All You Need to Know About Cable Locators


In modern society wherever you look around you there will always be wires connecting a power source to an electrical appliance of some kind. But what about the power source, it can be something nearby or an electrical plant that is hundreds of kilometers away. The cable that connects yours and every other home nearby is placed underground to avoid any potential damage that it might sustain on the surface, but even those cables sometimes break because of one factor or another and they need to be replaced or repaired, this is where the cable locator comes in.




A cable locator is a transmitter (which induces a signal) and receiver (it receives the signal) kit which can be used in two methods to locate underground utility and telecommunications lines. Commonly used by construction companies and electricians to locate cables underground either to avoid digging it up or specifically to find the cable and repair it. This is done through two methods active and passive detection, and most of the cable locators for sale on the current market can use both methods.

Active location is the primary method you'll want to use since it gives the most accurate map of where the cable is. The transmitter is connected to the cable directly, it sends a signal at specific frequencies, it can also be done without a direct connection but you'll need the approximate location of the cable to do it. While passive involves sweeping the area looking for unknown lines, namely the operator scans the area looking for utilities that radiate or re-radiate frequencies back to the receiver.

Most cable locators forsale in the Australian market meet the standard for user-friendliness and are portable and can be used in many different environments. Most of them feature different active and passive frequencies, and a current measurement system which will show the amperage of the cable underground. Other note-worthy features common in most cable locators is the ability to data log the scanning process and create a GPS map of all the cables it finds underground (similarly to a ground penetrating radar system).

To conclude the cable locator is a necessary device that is used to find cables underground, it serves as an essential tool in the arsenal of electricians and construction workers alike. The technology behind it is somewhat sophisticated but it's user-friendliness allows it to be used by any worker with minimal training.

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