SIDEKICK PLUS 1155-5001 2019-20

Advanced Cable Maintenance Test Set

ALL-IN-ONE Cable Maintenance Test Set:

• TDR for Cable Fault Locating • Resistive Fault Locator
• Leakage / Insulation Resistance Test • Multimeter function AC/DC Voltage
• Loop Current • Earth Resistance Measurement
• Capacitance / Cable Length measure • Circuit Loss
• Tracing Tone generator

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ALL-IN-ONE Cable Maintenance Test Set
Sidekick Plus 5001 is an advanced cable maintenance test set designed to provide cable
test, diagnostics and fault locating capabilities for telecom and low voltage power
cables, all in one instrument. Manufactured by Tempo Communications U.S.A
(Previously Greenlee)

The Sidekick Plus Standard performs the following tests which should routinely be
performed by signalling and telecom departments to evaluate ability of cable pairs to
transmit & receive signals or transfer electrical energy. Key test features of the Sidekick
1155-5001 for Cable testing include:
 Cable Fault location : Advanced Dual Trace Pulse TDR
(Zero Dead Zone) (Upto 10kms)
 Resistive Fault Locator (Upto 60kms detects up to 20MΩ)
 Multimeter (AC & DC Volts) & Loop Current
 Ground resistance tester
 Resistance & Leakage/Insulation Resistance (1G)
 Capacitance /Cable length (Open meter)
 Cable Stress & Longitudinal Balance Test
 Loop current
 Circuit loss
 Tracing Tone generator & reference tone
The instrument is used by Telecom departments including Broadband ISP Service
providers & PSTN Telephone networks with twisted pair or coax Copper from the
exchange to cabinet, pillar or pole and into the customer premise or business and
for Railway signalling and telecom departments for finding faults on a variety of
cables, IT departments of Power Discoms and large campus installations
managing cable networks.

Ground Resistance Test Time Domain Reflectometer (TDR)

Ground resistance testing is A pulse TDR has the capability of
useful when evaluating whether checking the quality of cables from
a station, or premise ground is the end of the test leads with zero
sufficient. dead-zone.

 Data storage upto 400 Auto test /

200 TDR traces.
Resistive Fault Locator (RFL) Leakage / Resistance  Transfer Data to PC.
Resistive Fault Location is used Leakage / Resistance is used to
to locate short circuits to other detect intermittent resistance
cables or ground. faults that normal VOM tests
cannot detect.
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Feature Description Specification
Cable Fault Locating
Sidekick’s TDR can be used to find a variety of cable faults on metallic cables including
• Cable shorts • Open fault • Bridged taps/lateral
• Load coils, splitters • Couplers • Loop extenders
• Rough estimate of the total amount of cable that is wet and the approximate location of the
Fault locating method
wet section.
#1, low resistance
• Low insulation faults

If the fault is bad, i.e. shunt faults between: 0Ω-10kΩ , the built in TDR can be used for finding faults on
copper cables effective up to 10 km range (depending on Vp). The instrument provides full control of Gain,
Vp, Pulse width, averaging & vertical offset as well as zoom facility to investigate areas of interest. Upto 10 kms
distance to fault
A built-in comprehensive cable library is available to calibrate the Sidekick Plus to the correct cable.
Apart from Signalling & telecom copper cables, the Sidekick can be used for low voltage cables for locating
distance to fault and identifying type of fault.
Time Domain
Reflectometer (TDR) TDR Features include :

• Dual trace function: Sidekick® Plus test set can display two TDR traces at the same time or perform
mathematical comparisons of the traces using the second reference test pair.
• Zoom feature allows the user to get a closer look at the TDR trace (Zoom In : Data over smaller range),
Zoom Out (data over larger range)
• Adjustment of Gain/Offset/Averages/VP/PW
• Data storage of TDR Traces with ability to recall saved traces On-site and download to Computer.
Fault locating method #2, RFL feature built in the Sidekick can locate high resistive faults on copper pairs up to 20MΩ.
high resistance
High resistive faults are generally caused by damage or deterioration of cable insulation or sheath protecting >60 kms @20MΩ
Resistive Fault Locator
the wires due to the presence of water or moisture. This enables telecom cable maintenance groups to be
(RFL)
Pro-active in clearing faults before the faults occur.

Traces can be stored on the instrument to be uploaded to PC later. Upto 400 auto tests or
Data Saving 200 TDR results can be
Hundreds of test results can be saved for viewing TDR traces
saved.
Cable Testing & Diagnostics
This feature can be used to measure cable length i.e.
Cable Length Upto or greater
• measure distance to an open, mutual capacitance as well as the conductor to ground capacitance of the pair.
Measurement than 100 kms
• measure cable length of cable rolls.
Measure insulation resistance up to 1 Giga-Ohm by “leakage test.” This tests insulation resistance at 150 DCV
which is higher than the normal operating voltages in order to determine the likelihood of a future breakdown
Leakage / Insulation in insulation (a high resistance fault) and/or to bring about such an impending failure while the technician is on 999MΩ @150VDC
Resistance site and can locate and repair the problem.

