We produce the highest-quality transmitters for horizontal directional drilling since 1999 years
Repair of transmitters

HDD Transmitters Repair

We produce and renovate transmitters for HDD location: DigiTrak Mark, Eclipse, F2, F5; Ditch Witch Subsite 750/752. We also restore burnt and smashed, and even drowned transmitters. At repair, we may offer you variants to upgrade your transmitters: we may extend operation time or depth, increase power capacity or transform into another type of transmitter. We give 180-day warranty.


Broken transmitter

180-day warranty

We give 180-days warranty under keeping the service rules (with exception of overheating or mechanical damage of the transmitter at drilling).

External symptoms of transmitters malfunctioning

There is no data of the transmitter positioning at roll
There is no data of the transmitter positioning at roll

The transmitter is in the operating range but the positioning value is absent or does not change at roll

The locator fails to display data from the transmitter
The locator fails to display data from the transmitter

The transmitter is in the operating range but the display shows no data

Burning or overheating of the transmitter
Burning or overheating of the transmitter

The transmitter is damaged due to overheating at intensive drilling

The transmitter fails to wake up
The transmitter fails to «wake up»

When drilling is resumed after a pause, the transmitter fails to switch on

Pitch is not defined
Pitch is not defined

The transmitter is in the operating range but pitch value is absent or knowingly wrong

The transmitter is smashed in the boring head
The transmitter is smashed in the boring head

The transmitter has been mechanically damaged in the boring head and due to this damage it is faulty

The transmitter is damaged due to contact oxidation
The transmitter is damaged due to contact oxidation

Contact oxidation due to moisture inside the transmitter disturbs its operation

The transmitter is non-pressurized
The transmitter is non-pressurized

The operating transmitter has cracks and chips that will inevitably lead to failure

We sell renovated transmitters

Instead of waiting for your transmitter to be repaired we offer you to buy an already restored one. For 18 years we have managed to collect an exchangeable fund of restored transmitters. The price for the restored transmitter is much less than for the new one. Moreover, we give you the 180-days warranty that is longer than the warranty from the factory (90 days). We may also offer you the transmitters which are not manufactured anymore (for DigiTrak Mark-III, Mark-IV, Mark-V).

Prices for restored transmitters

for DigiTrak Mark
DT (Yellow) Standard-Range Mark Series Transmitter $795 proprietary product
(out of DCI production)
DX (Red) Standard-Range Mark Series Transmitter $895 proprietary product
(out of DCI production)
DFT (Blue) Dual-Frequency Transmitters (1.5/33 kHz) $895 out of DCI production

for DigiTrak Eclipse
ET Standard-Range Transmitter with 0.1% Pitch (12 kHz) $1,595 new on DCI website – $3,400
ET+ Extended Long-Range Transmitter with 0.1% Pitch (12 kHz) $1,595 proprietary product
EDF 12/1.5 Dual-Frequency Transmitter with 0.1% Pitch (12/1.5 kHz) $1,695 new on DCI website – $3,800
EXL Extended Long-Range Transmitter with 0.1% Pitch (12 kHz) $2,095 out of DCI production
EXL+ Extra Extended Long-Range Transmitter with 0.1% Pitch (12 kHz) $2,095 a more powerful EXL variant, proprietary product

for DigiTrak F2/F5
FX 12 Long-Range Transmitter with 0.1% Pitch (12 kHz) $1,695 new on DCI website – $2,950
FX 19 Long-Range Transmitter with 0.1% Pitch (19.2 kHz) $1,695 new on DCI website – $2,950
FX12/19 Dual-Frequency Transmitters with 0.1% Pitch (12/19.2 kHz) $1,895 proprietary product
FX12/19+ Dual-Frequency Extended-Range Transmitters with 0.1% Pitch (12/19.2 kHz) $1,895 proprietary product
FXL 12 Extended-Range Transmitter with 0.1% Pitch (12 kHz) $2,095 new on DCI website – $4,500
FXL 19 Extended Long-Range Transmitter with 0.1% Pitch (19.2 kHz) $2,095 new on DCI website – $4,500
FXL 12/19 Dual-Frequency Extended-Range Transmitter with 0.1% Pitch (12 kHz and 19.2 kHz) $2,295 proprietary product
FXL 12/19 + Dual-Frequency High Extended-Range Transmitter with 0.1% Pitch (12 kHz and 19.2 kHz) $2,295 a more powerful FXL variant, proprietary product
5XD 19/12 Dual-Frequency Extended Long-Range Transmitter with 0.1% Pitch (12 and 19.2 kHz) F5 series $2,095 new on DCI website – $3,800

for SubSite 750/752
86BGH – Extended Long-Range Beacons with 0.1% Pitch $2,095 proprietary product
86BGH+ – Extended Long-Range Beacons with switchable power, 0.1% Pitch $2,295 switchable power level, proprietary product
88BG – Beacon with 0.1% Pitch $1,695 proprietary product

86BGH transmitter — is a proprietary product imparting the best properties of the three transmitters: 86B, 86BH, 86BG:

  • 86BH transmitter operation range: 22 meters, (86BGH+ transmitter — has the power that can be switched for the depths up to 22 and up to 27 meters);
  • accurate indication of pitch/ tilt, as well as with 86BG transmitter: ±0,1%;
  • operation time like with 86B transmitter: 175 hours with the lithium battery of TWIN type (our proprietary product).

