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In Volume 37-2 of American Locator Magazine, we present the next generation of locator training, on video, from Planet Underground TV. This revolutionary online locator certification series from Staking U and PUTV offers tracks for the beginner to expert utility professional. Learn electromagnetic locating equipment and techniques, and get a fundamental technical understanding of how our nation’s infrastructure operates.

This issue continues with Locating Instruments: Creating the Circuit. Follow along to text, graphics and screen captures direct from the training videos. Included are a full glossary of terms and sample test questions.

PLUS, get the inside scoop on Mike and Jemmie’s Barstool Sessions, an all new video series from PUTV featuring two top underground experts tackling tough damage prevention topics face to face! management system.

MIKE AND JEMMIE TELL ALL
Up Close and Personal – Two Pros Weigh In on
the Most Pressing Challenges in Damage Prevention

LOCATING INSTRUMENTS: CREATING THE CIRCUIT

Path of Least Resistance
• Conductive vs. Inductive
• Change Your Grounding
• Change Your Frequency
• Move the Transmitter

Isolation and Bonding
• Changing Grounding of Target Utility
• Close-End/Far-End

There is No Best Frequency
• Low vs. High Act Differently
• Hooking Up

SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS

GLOSSARY OF LOCATING TERMS