The leakage test is ideal to locate to detect :

• Intermittent resistance faults. • Cable shorts.
Earth/Ground Test Check ground integrity and measure the earth resistance based on fall of potential method. 0 to 250 Ohms

Multi Meter Function

Sidekick Plus can measure all the critical voltage parameters without changing lead configurations. Set the
impedance of Sidekick Plus to currently defined Telecom standards of 1 MΩ. The instrument also provides
the ability to change this to 100kΩ to conform to older specifications wherever available.
AC & DC Voltage 250VAC
Sidekick Plus provides 1MΩ impedance as per telecom standards unlike many other testers which offer
300VDC
3MΩ which results in invalidated readings.
The information can be presented in either: Digital, Analogue or 3 wire format.
AC & DC voltage can be presented on the same screen simultaneously.
Current measurement information can be presented in either: Digital, Analogue or 3 wire format.
AC & DC Loop Current Upto 110mA
AC & DC voltage can be presented on the same screen simultaneously.
The power influence measurement specifically identifies electromagnetic interferences (EMI) from external
sources (mainly power lines). Circuit noise on cable pairs is generated internally by pair imbalances or
Circuit Noise and Power
externally by Central Office equipment, subscriber equipment, or electromagnetic interference (EMI) 30 to 110 dBrnC
Influence (PI)
equipment (radio transmitters, generators, transformers, etc.). Normally, a poor ground or sheath on the
cable pair or the external equipment allows noise to “leak” onto the cable pair.
Low voltage test to measure loop resistance. Circuits being installed too far from the exchange may well
Resistance test OK but if the loop resistance is too high the higher frequency signals from ADSL & VDSL will not be 100MΩ
seen at the far end causing slow modem speeds.
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Technical Specifications :

Parameter Range Resolution Accuracy

Upto 10000 meters +/- 0.01%+300ps +/Vp
TDR Cable fault locating 0.1m
(Dead zone : 0m) uncertainty+/-cursor resolution
0 to 9.99 V = 0.01 V;
AC Volts 0 to 250Vrms ±3%
10 to 250 V = 0.1 V
0 to 9.99 V = 0.01 V;
DC Volts 0 to 300VDC ±3%
10 to 300 V = 0.1 V
0 to 9.99 mA = 0.01 mA; ±2 mA
Loop Current 110mA 10 to 99.9 mA = 0.1 mA;
>100 mA = 1 mA

Circuit Noise 0 to 90 dBrnC 250Ω ±2 dBrnC

Earth/Ground Resistance Test 250Ω Fall of Potential

±2 dB from +20 dB to +90 dB,

Longitudinal Balance +100dB to +20dB 0.1 dB
±5 dB from +90 dB to +100 dB

Resistance 0 to 100MΩ 0.1 Ω ±3%

a. 1 kΩ to 1 MΩ
b. 10 kΩ for 1 MΩ to 10 MΩ ±5% up to 100 MΩ;
Leakage / Insulation 0 to 999MΩ
c. 100 kΩ for 10 MΩ to 100 MΩ ±10%from 100 MΩ to 999 MΩ
d. 1 MΩ for 100 MΩ to 999 MΩ
Measuring cable length / a. 5% for 30 to 6095 m
0 to 30kms 0.3 m
Distance to Open Meter b. 4% for 6096+ m

Resistive Fault Locating 0 to 61km ±0.5% of full scale, ±1 digit

0 to 19.99MΩ
• Tracing tone generator (metallic and common mode)
Tracing Tone Generator
• Reference tone: +14 to –20 dBm; 200 Hz to 20 kHz

Display LCD Display, 320 x 240 pixels display resolution, sunlight readable

Operating /Storage temperature –18 °C to +50 °C

Memory Instrument capable to save Upto 400 auto tests or 200 TDR results.

Ports USB - 2nos, RJ45-1nos.

Dimensions & Weight 279 x 121 x 76 mm , 1.4kG

Rechargeable Li-ion battery pack, AC adapter/charger (100 to 250 VAC,

Power Supply
50 to 60 Hz, 1 A in, 12 Vdc 2.5 A min. out) , Auto off function
Primary test leads (red, green, black) with large crocodile clips, Secondary test leads (blue and yellow),
Supply includes:
Test strap for the resistive fault locator (RFL) operation, Carrying case

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