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]

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 !

 

[Farmelectrics]

Lump hammer is just as good lol

 

[i=p/u]

What about a wireless camera, any you recommend. I have installed a few in my cctv days but i just installed

 

[telectrix]

how can a wireless camera find a lost cable?

 

[i=p/u]

Its too watch you.

Its another idea , and just forget the other cable in ceiling void with the other 1000

 

[Farmelectrics]

A lump hammer does the job

 

[i=p/u]

Your haqnds probably like lump hammers farmboy... No lump hammers infront of these guys

 

[timbobelfast]

Cut a neat hole the size of a dry lining box. get the torch and fishing rods out and then when you eventually find it, blank plate will hide your terminations and bobs your uncle. Then take a hammer and introduce it to the plasterer, in the carpark of course!

 

[Rockingit]

DiLog cable finder from our friendly forum sponsor. Saved my bacon recently!

 

[Tidy Max]

We use a tone tracker quite often but if there are alot of other cables in the walls the signal can be induced a wee bit.

CPC do some cheap options that are pretty decent. In a situation like this though i wouldn't bother with a tone tester and would definitely cut a 1/2gang hole and get th'rods out.

Wireless cameras can be handy but me and the lad at work just cut a 1 gang hole and stick the old smartphone onto video mode with the light on.

If i were you id cut a 1gang and use your phone to film inside then just pop a blank plate over, If your cameras going on that particular wall then you could use a 1 gang brush plate rather than a blank plate to bring the cable out. Just an option.

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