TIMCO INSTRUMENTS,LLC
Spitfire
Direct Buried Underground Secondary
Fault Locating System
Application and Troubleshooting
Information

1 General Description
Transmitter
Detector
2

Typical Cable Fault Situations
Cable Construction
Fault types
Locating Faults
3

Important Fault Locating Information
4

SPITFIRE Set-up to Fault Locate
General Information
Setting up the SPITFIRE to Fault Locate
Fault Locating
Starting at the Transformer
Starting at the Meter Socket
Finding the Fault
5

Typical Field Fault Locating Problems
Detector Needle Fails to Deflect
Dug Up Fault Location, But Found No Fault
Fault is in a Paved Area
6

Actual Fault Locating Experiences
Buried Street Light Faults
Primary Fault Locating Opportunity
False Failure Location Problems


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