Mike, Where it really shines is at positively identifying a wire. Let's say you were trying to identify a black wire in a cabinet, but there are 4 black wires and they all run in the same conduit. I prefer to set the tone to "alternate". Ground the black lead of the tone generator and clip the red lead to the wire you're trying to identify. If you hear the tone on a couple of the black wires at the other end and aren't sure which one it is, grab them and touch them individually to ground. When you short the correct wire, the tone generator will briefly stop and then start generating a different tone. This allows to to positively identify a wire even if there's cross-talk on other wires.
It's funny I mentioned the same thing. It's the main feature of the fluke toner and probe and is the main reason people buy this one over others options. It even has a few more tricks up its sleeve in the right hands.
Yep, I use it the same way. It is fast and works beautifully. You can also test all the way down to the RJ11/12/45 connector. If you press the tool and the signal vanishes the whole path is fine and the problem is the DTE or PBX.
@@oetken007 yes sir if you can short it your good for sure!!👍👍 with a 66 block I just use my snip and short out tip and ring on a pair its Good for confirming old 25 pair cable telco rooms and m.p.o.e mostly house cables. It's cool seeing a review of something I carry everyday. Best toner and probe fluke 🤜🤛
Awesome tool , used it for years doing telco in here Oz. The "small spikes" are a "bed of nails" which allows you to connect to the conductors without stripping the wire ! Keep up the vids dude, Started watching when you were around 1000 subs, since then I've bought a house and completed my tool shed ! thanks for the tips!
Mike, your channel is so wholesome and real and just want to give you a big "HELL YEAH" for being awsome man. Keep up the good work and glad to see your back!!
had mine for 8 years. great for tracing and trouble shooting fire alarm/ cat 5/ coax and romex when denergized even if youre trying to hear the tone inside the wall to see which way a wire is going. have had someone hook up to a live 120v recp and watched it blow up when it touched the size of the metal mud ring but it still works just fine just a nice char mark on it now. only downside with tone generators is that their signals are canceled out on any metallic sheathing such as shielded cable or mc- but as long as you stick the wand to the cables you are toning or strip back the end your toning with the wand youll be able to hear the tone. BIG BONUS: the wand has been compatible with every single tone generator so if your transmitter dies or someone you can just hook up someone elses transmitter/ tone generator and the wand will pick up the signal. 10/10 on this thing
Nice video. I’m a low voltage communication tech, I have the same tool. There’s also a spare tip in side the battery compartment. You can also easily remove the tip by twisting it a quarter turn and pulling out when storing and transporting to prevent it from accidentally breaking. Keep up the good work Mike.
I got a few fox and hound tone tracer sets when I bought a telco tech toolbox full of tools at a flea market once. They're not Fluke brand though. They're interesting gadgets. The tone box has an oscillator in it that puts out a frequency the pickup is tuned to. A couple that I got didn't work but they each had the same problem. The speaker in them was blown out. One's still mint in the bag. I imagine it works? I got the whole toolbox for $10. A good bet they're hot.
Another tip is while toning terminated/shielded cable is to put the red lead on one conductor and the black on an equipment/building ground. You will get a MUCH stronger tone. Reach into a bundle, press the button on the wand then place your finger on the conductor/cable and the wand will get louder as you get closer, then sound when you touch the correct one. Make sure the system isn't energized.
I’ve used the ideal suretrace to locate a breaker rather than flipping them on and off. It works great but it is expensive and you can use it on live circuits which is nice, I believe up to 460v.
Henry Ford said “If you need a tool and you don’t have it, you are going to pay for it and not have the use of it” I find this to be true! Tools make you much more productive in the long run.
Thats a lifesaver for industrial troubleshooting when running from plc cabinet to plc cabinet looking for the blown fuse that shut down the plant because the lube pump for the rolling mill went down on lack of motion
Do these work well for tracing wires through walls? We have a likely tripped GFCI plug, but can't find the darn thing to reset it. Hoping this will allow us to trace the general direction of where to look.
Totally backwards on the 9v battery, the small post is Positive and the female post is negative, (its even labeled on the battery) According to the book, if the LED is green, the tone's red lead is more negative than its black lead. If the LED is red, the toner's red lead is more positive than its black lead.
