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Data record instr.cable-fault-locator.method-fit

Verified 2026-10-27 Confidence: High

On tape-shielded cables the impulse reflection techniques (arc reflection and impulse current) do not work reliably and a fault location bridge is used instead, whereas a dead short circuit is found more easily by a simple reflectometer test than by a surge generator.

ProvenanceHV Diagnostics product page supports data record instr.cable-fault-locator.method-fit, which is cited on the entry Cable fault locator.SOURCEHV Diagnostics product pageHV Diagnostics product p..Manufacturer pageDATA RECORDinstr.cable-fault-locator.method-fitinstr.cable-fault-locato..Verified 2026-10-27ENTRYCable fault locatorCable fault locatorNo revisions
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Data recordinstr.cable-fault-locator.method-fitVerified 2026-10-27
EntryCable fault locatorNo revisions
Subject
Cable fault locator (Instrument classes)
Kind
Instrument fact
Source
HV Diagnostics product page, web page edition, Cable Fault Location Devices, HV Diagnostics. Publisher page

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2026-10-27review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed

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