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Locating Invisible Fence Bob Bonneville 06-26-2005
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Posted by Bob Bonneville on June 26, 2005, 10:46 am
I have a need to locate my buried Invisible Fence wiring at several
locations prior to digging. I have been considering getting a metal detector
for other reasons, on eBay. Will a metal detector work for locating this
wire? If so, will the cheaper ones do the job?



Posted by Thad Smith on June 27, 2005, 12:02 am
Bob Bonneville wrote:

> I have a need to locate my buried Invisible Fence wiring at several
> locations prior to digging. I have been considering getting a metal detector
> for other reasons, on eBay. Will a metal detector work for locating this
> wire? If so, will the cheaper ones do the job?

I have used a portable AM radio successfully. Start near the
transmitter and tune across the band to find the frequency that picks
the buzz up the best. You can then use it like a detector, listening
for the buzz emitted from the wire when the transmitter is on.

Thad


Posted by PaPaPeng on June 27, 2005, 12:05 am
wrote:

>No, but there is a far simpler way. Put the collar around your neck. Now
>walk the perimeter zig zagging a bit.


That's funny but really practical and hands-free too. Mark the
locations as you go along.

Posted by Doug Miller on June 27, 2005, 10:23 am
>I have a need to locate my buried Invisible Fence wiring at several
>locations prior to digging. I have been considering getting a metal detector
>for other reasons, on eBay. Will a metal detector work for locating this
>wire? If so, will the cheaper ones do the job?

Yes, even a cheap metal detector will work. But there is a better way.

Get a portable AM radio. Tune it to the bottom end of the scale, and turn the
volume all the way up. Walk along where you believe the wire to be, swinging
the radio from side to side a few inches above the ground. When it's over the
wire, you'll hear a rythmic "bomp...bomp...bomp..." in the static.

This also works to locate breaks in the fence: when the noise stops, you found
the break.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt.
And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time?

Posted by Doug Miller on June 27, 2005, 10:24 am
>
>>I have a need to locate my buried Invisible Fence wiring at several
>>locations prior to digging. I have been considering getting a metal
>>detector for other reasons, on eBay. Will a metal detector work for
>>locating this wire? If so, will the cheaper ones do the job?
>
>
>No, but there is a far simpler way. Put the collar around your neck. Now
>walk the perimeter zig zagging a bit.

Funny, but not practical - the collar emits a warning tone when it's within
about 3 to 6 feet of the wire, so you can't locate the wire with any degree of
precision that way.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

Nobody ever left footprints in the sands of time by sitting on his butt.
And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands of time?

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