To note... The "Cat 5" connector you mentioned is not Cat 5 (RJ45), but it is actually RJ11. That RJ11 will not successful connect to a RJ45 jack, and is just about useless for tracing network drops. But is good for phone lines. Just wanted to clarify for those out there that watch this and think it's plug and play for network tracing.
Interesting considering I use it all the time to trace out network lines through RJ45 wall jacks, just so long as your blue pair are connect ( or any pair really just so long as it is in the center pins) you can trace it out. A RJ11 will quite easily fit into a RJ45 jack, the reverse is not true though, You can not fit a RJ45 connector into a RJ11 jack.
I have questions. Should the main breaker box be turned off when checking? There's an annoying buzz with a "maybe" background tone. Why do you need to connect both black and white if you're just looking for a break in one wire? Should the main common (large white) wire be lifted at the service panel if you're checking the neutral (white)? Shouldn't you unscrew or remove a light bulb in some circumstances if you're checking a 'power to the fixture' circuit?
Good review. This tool is invaluable to my job as a fire alarm technician though I typically use the Tempo brand this Fluke seems to be very similar in design and function and I'd have no qualms about using it. I am that guy who geeks out with too much stuff on my belt. haha
This can be used to trace household AC voltage as long as the circuit power is off? It sounds like that’s what you’re saying but you refer a lot to alarm wiring too. These can be used in auto wiring as well?
It works better if you ground the black. And use the red on what your tracing. I cut an old extension and put a cut ground rod on one end with an acorn and put it in the ground. Attach the black wire on the device to the extension cord it will make it a lot more clear and work a lot better for you
a trick is plug one to a ground side of the circuit near by and the other to the wire you trying to identified and the beep will be louder and easier to identified
So doesn't/does work through drywall or siding or cement or other materials that might be covering wires in a house? That is the only reason I'm shopping for something like this.
I had one kinda like that almost 15 years ago but I think it was ideal that the low volt guy gave me while he was teaching me. It worked sometimes but not enough for the guy just to give it to me and I think I gave it away to someone I was training
Just a correction about using the unit with AC V : The maximum voltage allowed across the test leads is 60 Vdc in toner and polarity modes. Do not connect to circuits carrying AC voltage in toner or polarity mode. Do not connect to circuits carrying AC or DC voltage in continuity mode.
Hi Mike, Have you heard of wire stripper for left handed people? I need something like that. My wife bought me CK automatic one but I cant use it as im left handed
Does the probe pickup cables behind walls? I have 3- CAT 6 cables running from a patch panel in the first floor.. that I cannot find. There are no ethernet jacks in any rooms. Can I find it with this?
This wire tracer is designed for and can be used with live telephone circuits. Continuity is generally used to provide DC current for two phones to be used on a dry loop (not connected circuit). Polarity is useful because analog phone lines (and pretty much everything in telecom) are reversed polarity, meaning ground is positive. Some injectors have selectable tones to distinguish themselve when you use two (or more if you have multiple tones) injectors when tracing multiple wires. Fluke Networks manufactures awesome products but I hate their tracers. I have better luck with Progressive Electronics/Tempo/Greenlee. They can be use with a butt phone without any headsets. Better, their PE620 make alarm troubleshooting a breeze. Fire alarms should be normally open, no matter what. The reasoning behind this is the wire itself can be use to close the circuit (thus starting the alarm) if heat melts the insulator. Otherwise, I configure pretty much anything else as normally close. Keep up your excellent work!
Hey mike I’m starting my apprenticeship on the 29th I have watched your tools for apprentices video that really helped and your top 5 tips for apprentices and that’s already helped I’m coming from a construction background in waste water from a municipality. Anyway I was just wondering what type of math should I get brushed up on I’m pretty decent at algebra it’s just been a while since I have really needed it. If you can answer this i would really appreciate it (also think I’ve seen one of these in Home Depot)
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eschu1010 Checking Polarity To determine the polarity of a wire pair: 1 Put the toner's slide switch in the TONE position. 2 Connect the unit's red lead to one of the wires, and connect the black lead to the other wire. If the polarity LED is green, the toner's red lead is more negative than its black lead. If the polarity LED is red, the toner's red lead is more positive than its black lead. If the polarity LED is off, there is no DC voltage on the line.
