Firecraft trACer User manual

ProductInformationandInstructionalPresentation
ProductInformationandInstructionalPresentation

CAUTION
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presentationandtheoperatingmanualprovidedatthetimeofpurchase.
WARNING:Alwaysexerciseextremecautionbefore,duringandafterdetectionofAC
currentwhenusingthe
FireCraft
®

trACer
™
.
currentwhenusingthe
FireCraft

trACer
.
WARNING: TheFireCraft®trACer™onlydetectsAlternatingVoltage(AC)anddoesnot
detectDirectCurrentVoltage(DC)suchascarbatteries.

WARNING:
ACdetectionrangesandsensitivitiesarerelativedependinghowtheAC

WARNING:
ACdetectionrangesandsensitivitiesarerelativedependinghowtheAC
Sourceisshielded,insulated,installed,damagedorexposed.Allworkingareaswhere
FireCraft®trACer™usersmaytestforACsourcessensitivitywillvarydependingonthe
buildingdesign,constructionmaterialsandimmediatesurroundingenvironment.
WARNING:Mainsgridpowerlinescanautomaticallyresetwhentripped.Neverassume
thatsupplyisisolateduntilareaisdeclaredsafebythelocalpowerutilityorservice
provider.
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FireCraft®trACer™isdesignedasaninvestigativetoolfor
fire
g
rounda
pp
lications.
gpp
FireCraft®trACer™isdirectionalandcanalsolocatethe
sourceofACcurrentnotjustitspresence.
FireCraft®trACer™alwaysstartsinselftestmode,it
importantthattheuserisawareofthis.
FireCraft®trACer™iswaterresistantnot waterproof!
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TYPICALAPPLICATIONS
TYPICALAPPLICATIONS
IndoorAssessment:
DeterminewhetherACoutletsorpowercordsareenergized;assessnon‐powerlines,such
ascableTV;tracewiringwithinwalls.
VehicularIncidents 

VehicularIncidents
:

AssessthesiteandvehicleforpotentialexposuretoACvoltage;verifypowerdisconnect.
BuildingCollapse/UrbanSearch&Rescue:
DetectunknownsourcesofunshieldedandpotentiallyhazardousACvoltages;verify
properpowerdisconnect
properpowerdisconnect
.
StructureFires:
Identifynearbyhighvoltagesandpotentialdangersfromelectricalwiresduringsize‐up,
investigation,andsalvageandoverhauloperations.

StormsandDisasterRecovery:

StormsandDisasterRecovery:
Identifyenergizedwiresonroadsorstructuralpartsincollapsedbuildingandfloodedsites;
assesstheextentofapoweroutage.
SwimmingPoolsorotherWetEnvironments:
Determineifwaterordampgroundisenergized
Determineifwaterordampgroundisenergized
.
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FireCraft trACerisahandheldACVolta
g
edetectorthatmeasuresrelativeACfieldSi
g
nal

g g
Strength.
ThedevicefeaturesbothvisualandaudiblesignalstoalerttheuseroftheACsignal
strengthrelativetotheproximityanddirectionbetweentheuseranda40‐70HzACsource.
Theunitisturnedonbymeansoftheon/offslidingswitchontherighthandfrontsideof

thedevice.
Thestartupselftestfeaturedeterminesapassorfailwhetherthedeviceifreadyforsafe
o
p
eration.
p
Pass:Emittingaseriesofbeepsandflashes foraperiodof5secondsindicatesa“Pass”
andthatthedeviceisreadyforuse.
Fail

:Emittin
g
aslowcontinuousbee
p
indicatesa

“Fail”

andalertstheuserthatthe

g p
batterymayneedtobereplacedortheunitisfaulty.
REMOVEFROMSERVICEIMEDIATELYIFUNITISFAULTY!
Troubleshoot:Replacethebatteryandrepeatstartupprocedureorremovefromserviceshouldtheunit
repeatedlyfailthestartupselftestprocedure.Whenaunitfailsselftestrepeatedlyafterthebatteryis
replaceditshouldbereturnedtomanufactureraccordingtoproceduresoutlinedintheoperating
replaceditshouldbereturnedtomanufactureraccordingtoproceduresoutlinedintheoperating
manual.
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Sensor / Antenna Serial Number
on back,
under red
LED
Indicator
Light
under red
protective boot
On / Off
Switch
Speaker
Switch
on side
Battery Compartment
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Protective Boot
Battery Compartment
on back,
under red protective boot


