finding a lost camera cable

[i=p/u]

hi ive lost a camera cable in a hotel when plastboarding was done, i have a fair idea but dont want to bust holes and guess..

ive been told a bt tone tester might help me, detect through the plasterboard ????

any help/ideas appreciated

 

[telectrix]

a tone tester might help, but if the plasterers have buried the cable, get the hammer out.

 

[DurhamSparky]

hammer time!!

 

[i=p/u]

is a tone tester the same as fuse finder???

 

[i=p/u]

its nearly 40m back, up a floor to get back to camera room.. would a wireless camera maybe be soloution??

 

[i=p/u]

is this what i need??? Cable Tracker with Tone Generator : Network & Cable Testers : Maplin Electronics

 

[telectrix]

hammer and padsaw.

 

[telectrix]

is this what i need??? Cable Tracker with Tone Generator : Network & Cable Testers : Maplin Electronics

it might work, and it might not. a bit like the old needle in a haystack when the needle's made of straw.

 

[JD6400]

Exactly what you need , we use ours on average about every 2 months to do just what you need !

 

[Farmelectrics]

Tell lies tell them your camera cable is damaged and you have to chase out to find they'll be none the wiser

 

[i=p/u]

knowing my luck il cut a power cable, but ty

 

[i=p/u]

well its behind 12mm of plasterboard, and would 40m of distance be a prob???

it might work, and it might not. a bit like the old needle in a haystack when the needle's made of straw.

 

[Farmelectrics]

Blame the dry liners or the plasteres done it mysel in past

 

[topquark]

The over 40M might be a problem if the transmitter's only battery powered (normally 9V), as it's not too deep in the wall then s/b able to trace it and find the end. Mine's either battery powered or mains powered from the circuit under test and on full power can detect up to 2M (have a read of the spec).

 

[JD6400]

is this what i need??? Cable Tracker with Tone Generator : Network & Cable Testers : Maplin Electronics

This one should be able to cover the 40M .

 

[telectrix]

i generally find that one of these is great for finding lost cables behind plasterboard.

 

[topquark]

i generally find that one of these is great for finding lost cables behind plasterboard.

Also useful when explaining to the plasterboarders not to do it again!

 

[i=p/u]

any you recommend?? they raange from 10-100 and probably more...

Exactly what you need , we use ours on average about every 2 months to do just what you need !

 

[i=p/u]

automaticLY ITSS MY FAULT WHAT PLUNKERS

i generally find that one of these is great for finding lost cables behind plasterboard.

 

[JD6400]

Ours cost about £120 , but that was about 9 years ago now . ( They have come down loads now !)
That one looks like it should do the job , just make sure that you can vary the generator output or it can just flood every circuits in the CU with a signal if you ever use it to find a mains circuit , also if you ever do need to find a mains circuit you will find it a lot more precise if the whole board is off and not just the circuit you are trying to find !