This wire tracer is designed for and can be used with live telephone circuits. Continuity is generally used to provide DC current for two phones to be used on a dry loop (not connected circuit). Polarity is useful because analog phone lines (and pretty much everything in telecom) are reversed polarity, meaning ground is positive. Some injectors have selectable tones to distinguish themselve when you use two (or more if you have multiple tones) injectors when tracing multiple wires. The angle-bed-of-nails (ABN) has two main purposes. First, the angled clip was designed to be used on 66 blocks (one clip upwards, one clip downwards). Second, the ABN can be used to test any wire without stripping it by pushing through the insulation of each conductor (usually smaller than 22AWG). If a spike is present on the clip it can be used that way as well but on larger wire gauge (usually 19AWG like on old phone drops). Fluke Networks manufactures awesome products but I hate their tracers. I have better luck with Progressive Electronics/Tempo/Greenlee. They can be use with a butt phone without any headsets. Better, their PE620 make alarm troubleshooting a breeze. Fire alarms should be normally open, no matter what. The reasoning behind this is the wire itself can be use to close the circuit (thus starting the alarm) if heat melts the insulator. Otherwise, I configure pretty much anything else as normally close. Keep up your excellent work!
Скажите пожалуйста почему он пищит одинаково на проводе ? Я пробовал кусок кабеля 3×2.5 ,и к какому не притронулся все одинаково пищат. Может быть я что-то не так делаю?
You’re going to have to follow the direction the wire heads and check the next outlet it’s connected to. Disconnect it at the next outlet and (power off of course) and test the wire from the 2 points and keep isolating until you find the area where it’s shorted. If it’s in the wall it’s gonna be fun to deal with 😳 haha but usually they’re in junction boxes or outlet boxes.
Someone has already said it but to make it more clear, if you short out the wires the toner is connected to, the tone changes. This is the verification process.
Simon Forget Correct, but this specific set has a function to where if you momentarily short the circuit, it changes the pattern of the tone for a verification
Sorry but one more correction: Checking Polarity To determine the polarity of a wire pair: 1 Put the toner's slide switch in the TONE position. 2 Connect the unit's red lead to one of the wires, and connect the black lead to the other wire. If the polarity LED is green, the toner's red lead is more negative than its black lead. If the polarity LED is red, the toner's red lead is more positive than its black lead. If the polarity LED is off, there is no DC voltage on the line.
It's got way more alternating tones... just touch the probs to each other while it's already making the alternating tone and it will change the tone sound. Your welcome.
I have accidentally put 120v on mine and it still works fine. Read - My best tip with this tracer is finding loose or burnt up back stabbed receptacles, creating a power loss for the rest of the circuit. You just hook this to one of the dead receptacles. Then you go around touching all plugs and switches. You are looking for a device that gives you the tone of the toner and the buzz of 120 volts. Then don’t touch that device before unplugging your toner. Then fix the problem. A wild goose chase just became a one hour service call, and you look like a leet pro. I have tracked wires through walls with it as well. I also use mine to detect different frequencies, try it. Touch it to all kinds of electronic things, especially if you live under power lines try your ungrounded gutter system. Listen to what double tap to unlock your phone sounds like. I think this is around 900mhz, not sure.
@manx77 yes rf signal in the am lower frequency range mhz. not ghz. You can find alot of stuff with it. Touch it to your smart devices. Tap to wake is actually making this thing beep. And some led lights frequencies are annoying. It makes invisable-audible. I heard you can use an old am radio too. I lived under high voltage power lines and I could easily find grounded metal/no sound. & ungrounded metal/loud sound, it acts as an antenna and picks up all the rf looking for a path to ground/ back to the source.
This is what I want to know also.. how to trace one single wire or conductor. And it appears the answer is Yes. I'm an amateur, so not confident but.. I sorted the comments by 'Top Comments', and scrolled down to a discussion on what I believe was how to identify a single wire, and other users responded that yes, it is something these devices can do. See also the same question by Ian Murphy, where the reply is "if you hold the one leg (cable) yes. can confirm it will work." Which isn't extremely clear. But I'm getting one on the advice of a friend to trace individual wires in my vintage car's wire harness, so this feature is essential to me. Cheers.
