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MODEL 501 TRACKER II CABLE LOCATOR SYSTEM WARNING Read and understand this material before operating or servicing this equipment. Failure to understand how to safely operate this tool can result in an accident causing serious injury or death. The Model 501 Tracker II is designed to locate the path and depth of buried cable, service wires, metallic pipe or conduit and locate the end of a cut cable.
1. DESCRIPTION The Model 501 Tracker II is designed to locate the path and depth of buried cable, service wires, metallic pipe or conduit and locate the end of a cut cable. A. Transmitter The transmitter is housed in an aluminum case and is powered by eight (8) 1.5V AAbatteries.
B. Connecting Transmitter Leads I M P O RTA N T: THE TRANSMITTER IS PROTECTED A G A I N S T DAMAGE FROM I N A D V E RT E N T D I R E C T CONNECTION TO VOLTAGES UP TO 250 VAC. HOWEVER, D I R E C T CONNECTION TO ENERGIZED CABLE IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
indication and the tone from the speaker or the headset. As progress is made down the cable path, gradual increases in the receiver gain control will be necessary to maintain reception. The receiver control knob should be adjusted so that the meter needle is at approximately 1/2 scale to insure that any increase or decrease in signal can be detected and accuracy maintained.
3. INDUCTIVE COUPLER DESCRIPTION The Inductive Coupler is designed to induce a tracking tone into a subject cable or wire without establishing metallic contact or removing bonds. (See Fig. 9). The Inductive Coupler is constructed of plastic and iron and can accommodate up to a 3"...
A. Operation Plug the two antenna leads into the 501T transmitter. Turn transmitter to full power, place the transmitter in its compartment with the leads facing to the rear of the case. Close the carrying case. (See Fig. 14) Place activated antenna on the ground parallel with and approximately one foot to either side of the utility to be tracked.
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Fig.11 - Mid Run Coupling Fig.12 - Reduced Tone at Cable Branch Fig. 13 - The Inductive Antenna Fig.14 - Placement of Antenna Fig.16 - Placement of Antenna Fig.15 - Antenna Placement Directly Over a Utility for Long Distances...
attempt should be made to field repair the unit. Provisions have been made to retrofit existing carrying case with the Inductive Antenna. 5. MAINTENANCE The only service required for maintaining proper operation is the periodic replacement of the batteries in the transmitter and receiver units. A.
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Note: Prior to returning any test instrument, please check to make sure batteries are fully charged. Tempo – Mesa | Formerly Progressive Electronics Telephone: +1 815 397-4279 Toll-free in the US and Canada: 1 800 282-7941 Facsimile: +1 815 397-1865 www.tempo.textron.com...