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Armada Technologies 

  Pro900 LOCATOR USER GUIDE

 

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50Hz  or  60Hz  electrical  current.    Once  the  Pro900  wand  is  on,  simply 
search  an  area  until  you  hear  a  buzzing  sound.    There  is  no  beeping 
signal as the transmitter is not used.  Follow the buzzing sound in either 
null  or  peak  mode,  both  will  work,  to  track  the  cable.   

DO  NOT  RELY 

ON  THE  50/60  Hz  PASSIVE  MODE  AS  THE  SOLE  METHOD  OF 
LOCATING  POWER  LINES

.  Passive  mode  may  not  detect  power 

cabling  if  there  is  no  live  electrical  current  present  in  the  cable  at  the 
time.  

How to determine depth - 

Find the null over the wire path and mark 

it.  Then place the tip of the receiver on the ground at the mark. Without 
lifting  the  receiver  tip  from  the  ground,  lower  the  top  of  the  receiver  to 
approximately  a  45  degree  angle  and  slowly  walk  the  receiver  away 
from  the  wire  path  until  you  re-acquire  the  null.  The  distance  between 
the wire path and the newly established null is the approximate depth of 
the target. This is the Equilateral Triangle method. 

Determining  target  accuracy  - 

This  is  a  very  easy  to  perform 

method of determining target accuracy. Place the tip of the receiver  on 
the ground directly over your suspected target location, switch from null 
to  peak  by  pressing  the  mode  selection  pad.  The  peak  and  null 
responses will agree if the locate is accurate.  If the peak and null are off 
by  more  than  a  few  inches  the  location  is  not  accurate.  Toggling 
between the null and peak modes often when locating the wire path will 
assure you of accuracy and help build your confidence. 

 

 

Содержание Pro900

Страница 1: ...rground Locator USER GUIDE WARNING Read and understand the instructions before operating this unit Failure to do so could lead to injury or death Test Equipment Depot 800 517 8431 99 Washington Street...

Страница 2: ...f 1 Pro900R Receiving Wand 1 Pro900T Transmitter and Carrying Case 1 Pro H3 Stereo Headset 1 AC Wall Power Unit 1 Pro IC2 Inductive Clamp 1 Pro GS1 Ground Stake 1 Set of Black Red Connecting Leads 1 O...

Страница 3: ...when a signal is heard it is because the signal has a complete path that is creating an electrically friendly way for the signal to travel back to the transmitter The signal doesn t just randomly wand...

Страница 4: ...lt battery by connecting it to the battery snap boot inside the battery compartment Don t yank or pull hard on the battery boot Finally replace the battery cover To test that the batteries have been c...

Страница 5: ...a Technologies Pro900 LOCATOR USER GUIDE 5 Pro900 Transmitter Controls Mode Controls Selection Controls Direct Connect Lead Jacks On Off Control External Power Jack Inductive Clamp Jack Transmitter Di...

Страница 6: ...ontrollers lighting transformers or telecom equipment are disconnected from wires that are to be traced by direct connection The output voltage on the Direct Connect leads can be in the hundreds of vo...

Страница 7: ...roportion In HI F mode select the power level 1 4 that gives you the best response Electing DIRECT HI F or DIRECT LO_F operation When in the Direct Clip on mode it is also possible to choose between t...

Страница 8: ...N Battery allows the user to adjust the Pro900 transmitter to be used with either traditional alkaline batteries or rechargeable ones BATTERY ALKALINE RECHARGEABLE Contrast regulates the light dark ra...

Страница 9: ...Armada Technologies Pro900 LOCATOR USER GUIDE 9 Pro900 Receiver ANT LCD Display On Off Control Headset Jack Adjustment Controls Mode Controls Pro900 Receiver Controls...

Страница 10: ...ip on LO F or HI F matching the mode of the Transmitter When Start is then selected the receiver becomes active with the display indicating the signal level detected The controls can also be used to i...

Страница 11: ...Used Currently Contrast regulates the light dark ratio on the screen CONTRAST 1 8 Backlight sets levels of backlight brightness BACKLIGHT 1 4 Default Mode determines what detection mode the receiver w...

Страница 12: ...to the cable the louder the signal should be except for directly over the cable in the Null mode The modes can also be flipped while tracing to give a better indication of path trace quality In Direct...

Страница 13: ...ies to cable buried directly in the earth The signal needs a path to return to the ground stake and without it you will not get a good locate A bad ground is indicated on the transmitter output signal...

Страница 14: ...djust the output signal to suit your needs High power output is not necessary and will limit battery life It is advised that you once again point the receiver at the transmitter to assure that both un...

Страница 15: ...from the circuit This can be done by disconnecting the solenoid and grounding the wire manually The problem is that the solenoid acts as a signal dampener with AC inductance By removing the solenoid f...

Страница 16: ...IC2 around the cable or pipe to be traced Please note the clamp must be placed between grounding points on each end of the cable and the cable must be grounded on both ends for the clamp to work The c...

Страница 17: ...receiver tip from the ground lower the top of the receiver to approximately a 45 degree angle and slowly walk the receiver away from the wire path until you re acquire the null The distance between t...

Страница 18: ...ated from the transmitter through the cable out through the ground and back to the ground stake Any discontinuity in any of these links will cause the locator to not work Be sure your ground stake is...

Страница 19: ...equency Two HI F 33 kHz direct connect Frequency Three BCAST 175 kHz via clamp or internal antenna Passive AC 50 60 Hz Antennas Receive Peak 2 33 kHz Receive Null 2 33 kHz Receive Peak 175 kHz Transmi...

Страница 20: ...rned to Armada Technologies within 12 months of purchase and does not exhibit signs of abuse or misuse It is Armada Technologies sole discretion to determine this condition Armada Technologies also re...

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