switches are installed.

600-MB2 Plug in Meter Base (Form 5S)

Provides both the current and voltage test points for testing installations using Form 5S Meters. Current test points are self shorting while voltage test points utilize banana jacks and are fused. Normally used on installations where no test switches are installed.

600-MB3 Plug in Meter Base (Form 6S, 8S, 9S)

Provides both the current and voltage test points for testing installations using Form 6S, 8S and 9S Meters. Current test points are self shorting while voltage test points utilize banana jacks and are fused. Normally used on installations where no test switches are installed.

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4. 600-MP1

Mini-Probe with 10' Cable

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The Mini-Probe is a clothespin sized and shaped instrument transformer for measuring the secondary current when there is no test switch.  When using the Mini-Probe a burden test can not be performed since the Bird Dog Plus is not in the secondary circuit.

Specifications

Current Range:  50 mA to 150 A AC

Output Signal:  1 mA AC/A AC (150 mA at 150 A)

Accuracy:  Better than .5% reading ±0.01 A (with non-inductive load <or= 7 ohms)

Working Voltage:  600 V maximum

Frequency Range:  45 to 10,000 Hz

Maximum Conductor Size:  0.47" (12mm)

Transformation Ratio:  1000:1

Load Impedance:  7 ohms maximum non-inductive

Operating Temperature:  14° to 122° F (-10° to 50° C)

Storage Temperature:  -40° to 167° F (-40° to 75° C)

Dimensions:  1.26 x 4.53 x 0.87' (32 x 115 x 22 mm)

Weight:  4 oz (100 g)

Dielectric Test: 3000 V RMS

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5. 600-C25, 600-C50, 600-C75

Extension Cables

Extension Cables for the Flexible Coil Probe are Available in 25, 50 and 75 Foot Lengths.

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6. 600-TC1, 600-TC2

Alternative Secondary Current Cables / Connectors (for when you don't have test switches)

• 600-TC1 Test Cable with Ring Terminal Connectors

• 600-TC2 Test Cable with Alligator Clips

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To place an Order or to request a Price Quotation 

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