| Selection table: How to choose the right locator equipment | ||||
| Instrument | Magnetic Metals | Live Electric | Line Tracing (no power) |
Stray Radio (phone lines, etc.) |
| Fisher TW-6 | x | x | ||
| Schonstedt 52GA | x | |||
| Schonstedt MAC 51-B | x | x | ||
| Metrotech 810 (low frequencies) | x | |||
| Pipehorn PH-50 (high frequencies) | x | |||
| Radiodetection RD 400 | x | x | ||
| Radiodetection RD 4000, RD 8000 | x | x | x | |
| C.A.T. Plus 3 | x | x | ||
| C.A.T. Plus 3 w/ Genny | x | x | x | |
| 50/60 | x | |||