FaultSniffer
FaultSniffer
Cable fault pinpointing in low voltage networks
Advantages:
- Customers can stay connected
- Fault location with no supply interrupt
- Reliable avoidance of incorrect exavations
- Fast and easy location of faults
Description
In many situations, conventional fault location is impossible, for example when the electrical supply cannot be disconnected or the necessary fault location system is temporarily unavailable.
This is where the FaultSniffer enables you to locate the fault quickly without interupting the power supply.
How? It’s simple!
Each cable fault burns the insulating material. This produces gases which spread in the ground and can be measured even after days or weeks.
The FaultSniffer is optimised to locate these combustion gases, which are produced from any type of insulation material and therefore are a reliable indicator of the fault.
A simple push-button measurement in the vicinity of the fault shows the concentration of these gases. The fault is located where the concentration is highest.
The power customers can remain connected to the supply during the measurements with the FaultSniffer – no disconnection is required..
The precision is approximately a spade’s width, depending on the type of soil, the surface and the nature of the fault.
Because the FaultSniffer has a range of many metres and the distances in low-voltage networks are usually short, a prelocation of the fault is not normally necessary.
The device is very easy to use and no specialist with electrical knowledge or switching permissions is required.
The FaultSniffer is not intended to replace conventional fault location but is a fast, simple and inexpensive supplement and alternative which does not disrupt the electricity supply.
Scope of supply
- FaultSniffer with connecting hose
- Basic accessories and supplies:
10 x sensor tubes, 1 x tube adapter, 10 x filter papers, 1 x O-ring
- Mains charger for internal battery
- Car charger for internal battery
- Carry-bag for device and basic accessories
Options
- Battery powered hammer drill
- Drill extension
- Set of consumable spares, consisting of:
1 x 2-component casting compound,
5 x SDS bits 8 x 200 mm, 10 x sensor tubes,
1 x tube adapter, 10 x filter papers, 1 x O-ring
All the benefits at a glance
- Can be used on straight or branched networks
- Handy size, easy to transport
- No pre-location required
- Accuracy in the decimetre range
- Erkennen von Fehlergases schon in großer Entfernung
- Sensitive to several specific gases and therefore suitable for any insulation material
FaultSniffer
