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This paper presents a prototype of equipment used to detect faults in conductor cables employed in power transmission lines. It is able to do visual inspection of the external condition of the conductors and to detect internal faults in its magnetic material core (ACSR cables). The equipment is composed by a mobile unit - a robot - which moves on the line conductor, and by a control unit - a notebook...