How to buy HDD transmitters

  1. To buy HDD transmitters email to sales@hdd-electronics.com In your email, please, indicate the type of the transmitter, the name of your company and the delivery address. In the attachment, please, give detailed contact information about your company, we will need this information to draw up the purchase agreement.
  2. In turn, we will send you the purchase agreement and the invoice to carry out payment.
  3. You make payment under the invoice and we immediately ship the transmitter to you.

Repair of transmitters

We repair transmitters production of which has not been developed yet, for such location systems as LT, F5. Send us your broken transmitter and we will repair it. The period of repair is 10 days, excluding delivery time to us and back. At repair, we dismantle the transmitter completely; we replace the faulty or poor parts, calibrate, adjust and test with the location system. The warranty for this type of transmitter is also 150 days.

We extend transmitter operation time from the set of batteries. At repair, we reduce current consumption by 1,5-2- fold, thus, preserving other parameters unchanged.

Prices for repair

for DigiTrak F5
F5X 8 Long Range Transmitter with 0.1% Pitch (8.4 kHz) $1,695 new on DCI website – $3,400
F5X 18 Long Range Transmitter with 0.1% Pitch (18.5 kHz) $1,695 new on DCI website – $3,400
F5D 12/1.3 Dual Frequency Long Range Transmitter with 0.1% Pitch (12/1.3kHz) $1,695 new on DCI website – $3,800
F5D 19/12 Dual Frequency Long Range Transmitter with 0.1% Pitch (19.2/12 kHz) $1,695 new on DCI website – $3,800
F5Dp 12/1.3 Dual Frequency Long Range Fluid Pressure Transmitter with 0.1% Pitch (12/1.3kHz) $1,695 new on DCI website – $4,400
F5DLpx 19/12 Dual Frequency Long Range Fluid Pressure 19" XRange Transmitter with 0.1% Pitch (19.2/12 kHz) $1,695 new on DCI website – $5,400
F5Dpx 19/12 Dual Frequency Long Range Fluid Pressure XRange Transmitter with 0.1% Pitch (19.2/12 kHz) $1,695 new on DCI website – $4,400

for DigiTrak LT
LT Standard-Range Transmitter (12 kHz) $1,095 out of DCI production

How to repair HDD transmitters

  1. To repair HDD transmitters email to sales@hdd-electronics.com In your email, please, indicate the type of the transmitter, the name of your company and the delivery address. In the attachment, please, give detailed contact information about your company, we will need this information to draw up the purchase agreement.
  2. In turn, we will send you the purchase agreement and the invoice to carry out payment, and the address to which you need to send the transmitter for repair.
  3. You make payment under the invoice and you send the transmitter to us.
  4. We undertake repair, the period of repair is 10 days. The repaired and tested transmitter is then sent to you at our charge.

You need a transmitter for subsurface works and yours is not enough?

We can extend the operating depth of transmitters on demand. On average, we can extend the operating depth of transmitters by 30% preserving their dimensions. By extending the operating depth we must sacrifice power consumption, though, we have already reduced power consumption almost twofold. As a result, the modernized transmitter will consume almost the same power as the original.

The transmitters in-demand are ready for you

  • 5XD19/12 (reg. ##1,4) dual-frequency standard transmitter for DigiTrak F5 — operating depth is up to 19 meters.
  • 5XD19/12+ (reg. ##1,4) dual-frequency high power transmitter for DigiTrak F5 — operating depth is up to 25 meters (the operating depth of the standard is 19 meters).
  • FX12/19+ dual-frequency high power transmitters for DigiTrak F2/F5 — extended operating depth is up to 23 meters (the factual operating depth of the standard is up to 15 meters).
  • FXL12/19+ dual-frequency high power long transmitters for DigiTrak F2/F5 — operating depth is up to 33 meters (the operating depth of the standard is 26 meters).
  • EXL+ high power long transmitter for DigiTrak Eclipse — operating depth is up to 33 meters (the operating depth of the standard is 25 meters).
  • ET+ high power transmitter for DigiTrak Eclipse— operating depth is up to 23 meters (the factual operating depth of the standard is up to 15 meters).
  • 86BGH+ — beacon for SubSite 750/752 — operating depth is up to 25 meters (the factual operating depth of the standard is up to 15 meters).

You need other transmitters or depth is not enough?

Together we will find a way to help you. Email to sales@hdd-electronics.com and tell us the type of location system you work with and the boring head with the type of transmitter you are planning to drill with, and describe the place you work at: depth and possible interference. We will give you advice on how to measure real depths with the location and the transmitter that you have at site. Then we will offer you the decision how to win your depth.

For example, at drilling under the river with F5 location you would need to go at the maximum depth of 28 meters. So, we manufactured the dual-frequency transmitter FXL12/19+ with the fortified antenna and the increased power for one of our Customers. As a result, using the lithium battery SuperCell and our TWIN battery, they went through the river in two steps with an overall length of drilling of 1077 meters.

Write to us — you won’t be left to your fate! sales@hdd-electronics.com