Bowers Box

The Bowers Box Cable Fault Locator is used to find the location of electrical faults in EM Cables.

With this instrument you are able to easily pinpoint the area of an electrical fault in a cable while still on location, and determine if cutting back of ­the cable will c­lear the fault, or if the wireline truck needs to be relieved from its location.

The Bowers Box can be used on both mono and multi conductor EM cables, and an electrical fault can be located within ± 100 feet depending on the accuracy of the recorded length of the cable.

A simple control panel enables easy navigation for pinpointing the issues by connection to each end of the cable with the leads, and following the easy steps on the back of the instrument.

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1.   Record the length of the cable you are working on, (L = ________ feet)

Step 2.   Connect the black colored Tool Lead to the conductor at the tool end of cable.

Step 3.   Connect the red colored Drum Lead to the conductor at the drum end of cable.

Step 4.   Connect the green colored Armor Lead to the cable armor.

Step 5.   Hold Toggle 1 in the left “ON” position, at the same time turn the Fault Percentage Location Dial until the Fault Location Calibrator reads zero, release Toggle 1.

Step 6.   Repeat “Step 5.” using Toggle 2 instead of Toggle 1.

Step 7.   Record the Fault Percentage Location Dial reading, (P = _______ )

The electrical fault location from the tool end of cable is, (P x L = ___________ feet)

Example:  .333 x 20,000 ft. = 6,660 ft. from tool end