Fluke 2042 — fLUKE Cable Locator: Safe Measurement & Conductor Detection Tool [4/28]

References marked on instrument or in Users Manual

Warning of a potential danger, comply with Users Manual.

Caution! Dangerous voltage. Danger of electrical shock.

Reference. Please use utmost attention.

Conformity symbol, the instrument complies with the valid directives. It complies with the EMV

Directive 89/336/EEC are fulfilled, it also complies with the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC).

The Users Manual contains information and references, necessary for safe operation and main-

tenance of the instrument. Prior to using the instrument (commissioning / assembly) the user is

kindly requested to thoroughly read the Users Manual and comply with it in all sections.Failure

to read the Users Manual or to comply with the warnings and references contained herein can

result in serious bodily injury or instrument damage.

General Information / Introduction /Scope of Supply

The FLUKE Cable Locator is a portable measurement instrument and can be used to detect or

trace conductors.

Product Description

The FLUKE Cable Locator consists of a transmitter and a receiver. The signal generated by the

transmitter is made of a modulated current, generating an electro-magnetic field around a con-

ductor.This electro-magnetic field induces a voltage within the receiving coil.The induced voltage is

amplified, decoded, and converted to the original signal by the receiver, and finally displayed on the

screen.The connecting parameter for the transmitter during an application must be a closed current

circuit.

The FLUKE Cable Locator is characterized by the following features:

• Finding conductors in walls, conductor interruptions, short-circuits in conductors

• Conductor tracing in the soil

• Detecting fuses and assigning current circuits

• Tracing sockets and distribution sockets having accidentally been covered by plastering

• Detecting interruptions and short-circuits in floor heating

• Tracing metallic water and heating piping

• All application areas (both, voltage-free and live) are performed without using any additional in-

struments

• Transmitter display indicates the transmission level, the transmission code, as well as the foreign

voltage

• Receiver display indicates the reception level, the transmission code, as well as the mains volta-

ge detection

• Automatic and manual sensitivity adjustment

• Acoustic reception signal may be switched off

Fluke 2042

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