CAT & Genny Cable Detectors
Everything you need for signalling, tracing and safely working around underground cabling, even within electrically noisy environments such as under HV lines. High grade CAT and Gennys suitable for use by all professionals.
Find out more about CAT & Genny Cable Detectors below.
- Pulsed and Continuous Signal Output modes
- Supports two signal application methods: Direct Connection and Induction
- High and Low switchable power output
- Supports Direct Connection, Wraparound and Induction signal application
- Simultaneously outputs 33kHz and 131kHz signals
- Adjustable 1W power output
- Can be used with the C.Scope SGA3 Genny or as a standalone instrument
- Three detection modes: Power, Radio and Generator
- Includes an LCD meter and detachable loudspeaker
- Three detection modes: Power, Radio and Generator
- Depth Measurement function
- Robust and fully weatherproof to IP65
- Three models available with optional datalogging, GPS and Bluetooth capabilities
- Simultaneous dual-frequency: 33kHz and 131kHz
- Automatic Daily Self-Test (ADST) upon startup
- Supports Direct Connection, Wraparound and Induction signal application methods
- Includes data logging capabilities
- Performs an Automatic Daily Self-Test on start up
- Available in two models
- Depth measurement function
- Simultaneous dual-frequency output: 33kHz and 131kHz
- Wide range of frequency signal outputs: 512/640Hz to 131kHz
- Adjustable one-watt power output
- Three signal application techniques: Direct Connection, Wraparound, and Induction
- Two models available with and without GPS and Bluetooth
- Suitable for use with multiple frequencies
- Can conduct depth measurements
About CAT & Genny Cable Detectors
Everything you need for detecting and tracing the path of underground buried utilities is included in this section. Don't neglect underground safety; use this equipment to quickly find hidden utilities.
Cable avoidance tools (CATs) and Gennys are essential equipment for use by any excavation professional. As modern society becomes increasingly reliant on underground structures, including electrical cabling, telecom cabling, and piping, the complexity of underground systems has increased over time.
This leads to a higher danger for those excavating to reach cabling and other installations. The chances of accidentally striking a live cable, causing damage to essential systems, and endangering yourself when digging has increased exponentially, thus increasing the importance of using detection equipment to accurately determine the location of buried utilities and work safely around them.
A CAT is used for this purpose and can detect signals naturally radiated from metallic surfaces to allow the user to map out the path of an underground cabling structure. These tools are used to determine the path of most types of buried utilities, but some utilities, such as underground piping, do not give off signals for the CAT to pick up on.
For this purpose, a Genny must be used in tandem with a CAT. A genny is used to generate a signal that bounces through the ground around the CAT, allowing the CAT to determine the location of a utility as the generated signal bounces off the utility and returns to the tool.
Although it isn't always necessary to use both a CAT and Genny simultaneously, it is always best practice to do so. This way you ensure that you don't miss anything buried underground and generate an accurate map of the underground installation. If a genny is not used, the CAT could easily miss buried utilities that do not generate a signal, posing a potential risk to the professionals excavating the ground.
