Chauvin Arnoux C.A 6681 LOCAT-N Notice De Fonctionnement page 38

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1. PRESENTATION........................................................................................................42
2. DESCRIPTION ...........................................................................................................43
2.1 TRANSMITTER .....................................................................................................43
2.1.1 OVERALL DESCRIPTION ........................................................................43
2.1.2 LCD SCREEN............................................................................................44
2.2 RECEIVER..............................................................................................................44
2.2.1 GLOBAL DESCRIPTION ..........................................................................44
2.2.2 LCD SCREEN............................................................................................45
2.2.3 EXAMPLES OF DISPLAY IN CABLE DETECTION MODE ....................45
2.2.4 REMARKS CONCERNING THE OPERATION OF THE KEYS................46
3. USE ...............................................................................................................................46
3.1 GETTING STARTED .............................................................................................46
3.1.1 SETTING UP .............................................................................................46
3.1.2 USE............................................................................................................47
3.1.3 THE NEXT STEP : THE 2 TRANSMITTER CONNECTION MODES.......48
3.2 SINGLE-POLE APPLICATION .............................................................................49
3.2.1 LOCATING AND TRACING LINES AND OUTLETS................................49
3.2.2 LOCATING BREAKS IN LINES ................................................................50
3.2.3 LOCATING LINE BREAKS USING TWO TRANSMITTERS.....................51
3.2.4 DETECTION OF FAULTS IN AN IN FLOOR HEATING SYSTEM ..........53
3.2.5 DETECTION OF THE CONSTRICTED (PLUGGED) PART OF A NON-
METALLIC PIPE.......................................................................................54
3.2.6 DETECTION OF A METALLIC WATER SUPPLY AND HEATING PIPE55
3.2.7 IDENTIFICATION OF SUPPLY CIRCUIT ON THE SAME FLOOR .......56
3.2.8 TRACING AN UNDERGROUND CIRCUIT..............................................57
3.3 TWO-POLE APPLICATIONS ................................................................................58
3.3.1 CLOSED-CIRCUIT APPLICATIONS........................................................58
3.3.2 SEARCH FOR FUSES ...............................................................................59
3.3.3 SEARCH FOR A SHORT-CIRCUIT ..........................................................60
3.3.4 DETECTION OF RATHER DEEP UNDERGROUND CIRCUITS............61
3.3.5 SORTING OR IDENTIFICATION OF CONDUCTORS BY PAIR.............62
3.4 WAY OF INCREASING THE EFFECTIVE RADIUS OF DETECTION OF LIVE
CIRCUITS.....................................................................................................................63
3.5 IDENTIFICATION OF THE MAINS VOLTAGE AND SEARCH FOR BREAKS
IN THE CIRCUIT..........................................................................................................64
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C.A 6681 Cable Locater