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Locating Service Drops

October 19, 2021February 14, 2022
ALLProducts

Anyone who has experience with cable locating will quickly point out a few valuable facts that will make the job easier. These may include: Always try to use a low frequency Make sure the line has good continuity Make sure that both ends are well earthed Make sure you make a good earth...

Fault Locating With The VM Series Products

October 7, 2021February 14, 2022
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Locating the route of a cable is sometimes just the start of the process. The operator very often needs to find the location of a fault to undertake repair work on the cable. There can be many different types of faults, but where there is damage to the cable, the conductor is in...

The Roundtable Live Broadcast

September 28, 2021February 14, 2022
ALLEvents

Please tune into Planet Underground on Wednesday the 29th of September from 10:00 am to 10:45 am Eastern time. The topic of discussion will be “What good is permanent location information without a plan to share?” YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/HMNKiTKxFQ0 The Roundtable is a series of four-person unscripted conversations focusing on the risk of...

Detecting Buried Ferrous Utilities

August 24, 2021February 14, 2022
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Finding buried manhole covers, valve box covers, cleanouts, or tanks can be a time-consuming process. Many standard metal detectors don't have the detection depth range required and struggle to easily distinguish between buried aluminum cans and ferrous material that make up most manhole covers, etc. Overcoming these issues is easily solved by using...

D34 and D46 Series Camera Test Leads

August 23, 2021August 24, 2021

The vCam D34/D46 Camera Test Lead is a troubleshooting tool to check the D34 and D46 series camera heads by bypassing the reel and going straight into the control module. This test lead can be used with the vCam-5 or vCam-6 control module with the D34 and D46 camera heads.

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Knowledge Center

July 30, 2021February 23, 2025

Getting An Accurate Distance Count

July 25, 2021February 14, 2022
ALLProducts

This article applies to both the standard size Type-CP Reel and the smaller Mini-size Type-MX Reel. Before we start, we remind you that the distance counter is for reference only. Therefore, you must verify the actual position and depth with a Sonde Locator or Pipe & Cable Locator before excavating. When arriving at...

MyLocator3 Software Update

July 9, 2021June 16, 2022
ALLProducts

Barcode string attributes support added to Features & Attributes import. Cloud Settings configuration expanded to include the RTK Source Datum. Datalog export direct to the cloud now possible (locator variant dependant). Datalog export options expanded : Height above ellipsoid or geoid. Datalog export options expanded : Height of Locator Foot or GNSS Antenna....

The vLoc3-RTK Utility Locator with GNSS featured in this…

July 6, 2021July 6, 2021

New Loc3 Series Backpack Accessory

April 13, 2021April 20, 2021
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Pack all your locating needs in the Vivax-Metrotech Loc3 Series Backpack. Made from durable 1680D Ballistic Nylon fabric, its solid construct embeds functional features, such as rugged oversize zippers, easy-to-reach pockets, molded rubber top handle and loops to hold a vLoc3 receiver. Carry locating equipment in comfort with the backpack's wide padded ventilated...

New Loc3 Series Backpack

March 30, 2021April 20, 2021