[Shop-talk] finding buried gate wiring

[Jim Franklin]

On 7/26/2013 1:53 PM, Eric Murray wrote:

> I have a cheap metal detector.  Would it be able to pick up the wiring?
> Any other ideas for finding the missing box?  Divining rods?

Hi Eric..Has the contractor tried a toner? I've used one to trace wires 
in the house. The resolution isn't great (it will locate the stud bay) 
and there is considerable bleed-over to other cables that touch the one 
being tested, and the signal drops off quite exponentially with 
distance, but it might be a cheap first shot.

http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Tracer-Tester-Generator-Signal/dp/B001MB759U

jim