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Radiodetection’s Current Direction Feature and Accessories Designed to Enable Cable Identification in Congested Areas

Radiodetection’s advanced Current Direction (CD) feature, provided by the RD8000®PDL Multifunction Pipe & Cable Locator and the TX-10 transmitter, enables operators to continue to trace their target utility through today’s increasingly congested underground networks. Current Direction accessories further increase the feature’s effectiveness making it easier for operators to pick a target line from amongst a group of bunched or parallel utilities.

Current Direction Transmitter Clamp
The CD transmitter clamp is used to induce the CD signal onto the target utility when direct connection isn’t possible, convenient or permitted . Users can also use this clamp to induce low frequency signals onto cables for ‘ordinary’ location work.

Current Direction Stethoscope
Once a CD signal has been applied to a target line, an operator can use the CD Stethoscope to identify it amongst a number of parallel or bunched utilities, simply by applying the stethoscope to each in turn. The stethoscope and the RD8000PDL visually alerts the operator when it is on to the target line.

Current Direction/Current Measurement Clamp
The versatile ‘CD/CM’ clamp provides the targeting capability of the CD stethoscope, but adds further functionality; When clamped around a pipe or cable, the CD/CM clamp will measure the current induced on it by the TX-10 transmitter, displaying the readout on the screen of the RD8000PDL Pipe & Cable Locator, and enabling the operator to identify the cable of interest and also to diagnose spurs or areas of concern on the target cable.

For more information on Radiodetection’s Precision Cable and Pipe Locators and Accessories visit: www.radiodetection.com/precisionlocate

About Radiodetection
Radiodetection is a world leader in the design and development of test equipment, used by utility companies, to help install, protect and maintain their infrastructure networks. Its products are vital tools for any industry involved in digging activities from major utilities to drainage, inspection, horizontal drilling, site contractors and more. Radiodetection manufactures its equipment to suit multinational blue chip companies and contractors and is widely acknowledged as the market leader. Visit www.radiodetection.com. Radiodetection is a subsidiary of SPX Corporation. SPX Corporation is a Fortune 500, global multi-industry manufacturing company. With headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, SPX has approximately 15,500 employees in more than 35 countries worldwide. Visit www.spx.com

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