Mike, does the damn thing work through walls? That’s all I want to know. I’ve had it in my cart at Lowe’s on more than one occasion, but never left the store with it. My use would be more automotive than for residential electrical work and it would be awesome if it could pick up a signal through drywall. I have a power probe and the power probe ect3000 toner now, so that pretty well handles my automotive needs. I’m just always looking for an excuse to buy something with the Fluke brand stamped on it. Of course I would prefer the thing be yellow. Lol
It does to an extent, i haven't used one of these for that in probably 15 years (same model) i will do a follow up short video and see how it goes. Keep an eye out for that
I have been using a cable tracer made by bequick here in the UK. It is simple and a game changer for cable tracing. It is not like the traditional audible tracers. This one utilises LED RJ45 connectors. Here a short demonstration if anyone is interested; /watch?v=GtpAmbmm4dA
Funny - The quick trip next door to Home Depot for Washers Only and leaving Home Depot with Washers and a New Drill or an Expensive Item not on the List.. Happens to all us more than once.
Lets see more snap on WTF type tools on this channel. BTW!!! Harbor freight has a new tool brand!!! You should try it out and make a review, idk if people know about it yet.
9:11 Yo Mike? Isn't the flaired out end the negative side and the smooth one the positive side? Or maybe the Duracell batteries are different from Energizer and Rayovac batteries? 9:22 I think the reason it lighted up on continuity because you hooked it up the black lead to the negative terminal and the red lead to positive terminal. Thus, I believe you made a circuit and current flew through the leads, thus giving you continuity. Maybe? lol. That's my guess haha.
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No Mike, you've got it all wrong. It's not a headphone jack, it's an AUX port so you can plug it into your boom box!
Mike,
Where it really shines is at positively identifying a wire. Let's say you were trying to identify a black wire in a cabinet, but there are 4 black wires and they all run in the same conduit. I prefer to set the tone to "alternate". Ground the black lead of the tone generator and clip the red lead to the wire you're trying to identify. If you hear the tone on a couple of the black wires at the other end and aren't sure which one it is, grab them and touch them individually to ground. When you short the correct wire, the tone generator will briefly stop and then start generating a different tone. This allows to to positively identify a wire even if there's cross-talk on other wires.
holy shit, i'm trying that tomorrow, i never thought of using it like that, thanks for the tip
This!! I dislike so many other toners because they don't have this capability, so great
It's funny I mentioned the same thing. It's the main feature of the fluke toner and probe and is the main reason people buy this one over others options. It even has a few more tricks up its sleeve in the right hands.
Yep, I use it the same way. It is fast and works beautifully. You can also test all the way down to the RJ11/12/45 connector. If you press the tool and the signal vanishes the whole path is fine and the problem is the DTE or PBX.
@@oetken007 yes sir if you can short it your good for sure!!👍👍 with a 66 block I just use my snip and short out tip and ring on a pair its Good for confirming old 25 pair cable telco rooms and m.p.o.e mostly house cables. It's cool seeing a review of something I carry everyday. Best toner and probe fluke 🤜🤛
Awesome tool , used it for years doing telco in here Oz. The "small spikes" are a "bed of nails" which allows you to connect to the conductors without stripping the wire !
Keep up the vids dude, Started watching when you were around 1000 subs, since then I've bought a house and completed my tool shed ! thanks for the tips!
Mike, your channel is so wholesome and real and just want to give you a big "HELL YEAH" for being awsome man. Keep up the good work and glad to see your back!!
had mine for 8 years. great for tracing and trouble shooting fire alarm/ cat 5/ coax and romex when denergized even if youre trying to hear the tone inside the wall to see which way a wire is going. have had someone hook up to a live 120v recp and watched it blow up when it touched the size of the metal mud ring but it still works just fine just a nice char mark on it now. only downside with tone generators is that their signals are canceled out on any metallic sheathing such as shielded cable or mc- but as long as you stick the wand to the cables you are toning or strip back the end your toning with the wand youll be able to hear the tone. BIG BONUS: the wand has been compatible with every single tone generator so if your transmitter dies or someone you can just hook up someone elses transmitter/ tone generator and the wand will pick up the signal. 10/10 on this thing
Mike: beeping incessantly
Karen: "Can I see your manager..."
I can see the usefulness of this in large building projects for sure.
