Armada Pro881 – Digital Cable Locator with Clamp

Description

Armada Pro881

• Digital Signal and Noise Rejection
• Simple 3 Button Transmitter
• 3 Transmission Frequencies
• 3 Connection Methods
• Inductive Clamp and Stereo Headset Included

Digital Cable Locator with Clamp

The Pro881 Underground Cable Locator is an easy, fast operating digital locator designed to get the job done quickly and accurately. Minimal settings make the Pro881 a great choice for new or seasoned maintenance staff. Incorporating three different locating frequencies, the Pro881 tracks many types of cabling, including irrigation, CATV, electrical, telephone, and lighting. The Pro881 incorporates digital reception filtration to eliminate unwanted AC noise and interference for efficient, uncomplicated locates.

The Pro881 includes the IC4 inductive clamp, injecting a 175 kHz tracing signal onto energized or de-energized cabling while the digital filters remove signals that are not desired. Inductive locating allows non-contact connection of tracing signal, avoiding dangerous electrical voltages or disconnection of traced cable.

Theory of Locating

Cable locators consist of a transmitter and receiver. In the case of the Pro881 model, the transmitter is in the long gray box and the receiver is a yellow and black wand. In operation, a transmitter places a specific tracing signal onto the metallic conductor you are trying to locate. This placing of an AC signal onto a cable produces an electrical current and an electromagnetic field around that cable. If the wand is close enough, this signal is received and amplified by the wand.

Transmitter Panel

The Pro881 is designed to be user friendly. Turn the transmitter ON by pressing the power button. A good ground connection can be indicated by the LED light in the top right corner of the panel underneath the active signal graphic. The brighter the light, the better the ground connection. Select INDUCT, 33kHz, or 2 kHz mode. When tracking wires that are difficult to clip on to or have hazardous voltages on them, the INDUCT mode with the clamp or internal broadcast antennas may be best. The 33 kHz signals are a good alternative when the tracked wire is short or there are many interfering wires in an area. Make sure your receiver is selected to the same mode as the transmitter. If not, the locator will not work correctly.

Receiver Panel

Turn on your receiver by turning the volume control clockwise. Once again, battery condition is indicated by the light directly above the power dial (light off = good battery, light on = low battery).