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Nac Mac Feegle

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18. Being familiar with the subject

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sat Feb 4, 2023, 05:32 PM

Feb 2023

A part of installing the lines, either power, cable TV, or telephone, is to tie their ground conductors all together electrically, in case of a lightning strike. To locate each of them individually, the grounds have to be separated, as the locator signal is attached to the ground conductor. Without isolating them, you will not be able to get an accurate location of each line.

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Who is familiar with Cable Locater Services? Something odd to report. [View all] Baitball Blogger Feb 2023 OP

Sometimes cables, etc. cross yards. ... probably checking to see if your supply cables, etc. RKP5637 Feb 2023 #1

Well, they don't. Baitball Blogger Feb 2023 #3

Interesting. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2023 #4

We've had to do this several times Bayard Feb 2023 #2

I was planning to send a clip to the power company AND the locater service. Baitball Blogger Feb 2023 #5

On the old analog telephone line, he just attached a device Meadowoak Feb 2023 #6

Thank you! Baitball Blogger Feb 2023 #8

One was the old phone analog box that we no longer use. Locrian Feb 2023 #7

Based on the spray painted lines, there is nothing reaching out from one house to the other. Baitball Blogger Feb 2023 #9

You have become a victim of the Deep State Sneederbunk Feb 2023 #10

On the contrary. Baitball Blogger Feb 2023 #11

No matter what he is not supposed to come on your property drray23 Feb 2023 #12

It is a dead line, the only way to be sure it doesn't run through Meadowoak Feb 2023 #13

Why can't he find an underground cable without this step? Baitball Blogger Feb 2023 #14

Any energized lines will be detected by his locating equipment, Meadowoak Feb 2023 #15

I'm still going to pass the info on to the proper parties. Baitball Blogger Feb 2023 #16

Say in 6 months from now, you wanted to put a land line back Meadowoak Feb 2023 #17

Being familiar with the subject Nac Mac Feegle Feb 2023 #18

diggers hotline is a wonderful thing as it is called around here dembotoz Feb 2023 #19