Beforeuse readsection3ofthe
FireCraft
®
trACer
™
operatingmanualprovided

Beforeuse
,
readsection3ofthe
FireCraft
®
trACer
™
operatingmanualprovided
witheachunit.
TurnthetrACer™onbyslidingtheOn/OffSwitchforward.TheOn/Off

Switchislocatedontheright
sideoftheunit.
Switchislocatedontheright
sideoftheunit.
AllowthetrACer™toself‐test‐ waitfortherapidbeepsandredflashes
tostop(approximately5seconds).
If
t
h
e

u
ni
t

e
mi
ts

s
l
o
w
,

steady

beeps,

t
hi
s
m
ea
n
s

t
h
e

batte
r
y
i
s
l
o
w.R
ep
l
ace

t
h
e
teutetsso ,steady beeps, ts ea s tebatte y s o ep ace te
batterybeforeproceeding.
HoldthetrACer™infrontofyou,atarm’slength,keepingtheunit
paralleltotheground,andslowlymovetheunitfromsidetoside.
NOTE:Thisunitisdirectional.
IfapotentiallydangerousACsource,wireordeviceneedstobe checked,point
thedevicedirectlyatthesuspectedsource andapproachslowly
thedevicedirectlyatthesuspectedsource
,
andapproachslowly
.
(Continuednextslide)
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Exerciseextremecautionateverystageoftheseprocedures:
Exerciseextremecautionateverystageoftheseprocedures:
•Approachtheareabyholdingtheunitatarm’slengthparalleltothehorizon.
•Slowlyrotatetheunitinacompletecircle asyouapproach.
•The

unit

willemit

abee
p
andflashin
g
li
g
htwhena
p
otentialACsourceislocated,notethe

p g
g p
direction

thattheunitispointingthenmoveslowlyforward

in

thedirection.

Thestrongest

signalwillindicatethedirectionandstrengthofthesuspectedACsignalsource.
•Astheusergetsclosertothesourcetheintensityofthebeepsandlightsignalwill
increase.
•AconstantvisualandaudiblealarmindicatestheimmediateproximityoftheACsource
anditssignalintensity.
•OncetheACsourceislocated,keepthetrACer™awayfromthesource.
•Afteruseturnoffthe

trACer™ andreturnitthestoragecaseprovided.
WARNING:DonottouchthetrACer™directlytoanywire,deviceorsuspectedACpower
source.
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source.
Warning: DOnotusetheFireCraft®trACer™tomovewiresorforanypurposeotherthan
detectingandlocatingliveACelectricfields.

Note:FalsePositiveSignals
Insomeenvironmentswhererandomelectromagneticsignalsmayoccur,ausermay
occasionallyencountera“False”positivesignal.Theseareindicatedbyanoccasional
b    dhldi h
AC
™
b
eep

as

you

move

aroun
dh
o
ldi
ng

t
h
e

tr
AC
er
™
.
Ifthisisencountered,holdtheunitstillforseveralseconds.Itshouldstopbeeping.If
thebee
p
continuesas
y
ouholdthe

trACer™still
,

y
ouare
p
robabl
y
nearasourceofAC

p y
, y py
voltage.
TolocatethedirectionoftheACvoltagesource,slowlyturninacircle,pointingthe
trACer
™to ardthehori on ThedirectionoftheAColtageso rceillbeindicatedb
trACer
™to
w
ardthehori
z
on
.
ThedirectionoftheAC
v
oltageso
u
rce
w
illbeindicatedb
y

thestrongestsignal[beepingandflashing].Movecautiouslyinthedirectionindicated
untilthepowersourceislocated.
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CARE:
NOTE: TheFireCraft®trACer™iswaterresistant notwaterproof.
Takecaretoavoid
immersingtheunitinwaterorgettingitwet 
Takecaretoavoid
immersingtheunitinwaterorgettingitwet
.

Shouldtheunitaccidentlygetwet,takethefollowingsteps:
Step1.Gentlyshaketheunitdownwardstoremoveanywaterfromthespeaker.
Step2.Removetheredprotectivebootand
Step3.Dryboththebootandthe

trACer™withasoftcloth.
Step4.Removethebatteryandleavethebatterycompartmentopento
allowtheunittodry.
Step5
Oncecompletelydry reinstallthe9Vbatterythentestunitbyturning
Step5
.

Oncecompletelydry
,
reinstallthe9Vbatterythentestunitbyturning
“On”thestartupmodeandcheckbeforereturningintoservice.
NOTE:DonotuseahairdryerorcompressedairtodrythetrACer™.
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