Finding services
Signal loss and distortion
7 things filed against this subject, in every format the Bureau holds.
High End EM Locators: RD8000, RD8100 and vLocPro2
The top end of the locating kit and what it does that a basic set cannot: signal strength and current measurement, what those numbers tell you when you are stood over a line, and the pipeline corrosion work these instruments are built for. Pete Ashcroft and Steve, in full.
Watch 3:44:52 →How the Signal Travels
What happens to the signal after you apply it: where it goes, how it comes back, and what that means for what the CAT is showing you.
Watch 2:48 →Masked Cables: When One Signal Hides Another
A strong signal can hide a second cable or pipe running close by. How to recognise when one reading might be two services.
Watch 0:41 →Signal Splitting: The Numbers at Every Tee
Every tee splits the signal, and the numbers matter: 70/30 splits, halving at junctions, and why a 10 percent remnant is so hard to see next to a 40.
Watch 5:25 →Tracing Pipes vs Cables: Where Signal Leaks
A metal pipe leaks signal along its length; a cable holds it until the insulation fails. Why the two trace differently and how to read each one.
Watch 3:37 →Locating HV Cables with a Genny and CAT
Techniques and the things that make HV harder than LV: where you can and cannot get a connection, what the signal does on a bonded network, and how to read what comes back.
Watch 12:40 →Getting the Best Out of Your Genny and CAT
The full webinar. Signal application from first principles: why you start with street lighting, the two ways lighting is wired, dual frequency, earthing the transmitter, induction against direct connection, and where the signal actually goes once you have applied it.
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