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DCVG
DCVG Surveys
With
a Pipe
Connection
Without
a Pipe
Connection
DCVG Surveys
A
(DCVG)
Half Cell Poles
Cables
Calibrated Half
Cells
Safety Equipment
Alignment
Drawings
Pipe
Locator
Radio
Test leads
GPS Current
Interrupters
Danger
Do
not survey
during a thunder
storm or if thunder
can be heard
DCVG Surveys
To easily
If
Sufficient current
interrupters need to
be installed such that
all cathodic protection
current is halted at the
point of measurement
during the instant OFF
potential
measurement
the Hexcorder
ON by pressing the
upper right yellow
key, before suiting
up with your
equipment, to allow
the GPS engine time
to acquire the
satellites.
the survey
type
C = Close Interval
D = Data Logger
V = CIPS+DCVG
G = DCVG
S = Side Drain
DCVG Surveys
Readings
are
usually taken 1
metre apart.
Always have both
half cells on the
ground when
recording the
voltage gradient.
the potential
difference between
the half cells to be
used during the
survey and a new
half cell is more
than 5 mV then the
half cells need
service before use.
Cell extension
poles
Connecting cables
Radio transceiver
the half
cells to the
Hexcorder
Left to left
connector, right to
right connector
Tip Spray with DW40 if the vegetation
is wet
the
cables to the half
cell extension
poles and to the
Hexcorder.
to locate
coating defects
and damage in
pipeline coatings.
Does not indicate
level of Cathodic
Protection
pipe locater
should be just
ahead of the
surveyor to locate
the pipe for the
surveyor
Quick Menu
The surveyor
monitors the voltage
gradient measured
between two half cells
over and beside the
pipe.
When a voltage
gradient is found the
surveyor prospects
for the location and
size of the holiday
lines
are established in
the soil around a
defect.
As
the probe
spacing increases
the voltage
gradient increases.
Defect Epicenter
Where
the probe
placemat crosses
the equipotential
lines a voltage
gradient is
measured.
When the probes
are parallel to the
equipotential lines
a null is observed.
Equipotential Variations
Uniform equipotential
lines are observed
when a small defect is
located on the top or
bottom of the pipe.
Defects on the side
give elliptical
equipotential
gradients
Disadvantages
No trailing wire
Less sensitive to
AC and DC
interference
Laborious
Survey rate
affected by terrain
and coating
condition
gradients
are measured in
the soil around the
pipe line
bar graph
moving from the
left to the right is a
voltage gradient.
Current is flowing
from left to right.
The scale of the
bar graph is 0 - 150
mV.
bar graph
moving from the
right to the left is a
voltage gradient.
Current is flowing
from right to left.
The scale of the
bar graph is 0 - 150
mV.
Press
anodic
and cathodic
voltage gradients
Indicates current
flow direction
Can record up to
+/- 500 millivolts
Voltage
gradient,
direction, GPS
coordinates and
time can be
recorded in
memory
simultaneously.
DCVG
The
Hexcorder
DCVG and
Millennium models
can measure and
record the voltage
gradient and the
GPS coordinates
of each
measurement
Software
Special
Windows
Data Security
At
For
Data Format
The
Downloading Data To A PC
Connect
the
Hexcorder to your
PC with the
supplied 9 Pin
Serial cable.
The CATH-TECH
Hexcorder Survey System
No
special software
is required to produce
presentation quality
graphs of your data
gathered by the CATHTECH Hexcorder
Professional Survey
Equipment