arrie
New Member
I've looked through the forum, but didn't come up with something similar.
Let's say you have a lead extension cable, for running 220V somewhere, where you need power, but have no plug. (Just to make it clear)
So one day this 30meter lead stops conducting, maybe even trips the power. The fault is not at the plugs, cable break somewhere, but the question is where.
You end up chucking the whole lead in the dust bin, because you do not know where the fault is.
What is the simplest way to determine where the break have occurred, as measured from either end?
I was thinking sending a signal(in form of pulse) down each line, when reaching the break, it should bounce back towards the start. Time its departure and arrival, divide by two. Now you have time and speed(at which your signal travels), so calculate the distance.
Is this possible without breaking the bank, or just possible at all?
Thanks for your time.
Let's say you have a lead extension cable, for running 220V somewhere, where you need power, but have no plug. (Just to make it clear)
So one day this 30meter lead stops conducting, maybe even trips the power. The fault is not at the plugs, cable break somewhere, but the question is where.
You end up chucking the whole lead in the dust bin, because you do not know where the fault is.
What is the simplest way to determine where the break have occurred, as measured from either end?
I was thinking sending a signal(in form of pulse) down each line, when reaching the break, it should bounce back towards the start. Time its departure and arrival, divide by two. Now you have time and speed(at which your signal travels), so calculate the distance.
Is this possible without breaking the bank, or just possible at all?
Thanks for your time.