Specifications

Wire Tracers and

Underground Locators

TECHNOLOGY

When you want to be

absolutely sure you’re

digging in the right place,

depend on the technology

leader. No other systems

even come close to the

speed, reliability and

accuracy of Amprobe

Underground Cable and

Pipe Locators. They were

specifically designed

for your electrical and

utility applications.

Amprobe invented the

Wire Tracer technology

and continues to lead the

industry today.

Safety Reference Guide

International safety standards

Test equipment must be designed to protect people who work in the high-voltage, high-current

environments. In order to prevent injury, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)

develops international general standards for safety of electrical equipment for measurement,

control and laboratory use. The most current standard 61010 specifies overvoltage categories for

electrical distribution systems. The category rating increases based on the closeness to the power

source and a higher level of user protection that is required from test equipment.

Proposed Energy Regions*

CAT I

Electronics, signal level single-phase receptacle loads

CAT II

Appliances, portable tools

CAT III

Three-phase distribution, large building lighting systems, distribution panel devices

CAT IV

Three-phase at utility connection, electricity meters, outside and service entrance

* Category ratings per IEC1010-1. Category boundaries may not be exact.