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2.5 Cable Installation
The cable should be protected from accidental damage caused by moving equipment or fly rock.
This is best done by putting the excess cable inside a junction box (as shown in Figure 4 and
Figure 5).
Cables may be spliced to lengthen them, without affecting gauge readings. Always waterproof
the splice completely, preferably using an epoxy-based available from the factory.
2.6 Electrical Noise
Care should be exercised when installing instrument cables to keep them as far away as possible
from sources of electrical interference such as power lines, generators, motors, transformers, arc
welders, etc. Cables should never be buried or run with AC power lines. The instrument cables
will pick up the 50 or 60 Hz (or other frequency) noise from the power cable and this will likely
cause a problem obtaining a stable reading. Contact the factory concerning filtering options
available for use with the Geokon dataloggers and readouts should difficulties arise.
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