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product_id: 432085711
title: "F04 Underground Cable Locator, Breaks, Irrigation & Fence Cables"
brand: "vxscan"
price: "77347CFA"
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reviews_count: 9
category: "Vxscan"
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# Noise-isolating headphones included 1000 ft detection range 3-4 hrs battery life F04 Underground Cable Locator, Breaks, Irrigation & Fence Cables

**Brand:** vxscan
**Price:** 77347CFA
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🚀 Trace Smarter, Fix Faster — Never Lose a Wire Again!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** F04 Underground Cable Locator, Breaks, Irrigation & Fence Cables by vxscan
- **How much does it cost?** 77347CFA with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/432085711-f04-underground-cable-locator-breaks-irrigation-and-fence-cables)

## Best For

- vxscan enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted vxscan brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Noise-Free Detection:** Includes 3.5mm headphones to block out job site distractions and enhance signal clarity.
- • **Extended Battery Power:** High-performance 9V battery delivers up to 4 hours of uninterrupted cable tracing.
- • **User-Friendly Operation:** Simple setup with intuitive transmitter and receiver controls—get started in seconds, no tech degree needed.
- • **Versatile Cable Compatibility:** Effortlessly trace single or double-strand underground cables including irrigation, fence, and pipeline wires.
- • **Pinpoint Breaks with Precision:** Detect cable breaks up to 1000 feet away and 3 feet underground for fast, accurate repairs.

## Overview

The VXSCAN F04 Underground Cable Locator is a professional-grade wire tracer designed for millennial managers who demand efficiency and precision. With a detection range of up to 1000 feet and 3 feet depth, it quickly locates breaks in single or double-strand underground cables. Powered by a long-lasting 9V battery and equipped with noise-isolating headphones, it ensures accurate cable tracing even in noisy environments. Its straightforward operation saves time and money by empowering users to handle cable maintenance independently.

## Description

VXSCAN F04 Underground Cable Locator, Breaks, Irrigation & Fence Cables | Wire TracerLocator for locating breaks in buried cables, 1000 ft length, 3 ft depth. Includes earphones for noisy job sites: desertcart.com: Industrial & Scientific

Review: Works great (but not for finding my worx boundary wire break) - The instructions aren't entirely clear as some other reviewers have pointed out, but it's not overly complicated. First, turn on the Listener (the unit with the dangling antenna) and see if you pick up any noise when near your wire. It should be silent, otherwise there may be interference that affects the next steps. (Note, I could pick up some static from my lawnmowers base station... Unplugging the boundary wire eliminated that) Second, connect the red clip of the transmitter unit to the end of the wire, and the black clip to something metal you can stick in the ground (I used an 8" screwdriver, not sure if it has to be that long). Turn on the transmitter, then push the find button (magnifying glass icon). Now a signal is being sent along your wire, which you should be able to easily pick up with the receiver unit. It sounds like a toy police car ("wee-ooo-wee-ooo"). Very obvious. You should easily be able to trace the underground wire/metal/conductor by waving the antenna around to find the noise. This was definitely true for my lawnmower guide wire that was buried up to 3 inches. If at any point you lose the noise, your break is nearby (maybe not right there, but within a foot or two. Digging up the wire should be easy, since you know where it is (be safe if it's buried deep!) This worked for one of my wire breaks (when I dug up the wire it was clear there was a clean break), but not the other. But the second break was likely an incomplete break (I couldn't feel it or see it... But a multimeter confirmed a high resistance segment). I suspect the transmitter is a little too powerful for my use case, and overcame the partial break. Still, this device did a great job locating my wire and one break, so worth the cost!
Review: Works perfectly for locating buried cables! - Needed to find a buried power junction box between house and pool light. After digging several “well it ought to be right here holes” I ordered this device. I isolated the location, and found it in 3 minutes. Incredible and so easy to use. I will have several uses for this device. Thank you for a great product.

## Features

- SAVE TIME AND MONEY - The VXSCAN F04 Underground Wire Tracer is your trusted companion when it comes to swiftly and precisely locating break-points and tracing underground and wall-through cables. Take control of cable detection and repairs with ease, right at your fingertips. Save time and money by handling cable maintenance independently
- WHERE YOU CAN USE - The F04 wire locator can be used to detect Pet Fence cables, Pipeline cables, Underground Irrigation cables, cables in the construction area, etc. The Underground Cable Locator is designed for single-strand or parallel double-strand wires, it is not suitable for multistrand wires. Double Strand Wire: The product will work, but you need to try another line, if you don't find a breakpoint on another line
- UPGRADED VERSION, UNDERGROUND WIRE TRACER - The F04 Underground Cable Locator is powered by a high-performance 9V electronic technology battery, which can last for 3-4 hours under normal conditions. When the battery is in the best condition, the detection length can reach 1000 feet and the depth is within 3 feet. As with any battery-powered device, the signal of the F04 underground wire locator may weaken as the battery power decays
- SIMPLE TO USE - 1. Install batteries, then hold the power button for at least 3 seconds to turn on the transmitter and receiver respectively. 2. Adjust the transmitter’s power and get the receiver slowly close to the transmitter until you can hear and judge the sound in search of cables. 3. The red line of the transmitter clips the cable to be detected, the black line doesn’t have to be connected.
- ENHANCE EFFICIENCY IN NOISY ENVIRONMENTS - Our Underground Wire Locator Buried Wire Locator comes equipped with a pair of 3.5 mm headphones. By minimizing external noise interference, you can concentrate on detecting and tracing cables without distractions, ensuring optimal efficiency and accuracy. Simply adjust the SIGNAL STRENGTH knob to control the signal strength, and Turn DOWN the TRANSMIT strength or the RECEIVER sensitivity knob to help trace the wire

