Alphatek MI2093 Universal Tracing & Locating System

[Click-Sure]

I'm interested in purchasing one of these devices soon, but before I do, has anybody used this, or a similar product, looks like it could be very usefull for tracing circuits and checking if cables have been run in the correct zones, may even be handy for finding borrowed neutrals?

http://isswww.co.uk/products/alphatek/mi2093.aspx

 

[Wontdothatagain]

We use a Ideal 61-958 kit.

http://www.idealindustries.com/prod...racers_analyzers/suretest_circuit_tracers.jsp

My worn out old person (mentor) will not let me touch it as he says i cant be trusted

I have had a play with it whilst he was not looking and it is great. We do a lot of work on large control panels. You just put the clamp on the wire at the beginning of the circuit and using the tracer, just follow it back. saves a lot of work if you dont have a diagram of the board.

Also use it for tracing multi core control wires where the numbers have faded

 

[Click-Sure]

JEEES! thats a bit pricy, even considering the exchange rate.

I've only got interested since I bumped into a BT engineer who was locating a pair in a 500 line patch cabinet.

Any good for locating cables behind plaster, such as for checking they are in the correct zones?

 

[Wontdothatagain]

we have found SWA behind 6" of freezer insulation so i would think it would find a shallow plastered T&E.

We have the complete kit but you can just buy the transmitter and reciever.

 

[Click-Sure]

Found it on RS Components.

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=6131548

£349, not bad at all.

 

[Wontdothatagain]

Just looked at the spec sheet and it says it can detect 15' underground.

You could probably find it even cheaper. RS, i find, are VERY expensive.

 

[333rocky333]

I have this one

http://tw.fluke.com/twen/products/Fluke+2042.htm?catalog_name=FlukeSingapore

Use it to follow swa under ground in car parks.
Takes a bit of getting used to

the manual
http://tw.fluke.com/twen/products/P...95(FlukeProducts)&category=ELT(FlukeProducts)


but has helped us out a few times ,the good thing is you see the display rise and fall as well as the tone.
Works similar to a cat and genny but more compact.

It also detects voltage if present like a voltstick.