Rycom 8879PLS

• Passive 50/60 Hz and RF/CP allow locates of "live" utilities without the use of a transmitter
• Powerful 10 watt tracing signal is reliable for direct connection, transmitter and coupled induction
• Triple antennae with push button depth and current measurement
• Backlit digital display for low-light reading
• 4 active frequencies (815 Hz/8 kHz33kHz/82 kHz) allow accurate tracing and flexibilty to meet locate demands
• Optional rechargeable 24 volt sealed lead acid battery or 12 "D" cells
• Weather proof membrane buttons
  
• Made in the U.S.A.
  

The 8879_PLS cable, pipe, and fault locator offers utility locators three active frequencies -- 815 Hz, 8 kHz, 33kHz and 82 kHz -- ensuring adequate signal is applied to buried utilities in any environment. Multiple active frequencies allow the user to accurately locate with a minimum of "ghosting" to adjacent lines while maintaining the ability continue locating past faults and around conduit bends.  A powerful 10 watt tracing signal offers reliable for direct connection, transmitter and coupled induction. This is a unit designed for the professional locator.

Updated transmitter functions include improved transmitter induction, dual-frequency transmitter induction at 33 kHz and 82 kHz, and automatic impedance matching for direct connections up to 20,000 Ohms. The powerful new 10 watt transmitter has the ability to simultaneously apply an 815 Hz and 82 kHz frequency to a utility. From one transmitter setting the user can locate the main line as well as other services by "lighting up" the entire site. This set-and-forget feature saves you time and money by reducing the need to repeatedly relocate the transmitter. All functions are accessed via weather-proof membrane buttons and both user input and transmitter status are verified with audible responses. The ergonomically designed and balanced 8879PLS receiver provides instant push-button depth up to 15 feet and current measurement to help identify target utilities in crowded easements. Proximity cues to the tracing signal are given to the user through either peak or null tone modes while the backlit digital display provides both relative and actual signal strength.

The 8879PLS can quickly and simply locate line when faults when used with the optional "A-frame" GRP (ground return probe). As the operator moves towards the fault the receiver will respond with rapidly peaking signal. When the "A-frame" is placed directly over the fault, the receiver will provide a null response.

Conduit pinches can be located using the optional Sondes. Operating on active frequencies of 815 Hz,8 kHz, and 33kHz, Rycom Instruments® Sondes are pushed into non-pressurized conduits and pipes until they reach the point of pinch or blockage. Traceable 20 feet in the air and 10 feet in cast iron, the 8879PLS receiver will identify the precise location of the line blockage.

Data Sheet

Manual 8879-RF

Manual 8879-CP