Spot Those Leaks

November 5, 2008 · Posted in trucking products

Diesel Truck Repair

If you’re like most people, when you think of the word florescent, you probably imagine the humming lights that often sing above shoppers’ heads at department stores. Similarly, when you consider the initials UV, you most likely think about your sunscreen or sunglasses. But florescent lights, LED lights, and even beams of UV light can be used for far more than brightening a room or tearing a hole in the ozone layer. That’s where Spectronics Corporation comes in.

Producing specialty light products for a variety of industries, Spectronics Corporation invented an important tool in 1955 that has aided transportation industry workers ever since, florescent leak detection. Using florescent lighting, the company’s products, like the Tracerline System, can find the source of all automotive leaks. The primary producer and distributor of such technology, Spectronics suggests that these systems save maintenance costs, in addition to the cost of replacement for your diesel truck repair.

Because drivers who use detection systems like Spectronics’ do not have to put as much effort or professional consultation into fixing the damaged portion of their trucks, in addition to preventing quack mechanics from suggesting that parts need to be replaced when they can simply be repaired, the company’s light detection services save both time and money for the average driver.

And just to be sure they’re getting a good deal, truckers can look at Spectronics’ history—filled with quality products manufactured for a variety of uses, including medical and HVAC//R, and industrial markets. Many of the products produced by Spectronics are not available anywhere else in the world, and are exclusive to the brand’s label. Furthermore, the company’s web site suggests that Spectronics is a leader, if not the leader, in the production of specialty light products.

For truckers, investing in one of Spectronics leak detection systems can save the trucker when it comes to maintenance costs of your diesel truck repair. According to Sepctronics’ web site, leaks are destined to occur, whether they form in the lines containing oil, refrigerant, coolant, or other substances. Because leaks are notoriously hard to find, a common prescription to the problem of a leak is part replacement. But this can be costly, especially when the leaking seam could be easily repaired.

Specctronics’ Tracerline lead detector system uses a UV light along with a florescent dye in order to locate even the smallest leaks, even when those leaks occur with other leaks. The dye is safe and can stay in the system all year, and the system is used by a variety of automotive manufacturer’s across the world.

So while the worlds ultra violent and florescent may have most truckers thinking about the lights that sign from their truck stops or the sun that warms their cabs, this system uses the two technologies to save truckers hundreds or thousands while keeping them on the road longer.