References marked on instrument or in Users Manual
Warning of a potential danger, comply with Users Manual.
Caution! Dangerous voltage. Danger of electrical shock.
Reference. Please use utmost attention.
Conformity symbol, the instrument complies with the valid directives. It complies with the EMV
Directive 89/336/EEC are fulfilled, it also complies with the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC).
The Users Manual contains information and references, necessary for safe operation and main-
tenance of the instrument. Prior to using the instrument (commissioning / assembly) the user is
kindly requested to thoroughly read the Users Manual and comply with it in all sections. Failure
to read the Users Manual or to comply with the warnings and references contained herein can
result in serious bodily injury or instrument damage.
General Information / Introduction /Scope of Supply
The FLUKE Cable Locator is a portable measurement instrument and can be used to detect or
trace conductors.
Product Description
The FLUKE Cable Locator consists of a transmitter and a receiver. The signal generated by the
transmitter is made of a modulated current, generating an electro-magnetic field around a con-
ductor. This electro-magnetic field induces a voltage within the receiving coil. The induced voltage is
amplified, decoded, and converted to the original signal by the receiver, and finally displayed on the
screen.The connecting parameter for the transmitter during an application must be a closed current
circuit.
The FLUKE Cable Locator is characterized by the following features:
• Finding conductors in walls, conductor interruptions, short-circuits in conductors
• Conductor tracing in the soil
• Detecting fuses and assigning current circuits
• Tracing sockets and distribution sockets having accidentally been covered by plastering
• Detecting interruptions and short-circuits in floor heating
• Tracing metallic water and heating piping
• All application areas (both, voltage-free and live) are performed without using any additional in-
struments
• Transmitter display indicates the transmission level, the transmission code, as well as the foreign
voltage
• Receiver display indicates the reception level, the transmission code, as well as the mains volta-
ge detection
• Automatic and manual sensitivity adjustment
• Acoustic reception signal may be switched off
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Fluke 2042
General information