Radiodetection SPX RD7100 DL T10 Cable Pipe Locator For Sale

Radiodetection SPX RD7100 DL T10 Cable Pipe Locator

Accurately locating and marking buried assets ensures minimum downtime during repair or maintenance activities. It also prevents damage which can be costly for both you and your customers.The RD7100 (successor to the RD7000) range offers the power of Radiodetection’s most advanced locating technologies, with each model optimized for a specific industry. Users benefit from the simplicity of having menu options and capabilities matched to their requirements.
The GPS and usage logging models are designed to facilitate the observance of best working practices amongst remote crews.

These RF marker models detect all commonly used RF utility markers, making them suitable for use across a range of industries. Combined mode allows for scanning of buried cables, pipes and RF utility markers all at the same time, reducing survey time and offering a more simplistic user experience. Radiodetection’s unique automatic depth estimation provides measurements when the locator is within close proximity of a RF marker. Rechargeable Li-Ion batteries are standard across all of the RD7100 marker locators, and all are equipped with Bluetooth connectivity. The PLM and TLM versions also feature on board usage logging, which allows up to 1 year’s worth of typical usage data to be stored for download to a PC – useful for documentation, compliance and training needs.

The product family includes four powerful locators and three transmitters, offering different power outputs, and being optimised for various applications. The RD7100 family consists of:

DLM – Water & Pipeline Industry

The DLM series is designed for the water industry and supported by a wide range of pipe location accessories. These locators are designed to detect active and passive frequencies as well as FOUR DIFFERENT SONDE SIGNALS. This makes the DLM version of the RD7100 ideal for both standard pipe, cable and RF marker (DLM models), but also for locating deep, underground dirty water pipes and drains where sondes can be used. The DLM locators can also locate Cathodic Protection System (CPS) signals applied to pipelines making the DLM locator even more versatile.

With the four different sonde frequencies, the DLM locators can locate pipes made from different materials including cast iron, plastic, clay, fibre, concrete and brick. The DLM model allows users to map utilities in real time using the free RD Maps Android app.

Featuring compass and dynamic overload protection as standard, the DLM aid pipe and cable location in electrically noisy environments.

PLM – Power Industry

The PLM range of cable locators identifies the target cable reliably, even in areas of large scale cable in complex electrical networks.

One of the challenge when working in the power industry is operating the cable locator near to high voltage environments where the presence of strong EMF signals can overpower the locator when trying to pinpoint buried cables.

The PLM range is designed for use in these areas where excessive magnetic fields, generated by high voltage equipment and cables can make accurate underground cable locating difficult. The dynamic overload protection reduces the effect of this electrical noise allowing for uncompromised locating accuracy.

Additionally the PLM locators can indicate depth in power mode. This is done on live cables without the use of the transmitter and is useful where connection of the transmitter to a power cable may not be possible or hazardous. The built in compass aids correct alignment with the target cable, maximising depth measurement accuracy. With 8kHz fault find, allowing the RD7000+PLM to be used with an optional A-Frame, means that cable insulation faults can be identified to an accuracy of 10cms.

TLM – Telecoms Industry

Large bundled pairs of cables require specialised location equipment to find and trace a signal.

As the telecom industry continues to install highly insulated copper and fibre based cables, tracing and locating bundled cables becomes more difficult. The TLM range of locators allow the operator to use higher frequency locate signals, which can pinpoint high impedance, small diameter cables. The TLM models can be used to locate telecom utility markers an the internal data logging system allows locator usage to be analysed to aid in compliance and the identification of training needs.

The majority of telecom cables have no earth, but are sheathed. The use of high frequencies allows tracing without the need of earth connections. Once the correct cable or pipe is identified a Radiodetection A-frame can be used to locate cable sheath faults to with 10cms, using the 8 KHz fault find mode.