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B09W8TTQ3C |
| Best Sellers Rank | #68,497 in Industrial & Scientific ( See Top 100 in Industrial & Scientific ) #135 in Network & Cable Testers |
| Brand | VXSCAN |
| Brand Name | VXSCAN |
| Color | Orange |
| Compatible Devices | Devices with 3.5 mm audio output jack, 3.5 mm to USB adapter, and 9V battery compatible devices |
| Customer Reviews | 3.7 out of 5 stars 663 Reviews |
| Included Components | Transmitter Receiver headphone Storage bag User manual |
| Item Weight | 16 ounces |
| Manufacturer | VXSCAN |
| Measurement Type | feet or meters |
| Min. Operating Voltage | 9 volts |
| Minimum Operating Voltage | 9 volts |
| Model | VXSCAN F04 |
| Part Number | F04-1 |
| Power Source | Battery Powered |
| Specification Met | CE, UL |
| Style | Circuit Testers |
| Style Name | Circuit Testers |
| UPC | 889327054312 |
| Unit Count | 1 Count |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** VXSCAN
- **Color:** Orange
- **Item Weight:** 16 ounces
- **Power Source:** Battery Powered
- **Style:** Circuit Testers

## Images

![F04 Underground Cable Locator, Breaks, Irrigation & Fence Cables - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71e5Wg3BBoL.jpg)
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## Questions & Answers

**Q: I need to locate my underground pool electric because I have to dig footings nearby without hitting the wire/conduit. Will this work?**
A: Yes, the tool can help you locate underground wires. To use this tool, you will need to shut down power and have a loose end of wire to connect too.

**Q: Will this work on broken wires on a truck 12v system?**
A: I think it will be to powerful to work. Try a signal tracer tone generator used for telephone systems. Much better suited for your application.

**Q: This is picking up the common wire on my irrigation system, and not the individual valve wire, what am I doing wrong?**
A: I used it to try to find sprinkler wiring in the ground. Might be that I am not using it properly but was unable to trace the wires.

**Q: Can detect 4 feet deep?**
A: Hi, eurotech This VXSCAN F04 underground cable locator suitable for 3 feet in depth.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Works great (but not for finding my worx boundary wire break)
*by J***. on May 14, 2024*

The instructions aren't entirely clear as some other reviewers have pointed out, but it's not overly complicated. First, turn on the Listener (the unit with the dangling antenna) and see if you pick up any noise when near your wire. It should be silent, otherwise there may be interference that affects the next steps. (Note, I could pick up some static from my lawnmowers base station... Unplugging the boundary wire eliminated that) Second, connect the red clip of the transmitter unit to the end of the wire, and the black clip to something metal you can stick in the ground (I used an 8" screwdriver, not sure if it has to be that long). Turn on the transmitter, then push the find button (magnifying glass icon). Now a signal is being sent along your wire, which you should be able to easily pick up with the receiver unit. It sounds like a toy police car ("wee-ooo-wee-ooo"). Very obvious. You should easily be able to trace the underground wire/metal/conductor by waving the antenna around to find the noise. This was definitely true for my lawnmower guide wire that was buried up to 3 inches. If at any point you lose the noise, your break is nearby (maybe not right there, but within a foot or two. Digging up the wire should be easy, since you know where it is (be safe if it's buried deep!) This worked for one of my wire breaks (when I dug up the wire it was clear there was a clean break), but not the other. But the second break was likely an incomplete break (I couldn't feel it or see it... But a multimeter confirmed a high resistance segment). I suspect the transmitter is a little too powerful for my use case, and overcame the partial break. Still, this device did a great job locating my wire and one break, so worth the cost!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Works perfectly for locating buried cables!
*by L***T on April 4, 2026*

Needed to find a buried power junction box between house and pool light. After digging several “well it ought to be right here holes” I ordered this device. I isolated the location, and found it in 3 minutes. Incredible and so easy to use. I will have several uses for this device. Thank you for a great product.

### ⭐ Could not get it to do anything useful - Directions could not be more useless
*by B***R on December 4, 2023*

First let me start with how bad the directions are. They are written as if one xscan employee is chatting with another xscan employee who is completely familiar with the product. Let me provide some examples: "determine whether there is an interference sound" Ok , what is that and what should it sound like? How will i recognize a interference sound from any sound the first time I turn it on? My device makes this obnoxious reeroo reeeroo over and over again. Sounds like a police siren. Is that interference? Is that noise?? It sure doesn't sound normal but that is all it does. next example: "if there is interference change the place to test" - OK, I have no idea what interference sounds like but if I did, change it from what and to what?? You never told me where I should test in the first place nor did you provide criteria for a good or even bad place to test. So this instruction is completely useless to me. Next: "Under normal conditions without interference, the noise is very small" - OK, what are normal conditions?? I'm trying to find a broken electric fence line, is that normal conditions? Define normal conditions for cryibg out loud as its completely objective otherwise. How do I know if I have interference? Tell me what a valid sound is so I have some sort of reference rather than to simply GUESS. "the noise" - what noise? The obnoxious siren noise mine makes? The sound of snoring? what noise???? And this is just in ONE SINGLE STEP. I recently bought a chinese hot water heater off of amazon, it came with NO INSTRUCTIONS for operator use. I had to communicate with them through amazon. Talk about frustration. Not acceptable. This device came with instructions but they create more confusion than help, and I am an engineer who is very handy. Based just on the directions alone, I returned it but I could not get it to do anything useful either. My advice, go elsewhere, the frustration isn't worth it.

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