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TAM4000 Cable and Pipe Locator

User Manual

Saluki Technology Inc.

Summary of Contents for TAM4000

Page 1: ...TAM4000 Cable and Pipe Locator User Manual Saluki Technology Inc ...

Page 2: ...uki Tech owns the copyright of this manual which should not be modified or tampered by any organization or individual or reproduced or transmitted for the purpose of making profit without its prior permission otherwise Saluki will reserve the right to investigate and affix legal liability of infringement Product Quality Assurance The warranty period of the product is 18 months from the date of del...

Page 3: ...gnal output mode transmitter working mode 10 2 3 3 Extension of inductive method detection blind measurement 12 3 Brief Introduction of the Receiver 16 3 1 Basic Structure 16 3 2 Receiver Panel and Function Profile 16 3 2 1 Panel profile 16 3 2 2 Function introduction 17 3 2 3 Interface description 18 3 2 4 Receiver characteristic 19 3 2 5 Voice prompt 19 3 3 Receiver Working Mode 20 3 3 1 The wor...

Page 4: ...ductive method detection blind measurement 25 4 2 Depth Measurement 28 4 2 1 Depth measurement with direct reading rule 28 4 2 2 Depth measurement with 80 rule 28 4 3 Identification of Basic Operating Cables 29 5 Basic Operating Current Direction Function 31 Current Direction Function 31 6 Common Problems 32 6 1 Daily Maintenance 32 6 2 Correct Charging 32 6 3 Instrument Self inspection 32 ...

Page 5: ...ine the skin failure Determine the direction of the cable pipe with signal strength indication left and right arrow indication compass direction indication Current direction indication to prevent interference Depth of digital direct reading display cable optical cable 0 20 meters accuracy within 3 meters 5 and 8 meters accuracy 10 It has a special mode for fault detection which can be used to dete...

Page 6: ... company the company under the guidance of the relevant personnel change the battery Do not to remove the battery Do not put the battery into the fire About waste battery treatment must comply with local regulations not throw old batteries Please pay special attention to batteries contain dangerous chemicals easily affected by water or heating flammable and explosive under certain environmental co...

Page 7: ... turns the transmitter on or off Output Port A multi core dedicated socket which is used to change the output mode Plugging the connection lead into the output socket is the direct connection mode Plugging the clamp into the port is the clamp mode No connection accessories are plugged into the port is the induction mode display screen Display the required basic information Frequency compound butto...

Page 8: ...ing port A charging socket with size of Φ2 1 is used to connect a special charger to charge the battery 2 2 3 Interface description 1 Normal output interface Note the illustration shows the direct connection mode as an example Frequency displays the current output frequency Work rate display current output power It can display low middle high grade and full range respectively Mode display current ...

Page 9: ...nt frequency is not selected Indicates the current frequency is selected 3 Resistance measurement mode menu interface Function tests with ohmmeter test current external persistent resistance values 4 Multi frequency mode menu interface You can output 3 different frequencies at the same time The current adjustable frequency box 2 3 How the transmitter works 2 3 1 The working principle This instrume...

Page 10: ...on of the underground cables and direction This principle to achieve conditions first of all let there be enough electricity source have formed in the power transmission line current current in the process of flow and a magnetic field around the line Second it is necessary to have a circuit capable of receiving this particular magnetic field showing the change of the magnetic field in the form of ...

Page 11: ...ed method of the test 2 Coupling method The transmitter s signal is applied to the target cable by coupling pliers that is the coupling is legal In order to ensure that the coupling signals can be transmitted reliably in the circuit the clamps must be closed completely and the ends of the cable must have contact points related to the ground as shown in the figure The coupling of cable to signal in...

Page 12: ... 3 3 Extension of inductive method detection blind measurement 1 Blind test principle Blind measurement is a test method for the detection of unknown metal pipeline and various cables using the sensing mode of the instrument It is to use the transmitter built in antenna in a certain direction to underground launch also into the air high frequency or radio frequency electromagnetic signal when elec...

Page 13: ...strength to display at around 500 according to the signal strength base the gain unchanged keep the distance then blind test work Note the two machines are close to each other The receiver gain drop is very low the detection depth is lost and the blind area is reduced The distance between the two machines is far away the receiver is far away from the receiver the receiver gain is reduced and the t...

Page 14: ... synchronous rotation on the circumference of a circle note the two machine must turn the face to face namely receiver nose pointing to transmitter Positive Be sure to slow down when rotating so that the instrument has enough time to reflect When transferred to a certain position the signal strength of the receiver increases suddenly the gain is constant greater than the fixed base before the test...

Page 15: ...tec com www salukitec com 15 be measured 2 Advantages for a certain point the test speed is fast accurate and free of blind spots 3 Disadvantages a small test area is smaller than R 0 5 m 4 Features the most suitable test for dot operation ...

Page 16: ... integration of a system circuit that is capable of receiving a particular magnetic field and can be converted into electrical signals indicating the operator s system Is the core of this set of instruments Its function is complete intelligent degree is high portable light easy to operate Optional external equipment to expand its function 3 2 1 Panel profile Receiver panel diagram ...