Theyre a life saver for plc troubleshooting
I’ve used this for years but didn’t know about the DC popularity test. Nice, thank you.
great toner, I have my original Progressive tone/probe that I bought when I first started, but the Fluke really does blow it away!
Nice video. I’m a low voltage communication tech, I have the same tool. There’s also a spare tip in side the battery compartment. You can also easily remove the tip by twisting it a quarter turn and pulling out when storing and transporting to prevent it from accidentally breaking. Keep up the good work Mike.
Your awesome dude, glad your back🤘
Keep the electrical tool vids coming 👍🏻
I got a few fox and hound tone tracer sets when I bought a telco tech toolbox full of tools at a flea market once. They're not Fluke brand though. They're interesting gadgets. The tone box has an oscillator in it that puts out a frequency the pickup is tuned to. A couple that I got didn't work but they each had the same problem. The speaker in them was blown out. One's still mint in the bag. I imagine it works? I got the whole toolbox for $10. A good bet they're hot.
Another tip is while toning terminated/shielded cable is to put the red lead on one conductor and the black on an equipment/building ground. You will get a MUCH stronger tone. Reach into a bundle, press the button on the wand then place your finger on the conductor/cable and the wand will get louder as you get closer, then sound when you touch the correct one.
Make sure the system isn't energized.
I’ve used the ideal suretrace to locate a breaker rather than flipping them on and off. It works great but it is expensive and you can use it on live circuits which is nice, I believe up to 460v.
Nice presentation! Thanks for sharing!
I've been using the Sperry one that work provided, basically the same except the pen slides in the receiver for storage. Cool vid man 👍
Excellent Pro 3000 Analog Probe Quick Instruction Video.
Fox and hound. Life saver, at times.
great video ... great explanation, especially- :-) "by reading the instructions which is a really crazy thing" ... great comments ... would recommend!
Henry Ford said “If you need a tool and you don’t have it, you are going to pay for it and not have the use of it” I find this to be true! Tools make you much more productive in the long run.
Haha! Headphones to appease all the Karen's. Love this video, thank you for posting!
Thats a lifesaver for industrial troubleshooting when running from plc cabinet to plc cabinet looking for the blown fuse that shut down the plant because the lube pump for the rolling mill went down on lack of motion
Do these work well for tracing wires through walls? We have a likely tripped GFCI plug, but can't find the darn thing to reset it. Hoping this will allow us to trace the general direction of where to look.
Tracers are great... SOMETIMES you can find wires in the wall. Nice investment. Cheers =)
OK, I've had one of these for 10+ years and never knew about the spare battery pouch.
I knew I clicked for something.
Totally backwards on the 9v battery, the small post is Positive and the female post is negative, (its even labeled on the battery) According to the book, if the LED is green, the tone's red lead is more negative than its black lead. If the LED is red, the toner's red lead is more positive than its black lead.
Great tracer. I need to pick one up
I’m getting it because of this review, it’s really good.
you wont regret it!
To note... The "Cat 5" connector you mentioned is not Cat 5 (RJ45), but it is actually RJ11. That RJ11 will not successful connect to a RJ45 jack, and is just about useless for tracing network drops. But is good for phone lines.
Just wanted to clarify for those out there that watch this and think it's plug and play for network tracing.
Interesting considering I use it all the time to trace out network lines through RJ45 wall jacks, just so long as your blue pair are connect ( or any pair really just so long as it is in the center pins) you can trace it out. A RJ11 will quite easily fit into a RJ45 jack, the reverse is not true though, You can not fit a RJ45 connector into a RJ11 jack.
Uhhh? It will still tone a RJ45 jack.
Could this be used for tracing regular house wires as long as they are unpowered?
It also gives a different tone if you have a short in your wiring.
Hey mike I’ve been in the trade about a year and half now love your videos
Just the mention of Karen deserves a thumbs up!
I have questions.
Should the main breaker box be turned off when checking? There's an annoying buzz with a "maybe" background tone. Why do you need to connect both black and white if you're just looking for a break in one wire? Should the main common (large white) wire be lifted at the service panel if you're checking the neutral (white)? Shouldn't you unscrew or remove a light bulb in some circumstances if you're checking a 'power to the fixture' circuit?
