The Importance of Cable Location in Modern Construction

The reliance on electricity in every modern home has lead to a somewhat problematic situation of having cables going through the ground to every home that's connected to the centralized power grid. Which means, everytime there is a problem with the power or there is need for a new building to be constructed, the area must first be checked for every cable that might be underground. This is done with a specialized piece of kit called the cable locator, which has become mandatory equipment for most large scale construction companies and electrical technicians.

Your standard cable locator, as the name would suggest is used for underground cable locating which is doen through a fairly simple process. There are three main components of a cable locator the transmitter which is a seperate part, a reciever and the battery which are housed in the portable kit that is used for exact location. There are two ways to use this kit and they are passive and active loaction, of which active is the more accurate method while passive is the independent method.

Active location is done by connecting the cable to the transmitter which then sends specific frequencies through the cable which then bounces through the ground to the reciever which then detects the electromagnetic field created by the transmitted signal around the cable. The recieved signal is then transfered into data which the operator using it can then read and know the exact location of the cable based on the data being sent to the display attached to the top of the reciever.

Considering the need for underground cable locating a decent cable locator isn't hard to come by because where there is demand there is supply. Your standard cable locator these days has many features that make it more convenient than digging around looking for the cable's path underground. Features such as different frequencies, compases and data logging which makes them more comfortable to use and easier to read and map out the cable's path to ensure that the new structure doesn't cause damage to an older home which is connected to the cable you need to find.

Cable location is the first process of starting any new construction project since the plumbing and cable placement requires the ground to be dug up. Once the process of location is finished every other part of the construction process would be easier and safer.