TM50910, 512 Hz Sonde
Sonde benefit a variety of industry applications. In water & sewer, they can help pin-point blockages or pipeline defects when used with video inspection systems. You can trace a path and determine the depth of a non-metal pipe such as HDPE, PVC, transcite or clay tile. In cable applications they can be used to trace empty fiber-duct or adjacent conduit runs and stop at unmarked underground vaults or splice boxes. The depth accuracy of a sonde’s position can help reduce excavation costs and time. Depending on frequency, a self-contained battery powered sonde can be detected as deep as 15 ft.
Applications
Utility locators that use Sondes are helpful for the following:
- Water & Sewer Locator– Detect position of blockages and locate pipe defects, transition points or other areas of interest within the pipeline infrastructure. Locate non-metal pipes via an open access point or clean-out.
- Telecom – Path of empty fiber-duct
- Electrical – Path of empty conduit runs
- Plumbing – Locate the path or blockage of a poly pipe to septic tank or field
- Industrial – Pipeline process inspection work
- Gas – Pipeline integrity project work; Pipeline pig tracking (w/ 512 Hz transmitted sonde)
The receiver of the pipe & cable locator must have a frequency selection that matches the frequency and modulation of the sonde being detected. The following Schonstedt Pipe and Cable Locators are capable of Schonstedt sonde model:
- Rex
- XTpc+
- XTpc-82
- XTpc-33
- XT-512
- All Schonstedt Kits (MPC-Rex, MPC-300,MPC-800, CL-300, PK-500, & PCS-800)
NOTE: Both the XTpc-82 and XTpc-33 with the Passive Cathodic (PC) option selectedwill have the option to change the selection to enable the detection of a sonde.
