Locating Instruments: The Basics

Locating Instruments: The Basics

"The Basics" video collection introduces key locating concepts and terminology for the beginning to advanced operator. See each video for full list of individual topics covered. Some of the many key topics include: transmitting functions; peak and null; signal; current, shape and endpoint; earth; cycles; current; digital depth; sweep; windings; compass; conductive and inductive locating; bleed-off and gain.

Locating Instruments: The Basics
  • The Basics - Trailer

    "The Basics" video series introduces key locating concepts and terminology for the beginning to advanced operator. See each video for full list of individual topics covered. Some of the many key topics include: transmitting functions; peak and null; signal; current, shape and endpoint; earth; cyc...

  • 1. Legend

    Video 1 of 10 in "The Basics": Covers the topics: colors, main concepts, graphics, fields, frequencies and utilities.

  • 2. The Basics - Part 1

    Video 2 of 10 in "The Basics": Covers the topics: conductors in a circuit, transmitting functions, peak and null, signal circles and alternating current.

  • 3. The Basics - Part 2

    Video 3 of 10 in "The Basics": Covers the topics: current, shape and endpoint; signal shape; earth, target line and cycles.

  • 4. The Basics - Part 3

    Video 4 of 10 in "The Basics": Covers current, shape and endpoint; level of current; three changes and a move; current flow reading and digital depth.

  • 5. The Basics - Part 4

    Video 5 of 10 in "The Basics": Covers inductive transmitting antenna, sweep, tire to the road, windings and orientation in the field.

  • 6. The Basics - Part 5

    Video 6 of 10 in "The Basics" - Covers the topics: not-round field indicator, compass indicator, compass antenna, horizontal sweep and non-metal to metal.

  • 7. Conductive

    Video 7 of 10 in "The Basic": Covers the topics of far-end grounding, milliamps, the grounding device, access point and current flow reading.

  • 8. Induction

    Video 8 of 10 in "The Basics": Covers inductive transmitting antenna, inductive coupler, visual endpoint, drop the box and 40-feet of separation.

  • 9. Bleed-off

    Video 9 of 10 in "The Basics": Covers current measurement, low-low frequency, low-high frequency, target line and non-target line.

  • 10. Gain

    Video 10 of 10 in "The Basics": Covers bleed-off, signal strength, ratio-metric, manual gain and automatic gain.