Good review. This tool is invaluable to my job as a fire alarm technician though I typically use the Tempo brand this Fluke seems to be very similar in design and function and I'd have no qualms about using it. I am that guy who geeks out with too much stuff on my belt. haha
I have no business buying this tool but after this I want it for some dumb reason
Same here. Just ordered mine
So when you have an Unterminated CAT5E cable and you use the Alligator Clips, Does it matter what wire you clip it too?
I just bought one. Tracing wires in two bundles totalling 89 16awg conductors without one was....challenging. I think I invented new cuss words today.
How close does the probe to function properly? Like wires inside a wall.
Those spikes are for connecting to unstripped wire.
This can be used to trace household AC voltage as long as the circuit power is off? It sounds like that’s what you’re saying but you refer a lot to alarm wiring too. These can be used in auto wiring as well?
Would this work for tracing satellite feeds on a communal system
It works better if you ground the black. And use the red on what your tracing. I cut an old extension and put a cut ground rod on one end with an acorn and put it in the ground. Attach the black wire on the device to the extension cord it will make it a lot more clear and work a lot better for you
Can a tester pick up a junction box behind a dry wall ?
Whaaaat? You do fire alarm too? siiick. Me too
When Karen would like to speak to your manager
Do you put the black to ground and the red to the wire you are tracing?
Glad I read the comments early so I did not wait for him to trace a wire...
What wire are you talking about when you say hook it up to a white and hook it up to a black
a trick is plug one to a ground side of the circuit near by and the other to the wire you trying to identified and the beep will be louder and easier to identified
So doesn't/does work through drywall or siding or cement or other materials that might be covering wires in a house? That is the only reason I'm shopping for something like this.
Good tool video mike
Color doesn't matter... True words! ;-) I use a similar device from Würth every day and it's worth it's weight in gold!
Forgot to mention "Kyle" who punches holes in drywall because he can't figure out the fluke
I do that for fun. I never get caught
I had one kinda like that almost 15 years ago but I think it was ideal that the low volt guy gave me while he was teaching me. It worked sometimes but not enough for the guy just to give it to me and I think I gave it away to someone I was training
Just a correction about using the unit with AC V : The maximum voltage allowed across the test leads is 60 Vdc in toner and polarity modes. Do not connect to circuits carrying AC voltage in toner or polarity mode. Do not connect to circuits carrying AC or DC voltage in continuity mode.
Maybe I missed it, do you have the model number of that unit?
Nice fluke tracer
Cool
Hi Mike,
Have you heard of wire stripper for left handed people? I need something like that. My wife bought me CK automatic one but I cant use it as im left handed
Does the probe pickup cables behind walls?
I have 3- CAT 6 cables running from a patch panel in the first floor.. that I cannot find. There are no ethernet jacks in any rooms.
Can I find it with this?
What is the model number of these products.
This wire tracer is designed for and can be used with live telephone circuits. Continuity is generally used to provide DC current for two phones to be used on a dry loop (not connected circuit). Polarity is useful because analog phone lines (and pretty much everything in telecom) are reversed polarity, meaning ground is positive.
Some injectors have selectable tones to distinguish themselve when you use two (or more if you have multiple tones) injectors when tracing multiple wires.
Fluke Networks manufactures awesome products but I hate their tracers. I have better luck with Progressive Electronics/Tempo/Greenlee. They can be use with a butt phone without any headsets. Better, their PE620 make alarm troubleshooting a breeze.
Fire alarms should be normally open, no matter what. The reasoning behind this is the wire itself can be use to close the circuit (thus starting the alarm) if heat melts the insulator. Otherwise, I configure pretty much anything else as normally close.
Keep up your excellent work!
thx
Hey mike I’m starting my apprenticeship on the 29th I have watched your tools for apprentices video that really helped and your top 5 tips for apprentices and that’s already helped I’m coming from a construction background in waste water from a municipality. Anyway I was just wondering what type of math should I get brushed up on I’m pretty decent at algebra it’s just been a while since I have really needed it. If you can answer this i would really appreciate it (also think I’ve seen one of these in Home Depot)
Matthew Tomlin Just know how to read your tape measure (Add & take away measurements accordingly)
* SHOW UP EARLY AT THE JOBSITE (5-10min)
*STAY BUSY (TRUST ME...STAYING BUSY SAYS AND SHOWS GOOD THINGS ABOUT YOU)
*Never ever use your phone at the jobsite because that gets lots of people laid off from job sites and companies
*Ask questions for things you don’t know & why you’re doing certain work and for what reason (What, Why, Where, etc...) not drastically doe.....
