What are the Best Pen-Style Cable Locators?
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greengrass
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What are the Best Pen-Style Cable Locators?

by greengrass » Wed Sep 19, 2018 8:57 pm

Pen style current locators ranging from £10 avoiding anything lower in price. Anyone can suggest one between £10- £25 they know or have found reliable and can they pin point cables in walls, buried roughly 2.5 cm in wall under plastic capping.
I had a Michael Faraday’s roof truss electromagnetic induction current locator it was a nightmare to carry around and no the woodworm got to it so have to change it Heh! Heh! (a laugh a day keeps the Doctor at bay too!).
Many thanks to all for your time.

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Re: What are the Best Pen-Style Cable Locators?

by Mr White » Wed Sep 19, 2018 11:32 pm

Save your money, unless they actually touch a live cable, they are a waste of time.
Don't even think about an "all in one cable / pipe / stud detector" They are even worse.

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Re: What are the Best Pen-Style Cable Locators?

by collectors » Mon Sep 24, 2018 12:47 pm

Ditto with mr white.

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