Operating instructions for Cable Detector, article 37270766
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Table of Contents
1. SCOPE OF DELIVERY 4
2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 5
3. OVERVIEW 8
3.1 PRODUCT INTRODUCTION 8
3.2 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CABLE DETECTOR 9
3.3 DESCRIPTION AND FUNCTION 10
3.3.1 TRANSMITTER ILLUSTRATION 10
3.3.2 TRANSMITTER DISPLAY 10
3.3.3 RECEIVER ILLUSTRATION 11
3.3.4 RECEIVER DISPLAY 11
3.3.5 RECEIVER DISPLAY IN SEARCH MODE 11
4. MEASURING PROCEDURE 12
4.1 SAFETY PROCEDURES DURING MEASURING 12
4.2 FUNCTIONAL PRINCIPLE 12
4.3 EXAMPLES OF TYPICAL APPLICATIONS 14
5. FIRST USE 14
5.1 SINGLE-POLE USE 14
5.1.1 IN OPEN CIRCUITS 14
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5.1.3 DETECTING CABLE BREAKS 16
5.1.4 DETECTING LINE BREAKS WITH TWO TRANSMITTERS 17
5.1.5 FAULT DETECTION IN DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC UNDERFLOOR HEATING 18
5.1.6 LOCATING BLOCKAGES IN NON-CONDUCTIVE LINES 19
5.1.7 LOCATING METAL WATER AND HEATING PIPES 20
5.1.8 FINDING A CIRCUIT IN A STOREY 21
5.1.9 TRACKING LINES UNDER PLASTER 22
5.2 TWO-POLE USE 23
5.2.1 USE IN CLOSED CIRCUITS 23
5.2.2 DETECTING FUSES 24
5.2.3 LOCATING THE CAUSE OF A SHORT-CIRCUIT 25
5.2.4 LOCATING DEEPLY COVERED POWER CABLES 26
5.2.5 CLASSIFYING OR IDENTIFYING A COVERED CIRCUIT 27
5.3 METHOD TO INCREASE THE EFFECTIVE RADIUS WHEN DETECTING LIVE CIRCUITS 28
5.4 IDENTIFYING GRID VOLTAGE AND SEARCHING FOR BREAKS IN CIRCUITS 29
6. OTHER FUNCTIONS 30
6.1 VOLTMETER FUNCTION OF THE TRANSMITTER 30
6.2 FLASHLIGHT FUNCTION 30
6.3 BACKGROUND LIGHTING 30