*SHOW UP WITH TOOLS
*DONT LEAVE EARLY ON THE UPCOMING WEEKS
Ive still got a couple i comendeared after my time with ATT. You can also pick up local radio stations lol
I hoop stuff from work all the time. Gota hoop it cuz security at the gate don't fuk around going through your lunchbox
@@rustybrowneye thats how the plastics plant i worked at was. You had to get a supervisor to get your own tools out
To be clear, i meant about looking in your lunchbox.... 😂
Oh, so that's NOT a hammer?
Has anyone heard voices thru it?
The small round terminal on 9 volt batteries are the positive, so I'm really confused how the polarity check works now?
eschu1010 Checking Polarity
To determine the polarity of a wire pair:
1 Put the toner's slide switch in the TONE position.
2 Connect the unit's red lead to one of the wires, and connect the black lead to the other wire.
If the polarity LED is green, the toner's red lead is more negative than its black lead.
If the polarity LED is red, the toner's red lead is more positive than its black lead.
If the polarity LED is off, there is no DC voltage on the line.
eschu1010 he was wrong
This wire tracer is designed for and can be used with live telephone circuits. Continuity is generally used to provide DC current for two phones to be used on a dry loop (not connected circuit). Polarity is useful because analog phone lines (and pretty much everything in telecom) are reversed polarity, meaning ground is positive.
Some injectors have selectable tones to distinguish themselve when you use two (or more if you have multiple tones) injectors when tracing multiple wires.
The angle-bed-of-nails (ABN) has two main purposes. First, the angled clip was designed to be used on 66 blocks (one clip upwards, one clip downwards). Second, the ABN can be used to test any wire without stripping it by pushing through the insulation of each conductor (usually smaller than 22AWG). If a spike is present on the clip it can be used that way as well but on larger wire gauge (usually 19AWG like on old phone drops).
Fluke Networks manufactures awesome products but I hate their tracers. I have better luck with Progressive Electronics/Tempo/Greenlee. They can be use with a butt phone without any headsets. Better, their PE620 make alarm troubleshooting a breeze.
Fire alarms should be normally open, no matter what. The reasoning behind this is the wire itself can be use to close the circuit (thus starting the alarm) if heat melts the insulator. Otherwise, I configure pretty much anything else as normally close.
Keep up your excellent work!
Скажите пожалуйста почему он пищит одинаково на проводе ? Я пробовал кусок кабеля 3×2.5 ,и к какому не притронулся все одинаково пищат.
Может быть я что-то не так делаю?
Very interested!!
I think these service calls traumatised Mike
Does it work with energized electrical wires (110v)?
Only on de-energized wire
Still have my old BT one from about 30 years ago. Handy as fuck.
Mike you should check out the extech continuity tester it’s really awesome
I have a short somewhere in a bedroom circuit. Not sure how to use this. I've traced it to the breaker.
You’re going to have to follow the direction the wire heads and check the next outlet it’s connected to. Disconnect it at the next outlet and (power off of course) and test the wire from the 2 points and keep isolating until you find the area where it’s shorted. If it’s in the wall it’s gonna be fun to deal with 😳 haha but usually they’re in junction boxes or outlet boxes.
does this also work on single wires for DC wire tracing? I want to get one to trace wiring in my car
if you hold the one leg (cable), yes. can confirm it can work.
Someone has already said it but to make it more clear, if you short out the wires the toner is connected to, the tone changes. This is the verification process.
Toners are low frequency radio emitters, using the wires as the antennas. Circuit need to be open for these to work.
Simon Forget Correct, but this specific set has a function to where if you momentarily short the circuit, it changes the pattern of the tone for a verification
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Lmfao back in the garage back on the bucket
Sorry but one more correction: Checking Polarity
To determine the polarity of a wire pair:
1 Put the toner's slide switch in the TONE position.
2 Connect the unit's red lead to one of the wires, and connect the black lead to the other wire.
If the polarity LED is green, the toner's red lead is more negative than its black lead.
