Month: April 2018

User Training

Pipehorn, Pipe and Cable Locator Training Seminar Locators and Crews can attend our training seminar free of charge. Get technical know-how and practical experience using the Pipehorn Pipe & Cable Locator. Where: Pipehorn HQ Birmingham AL Instruction Class 2-3 hours Hands-On Field Training to learn techniques and practices that will help you on-site Discussion and Q&A […]

Performing the Pipehorn Safety Sweep

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PERFORMING THE PIPEHORN SAFETY SWEEP Performing a sweep of an area with a Pipehorn is helpful when you need to quickly find all conductors in the area. It is useful to do this before digging in an area just to be sure there are no conductors that were missed during the locate. One person holds […]

Isolating lines and Nulling out adjacent conductors

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ISOLATING LINES AND NULLING OUT ADJACENT CONDUCTORS The trick is to maximize the signal on the target while minimizing the signal applied to any adjacent conductors. Below are a few of many techniques that can get you through some tough spots. If they don’t work for you, give us a call at 800-952-3710. We can […]

Proper Pinpointing

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PROPER PINPOINTING To properly pinpoint a pipe or conductor using a Pipehorn pipe and cable locator, you want to hear the signal fall off on both sides of the conductor.  You will either get a balanced signal, meaning it falls off evenly on both sides of the strongest signal; or an un-balanced signal, meaning it […]

Using the transmitter to Avoid “Bleed-over” (Inductive)

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USING THE TRANSMITTER TO AVOID “BLEED-OVER” (INDUCTIVE) There are a number of things you can do to avoid bleed-over when using a Pipehorn pipe and cable locator; however, some techniques work better in certain situations. Try some of the following techniques for better results. Work short distances. Adjacent conductors will carry some signal and many […]