Difficult Ground Conditions - Radiodetection RD400PDL-2 User Manual

RD400PDL-2/PXL-2 User Guide
FaultFinding
Rotate the A-Frame through 90° and FaultFind
along the marked line, until the exact point is
found where the arrow changes direction.
The centre line of the A-Frame is now directly over
the fault.

Difficult Ground Conditions

If the cable runs under a paved surface, the fault
can often be pinpointed by fault finding in the
grass/soil adjacent to the paving. Reduce the
Soil
Path distance between placing the spikes in the ground
Road
to allow for the increased distance to the actual
Fault
fault position. Locate the cable using the Receiver
line
in Peak mode. The fault is where the two lines
cross.
If the cable runs under a road, use the equipment
as normal on the road surface as it can sometimes
detect signals when working on blacktop, concrete
or paved surfaces. If necessary, try wetting the
road surface. Pouring a very small amount of
water around the bottom of the spikes before each
FaultFind is generally enough.