will this locate low voltage (copper) wires not more than a few inches deep?
810688
Yes. I use this device to find a break in my electric dog fence which uses low voltage.
810689
The answer to your question Susan is yes it will (should for sure if you clip on the copper wire)...at least I can not see why it would not ...JT
810690
I would imagine that if you can de-energize the wire and connect to it, you should be able to. However, if the low voltage wire is shielded, you would want to attach to the shield instead.
810691
In our case we tried to use it for this purpose and it worked pretty well. Frankly, it is a little mysterious and challeging to use - but I don't know of any alternative out there!
810692
Yes as long as you can access one end of each wire to connect the signal transmitter.
1050933
Bare? No. If left unspliced, in conduit, yes. Check your local electrical codes.
1004865
You could remove one of the speakers or the port in the wall to see ether end of the wire. The size should be printed at intervals along the wire.
208796
If by hard wire you mean screw terminals, yes. Low voltage output does not require conduit but good wiring practices are highly recommended.
1274611
I'm not sure. We tried to use it to strip small wire and it didn't work for that.
411437
Should work, the copper wire is designed for use with transformers up to 600W+.
176131
No. You can use bare wire with the screw type terminals although they are fairly close together. I'd recommended banana plugs though.
142933
Yes. The instrument has two detection levels, one for low voltage and one for house voltage and above. If you want to check for wires behind walls, switch the instrument to low voltage detection mode. It will then me sensitive enough to detect house voltage in lines behind walls. I've used it to detect wires behind lath and plaster walls which are generally over an inch thick. In high voltage detection mode you have to have the end of the instrument very close to the line, almost touching it, for detection.
1436530
It depends on how deep it is buried. These devices are normally used to pick out a single cable from a bundle of wires. You may be better off with a metal detector.
2048590
You can find low voltage wire at most any home improvement store. Make sure your connections are as waterproof as possible. You must not be looking very hard for the 18 gauge wire. It's pretty common. Reads like you might need someone to do it for you..
2271456
Yup. Look online for ohm-specific wiring patterns when you do your first setup.
861375
Yes,Always disconnect power to wires before toning them out with a wire locator. Then follow the instrucitons with the underground wire locator to trace the direction and location of your buried wires.
363378
Yes it will, but you will have a gap. Just make sure to tighten the allen screws down all the way so the wire does not move around in the housing.
1337113
Not sure. 24 is pretty small. I ran my STRIPPED wires down the barrel and out the side before twisting tight and had no problem. The stupid question is of course, "Were the wires stripped of insulation?". Other than that, maybe your skinny wires are slipping to some part of the plug that is not part of the conductive system. If all else is good maybe try folding back the stripped part of the wire upon which the "screw" impinges back on itself to make it thicker.
1942246
yes it would work for that, but youd want to be able to access the individual conductors to get a clear tone from the probe, if the wires are all inside insulation it will give you a reading but it might take a few goes to be 100% sure.
78523
The buried depth of the wire depends on local code and the pro-pointer probably isn't the right tool to find it.1) its detection depth is only a few inches2) the detection footprint is narrow, it is a pin pointer.3) it would be uncomfortable scanning any large area.4) you might be deceived into thinking there wasn't a buried run when in fact there was.
576085
Sorry I don't know how big those are. I don't know if they would fit through the wires or not.