If the polarity LED is red, the toner's red lead is more positive than its black lead.
If the polarity LED is off, there is no DC voltage on the line.
It's got way more alternating tones... just touch the probs to each other while it's already making the alternating tone and it will change the tone sound. Your welcome.
Picked up a brand new one for $25 yesterday
Where?
I have accidentally put 120v on mine and it still works fine. Read - My best tip with this tracer is finding loose or burnt up back stabbed receptacles, creating a power loss for the rest of the circuit. You just hook this to one of the dead receptacles. Then you go around touching all plugs and switches. You are looking for a device that gives you the tone of the toner and the buzz of 120 volts. Then don’t touch that device before unplugging your toner. Then fix the problem. A wild goose chase just became a one hour service call, and you look like a leet pro. I have tracked wires through walls with it as well. I also use mine to detect different frequencies, try it. Touch it to all kinds of electronic things, especially if you live under power lines try your ungrounded gutter system. Listen to what double tap to unlock your phone sounds like. I think this is around 900mhz, not sure.
@manx77 yes rf signal in the am lower frequency range mhz. not ghz. You can find alot of stuff with it. Touch it to your smart devices. Tap to wake is actually making this thing beep. And some led lights frequencies are annoying. It makes invisable-audible. I heard you can use an old am radio too. I lived under high voltage power lines and I could easily find grounded metal/no sound. & ungrounded metal/loud sound, it acts as an antenna and picks up all the rf looking for a path to ground/ back to the source.
Can this use to trace electrical cable between 2 point ? Just use a single red clip on one end and use the probe on the other end ?
This is what I want to know also.. how to trace one single wire or conductor. And it appears the answer is Yes. I'm an amateur, so not confident but.. I sorted the comments by 'Top Comments', and scrolled down to a discussion on what I believe was how to identify a single wire, and other users responded that yes, it is something these devices can do. See also the same question by Ian Murphy, where the reply is "if you hold the one leg (cable) yes. can confirm it will work." Which isn't extremely clear. But I'm getting one on the advice of a friend to trace individual wires in my vintage car's wire harness, so this feature is essential to me. Cheers.
@@65SATisfaction Thanks man
My dads boss gave me that same one XD
Mike, does the damn thing work through walls? That’s all I want to know. I’ve had it in my cart at Lowe’s on more than one occasion, but never left the store with it. My use would be more automotive than for residential electrical work and it would be awesome if it could pick up a signal through drywall. I have a power probe and the power probe ect3000 toner now, so that pretty well handles my automotive needs. I’m just always looking for an excuse to buy something with the Fluke brand stamped on it. Of course I would prefer the thing be yellow. Lol
It does to an extent, i haven't used one of these for that in probably 15 years (same model) i will do a follow up short video and see how it goes. Keep an eye out for that
I have been using a cable tracer made by bequick here in the UK. It is simple and a game changer for cable tracing. It is not like the traditional audible tracers. This one utilises LED RJ45 connectors. Here a short demonstration if anyone is interested; /watch?v=GtpAmbmm4dA
You miss adding to the description: Fluke Pro3000 toner
Funny - The quick trip next door to Home Depot for Washers Only and leaving Home Depot with Washers and a New Drill or an Expensive Item not on the List.. Happens to all us more than once.
If someone is electrocuted on the jobsite you can just touch the tracer to the victim's skin to tell if he's dead or alive.
you can hold the receiver in one hand and touch the wire with the other hand to know what wire it is for real
Lets see more snap on WTF type tools on this channel. BTW!!! Harbor freight has a new tool brand!!! You should try it out and make a review, idk if people know about it yet.
If you connect the tone generator up to 120 volts, it becomes a smoke generator ;-)
9:11 Yo Mike? Isn't the flaired out end the negative side and the smooth one the positive side? Or maybe the Duracell batteries are different from Energizer and Rayovac batteries? 9:22 I think the reason it lighted up on continuity because you hooked it up the black lead to the negative terminal and the red lead to positive terminal. Thus, I believe you made a circuit and current flew through the leads, thus giving you continuity. Maybe? lol. That's my guess haha.
You should have bought the intelitone pro. It works way better plus has many more functions.
Bro what happen to the tool monster cart 🤣
Boss...
How can use on work this device
Please make video check data wire.
Thanks.