I'm looking to locate a cable that is buried under grass and dirt. Will this device work for this? How long a wire can be traced with this device?
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It depends on how deep it is buried. These devices are normally used to pick out a single cable from a bundle of wires. You may be better off with a metal detector.
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I believe the manual said it does not locate cables underground as it would require a more powerful transmitter and more sensitive receiver. It is meant for indoors behind drywall which is only 6 inches thick instead of 6 feet underground. I have traced cable from one side of the house to the other side, approximately 90 feet.
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it is likely it will work. its pretty good, BUT it does do a lot of cross talk, so if you have other cables near it, they will likely all make sound. that may or may not be a problem
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If you can attach the toner between one end of the cable conductor and ground and the cable conductor itself is not grounded you should be able to trace the cable. If you are trying to trace a shielded cable, you will have to make sure that the shield is not attached to ground and that the toner is attached to the shield. I am assuming that the cable is not buried too deeply and not under standing water. Relatively dry soil should not shield the signal too much. I haven't tried this myself, but under these conditions, I would expect this device to be able to do the job.
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This will not work for that they have a toner for the invisible dog fence wire it will work on a wire about 8" down
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It should definitely work in dirt. That is where I used it to find something buried 4 inches under dirt and weeds. I don't know about water.
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The buried depth of the wire depends on local code and the pro-pointer probably isn't the right tool to find it.1) its detection depth is only a few inches2) the detection footprint is narrow, it is a pin pointer.3) it would be uncomfortable scanning any large area.4) you might be deceived into thinking there wasn't a buried run when in fact there was.
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I would estimate the wire to be about four feet. Yes, it will measure in miles for both speed and distance.
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The unit generates and sends its own signal out onto the underground wire and the matching detector detects that signal (not the one from the dog fence transmitter). Having said that, I posted earlier my less than satisfactory results from this unit which I eventually sent back. I like durable quality tools and in my opinion this unit is neither. Your experience may be different but mine was dismal. Cheers.
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I do not believe the device is meant for outdoor use. The cable from your computer to the device is USB 2, and some 6ft in length. I suppose a coax cable could be attached between the device and antenna to extend it beyond the Faraday cage of your motor home. Are you planning on WIFI mooching?
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This water proof cable could easily be cut by a shovel as it is quite thin. The PVC will add another layer of protection and warning should some be digging unaware. I laid the full 100 feet along a fence line and put it inside a continuos piece of flexible PVC conduit. The environment is pretty wet (Seattle).
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Yes, there are tools to splice the lawn to help bury the wire. I have a Lab/Brittany who digs under our fence so I just ran the wire through the fence.
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Hi Rick. One of the things this device is supposed to do is to track the jack in your office back to the pairs in your closet, or wherever you make connections, so yes, that is what it's supposed to do. However, I had trouble with this particular device in that it chewed through batteries faster than I could replace them and it didn't provide a signal that was strong enough for me to pick up from one floor to another. I ended up returning this and getting a similar device (which is not at hand, so I can't give you the exact make and model, sorry). I think it had the words "Fox and Hound" in the name. Anyway, it's the right type of tool, but I wouldn't buy this one.
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the cable already has the connectors attached on both ends from the manufacturer. all you need is to plug them in. have had it exposed along a good length of fence and buried underground for some more length and all is ok with no problems.
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The cord does not exceed 8 feet which makes it hard to locate outside. The cameras are regularly disconnecting themselves- requiring resetting the camera power. Also, the frequency at which the cameras operate interferes with many wireless routers, and vice versa. This product is not a good deal, and the support staff is unhelpful for most conditions. Hope it helps.
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We recommend direct ground burial splices for use with this wire. We have them for sale. Thanks for your interest!
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Im not sure if this would be best for that, I was tracking cable lines through my house. The best way to use this is if the attach the base to one end and then use the pen to trace the wire. It doesn't really tell you how good the connection is.
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Yes, you can bury in the ground with pvc for protection against frost movement of rocks and tree roots. pvc pipe is cheap. In the future you may plant something forgetting where the cable is and cut it with a shovel. As an electrican I never put any kind of cable in the ground without some lind of abrasion protection. It sure beats having to replace a whole cable because someone cut it years from now digging a hole for a bush.
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If you are using RG59 cable you should keep the distance at or less than 750 feet. Over 750 feet you should switch to an RG6 low loss coaxial cable. IF you plan to bury the cable, ensure that the coax is rated for burial. The real issue is with the power. 700 feet over the small gauge conductor may be an issue, depending on the wire size/quality. Use a voltage drop calculator to determine wire size and input voltage. If using the Qsee brand cable provided with the system, i would say very unlikely to support that distance.
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Hello Michael,This specific cable isn't for outdoor runs or burial, but we do have the same cable available for outdoor. It's 1,000ft Full Copper Cat6 Ethernet Cable, Waterproof/Outdoor/Direct Burial/Underground: New Full Copper 1,000 ft Cat6 Ethernet Cable / Wire 1,000ft Cat-6 Waterproof Outdoor / Direct Burial / Underground ~ by VIVO (CABLE-V010)Thank you for your question!Taylor W.VIVO
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Yes, It works very well outdoors. I had to buy a cable 15 foot long to connect to my Camera DVR Security System. I had blockage from signal and this resolved it well.