Page 17: ...can be increased and the arrow down indicates that the gain can be reduced When the signal is less than 10 0 press to increase gain time signal strength can be adjust to 60 0 or so when the signal is greater than 88 0 press reduce gain time signal strength can be adjust to 60 0 or so when the signal strength between 10 0 to 88 0 press an increase decrease a dB gain increase decrease External mode ...

Page 18: ...moved from both sides to the middle and the grating is full of signals that are too strong and too wide to be displayed Three Numbers signal strength by digital size The effective range is 00 0 99 9 When 99 9 is displayed the signal is too strong and the range is displayed Color compass indicates the direction of the pipeline Depth current represents the depth of the underground pipeline and the c...

Page 19: ...ckly track the target cable When the cable is above the cable the signal is the largest and both sides are reduced Select the wave trough method and use the vertical antenna positioning When there is no adjacent cable and interference source the location is more accurate and reliable When the receiver is above the cable the signal is the smallest and the signal is large on both sides 2 Depth measu...

Page 20: ...he radial circle Receiver through internal antenna or external input devices respectively radiate to receive cable of the magnetic field signals or leakage of electric field use two different kinds of working mode processing the changes in the strength of the signal hint to the operator 3 3 2 Signal receiving mode receiver operating mode 1 Crest method narrow peak broad peak broad peak arrow crest...

Page 21: ...ble measured signal receiver is weakest about mobile receiver on the same plane to signal will increase immediately in contrast to the wave crest so named trough method In fact it USES a vertical antenna in the receiver to detect magnetic field signals When the vertical magnetic field through the vertical antenna is generated induced current in the coil the size of the induced current with magneti...

Page 22: ...of the transmitter The selection principle of the location is that the reflux signal cannot be returned from the cable and the influence of the reflow signal to the test is minimized In general the grounding pole is required to be isolated The method is to remove the ground bit from the cable and insert it into the wet soil When the cable is completely separated from the system the location can be...

Page 23: ...n unchanged at this time to continue to search again if three digital display 99 9 shows the signal search for better than last time here again drop gain make digital display again to 75 0 or so so search for a circle finally determine the smallest gain the strongest signal is below the cable position of a point This process is a secondary magnetic field that is radiated by the cable that is searc...

Page 24: ...s point is the signal application point and the tongs must be closed 3 Press the power switch and select the appropriate frequency and power The recommended frequency is high frequency the power is selected high when the concentric circle icon in the right lower part of the liquid crystal starts to move it indicates that the transmitter has stabilized 3 Signal search and tracking receiver Same as ...

Page 25: ... launch also into the air high frequency or radio frequency electromagnetic signal when electromagnetic signals encountered underground metal pipelines the signal will be metal pipeline transmission in the form of current transmission line on the secondary magnetic field and radiation out at the same time the receiver can be in the top of the line to receive the secondary magnetic field signal not...

Page 26: ...ines is far away the receiver is far away from the receiver the receiver gain is reduced and the test depth can be guaranteed but the secondary signal of the radiation is relatively weak and the blind area increases A blind test method 1 surface measurement 1 Operation on the basis of pre test preparation the two sides of the machine are facing each other parallel to each other and can not move fa...

Page 27: ...as enough time to reflect When transferred to a certain position the signal strength of the receiver increases suddenly the gain is constant greater than the fixed base before the test indicating that there is a metal pipeline between this point and the center of the circle At this point you can raise a bit of the receiver to see if the signal is weakened and then go down to the ground to see if t...

Page 28: ...to the locating mode with the numerical value of signal strength 4 If you do not see the depth value clearly you can repeat the procedure 3 5 If display cm after depressing the depth measurement button it indicates that the depth is more than 250 cm beyond the depth range with direct reading rule 6 Be careful when making depth measurement near bends tees fault and above rough pavement the depth me...

Page 29: ...cable The theory of the cable identification is the same as the cable tracing and the way of applying a signal to the target cable is also the same But the signal detecting method is different It is cable identification that the receiver detects the signal by placing the clamp around the exposed point of the target cable to achieve a point point detecting Power failure cable identification direct ...

Page 30: ...he direct connection lead or the start end of the target cable Adjust the gain value to bring the signal strength value about 800 Do not change the gain value remember the current signal strength as a reference value 4 Arrive at the position being tested Place the clamp around the exposed part of the target cable and the cable with the strongest signal strength that is equal to the reference value...

Page 31: ...sion Another reason is that the two parallel cable end armor is grounded causing a reverse flow signal on the non target cable These two problems can be solved perfectly by using current direction technology When using this function the transmitter is first connected to the armor of the target cable It is also possible to apply the coupling method when the ring resistance is less than an hour If t...

Page 32: ...m showed normal after a period of time charge indicator from red to green doesn t mean the battery is full of charge at the moment just shows the charger from the large current quick charge state to small current slow filling state just make sure reach 8 to 12 hours charging time If the transmitter after charging head inserted into the host seat charged host in shutdown state charger red light is ...

Page 33: ...d to launch machine signal receiver s biggest and the most compact sound Note that transmitter and receiver operate normally 2 Inspection of coupling forceps The coupling clamp is connected to the transmitter press the power switch of the transmitter and the concentric circle icon appears and the sound of the coupling clamp is heard most obviously at 577Hz It shows that the coupling clamp works no...

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