ay, April 20, 2023 4:04 PM
To: RE-wrenches
Cc: drake.chamber...@redwoodalliance.org
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Underground fault finder
The thumper sounds like the one to use, but what does it destroy? Does it
induce a much higher voltage on the line than regular line voltage? We are
dealing with
The thumper sounds like the one to use, but what does it destroy? Does
it induce a much higher voltage on the line than regular line voltage?
We are dealing with open circuit problems.
We can return to our original plan of digging up areas and checking for
voltage on the lines with a voltage se
Hi, Wrenchies~
Drake Chamberlain asked about renting a gadget to locate the point where an
underground wire is broken.
In my local region, the fellow who does "call before you dig" wire location
services for the local power company is allowed to freelance in his off
hours,
using the instruments i
Not sure about rental sources in your area, but there are two options:
1) An underground cable fault locator, aka a "thumper," which only works on
direct buried cables. It is a destructive test (at the fault location), and
should only be performed when there is a known fault in order to locate it.
Hi Drake,
I've rented a set-up from my electrical supply house. I'd check to see if
Scott Electric/Advantage Rental serves your part of Ohio.
If memory serves, it is two pieces of equipment that you need. One to
trace the line and a second to find the fault.
-Matt
On Tue, Apr 18, 2023 at 11:2
I understand that there is a tool that locates underground faults in
buried cables. No one in our area has one. There are high tech cable
tracers now, but they don't advertise that they can find underground
breaks in wires.
One company online had one that advertised that function. The entire k
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