The inability to disable the battery-saving-auto-turn-off feature of the Kline t&p kit is inexcusable... sometimes it takes a while to get to the other end of the wire (in a large building for example). I'd like to see a fix for that.
I just bought the scout pro 3 data tester as well as the tone and probe kit. I knew what I had would get anything done that I wanted it to but I want to customize mine the same way you did. I looked up xlr connectors and it says that pin 1 is the ground and 3 is the negative. I just want to know before I cut and solder mine, does it matter which I use for the black wire from my toner, pin 1 or 3 so that all the xlr female adapter cables I make will work properly to tone them all! Thanks and I look forward to enjoying mine the same as you have! 👊
Thanks for reaching out-thats exciting. I used pin 1 for the ground (black) and Pin 2 for the positive (red). That way it would be treated as an unbalanced signal by the preamps of the sound system. Let me know how it works. I’m working on a follow up video on the tone and probe kit. Coming soon!!
@@audiobuff hey so I don't do any audio testing day to day myself, I'm an industrial electrician so I bought the scout pro 3 VDV tester for cat5 and 6 networking cable and Jack testing, as well as the coaxial abilities as well. Then I bought the tone generator you modified in a kit with the probe. The coolest part is that either the scout pro tester or the tone generator are both compatible with the probe! Being that I will use the bed of nails clamp cables on either unterminated power or data / other low voltage wiring I just soldered my positive BON clip to pin 1 and my negative one to pin 2. I did the same for my 120V male cord end adapter with my second XLR female but used a 2 wire 16GA cabtire and connected those pins to the hot and ground pins respectively on the 120v cord end. Both of my XLR adapters conduct and transmit the tone generated very smoothly and effectively and I am beyond stoked with the outcome. I honestly came across your video with the only intention of finding a review on the product I was after and I already owned it and was beyond impressed with your application. It not only feels great to be crafty and use a soldering iron but it expands the horizons of this tool beyond what thought possible. Huge kudos to you my man and definitely looking forward to more of your creations, I'll post any I dream up to pay it back! 👊
For your final adapter I would think that a proper fuse box could do the trick to save your valuable device and keep you safe and sound, but maybe we should ask an engineer before doing anything stupid...
Thanks for watching. Good thought - Yes, I could have made an adapter, but the primary function for that tool is audio. I had a adapter for 20 years, but I wanted something that would work and be simple, for my application.
I used to share your contempt for engineers, but as my carreer unfolded I learned some things and I'm embarrassed about the things I used to say. Architects too. You're bound to have a bad experience with a person from every profession. Don't let a juvenile grudge poison your fututre relationships or diminish your RUclips presence.
Thanks for reaching out! First, I have worked with some dense engineers that don’t have much real in-field experience. Those are the ones that are hard to work with. Second, my sister is a ME (mechanical engineer) and does very well at it. My favorite thing to say to her is “engineers think, contractors do”. The ribbing I give engineers is born from my dry sense of humor and trying to out do my sister. A video I posted several months ago, ruclips.net/video/-16zjTsyc54/видео.html, had engineers involved in a major way. Thanks for watching and more to come!
@@audiobuff full disclosure, I started scrapping drywall when I was 13, started my adult life as a roofer. Graduated to road construction,, and at 27 I started nickel and diming my way to a civil engineering degree in parallel. 7 years later I graduated. It was fing hard. I thought I was going to set the industry straight, but I learned that pretty much everything I originally thought was really stupid had a pretty damn good reason behind it. And there's a reason that we cut up the liability between contractors and engineers. Especially on the larger projects. I get what you're saying, many of these engineers have never swung a hammer, but my experience is that almost any engineer when approached right will listen to what a contractor has to say. I enjoy your videos Man, just wanted to get that out there so I didn't have to cringe every time I heard the 20 years ago me speaking in your voice. Thanks for the measured response. Happy youtubing
This is 1 of the coolest applications I've seen in a while
Thankful for "Audiobuff!" Very informative and clear to understand!
Wait until you watch the mixing console video, you might be surprised who made a cameo appearance!!!
Great ideas!
Thank you. It’s a tool I use often.
love your enthusiasm!
Thank you TurtleKing! Trying to tame my style and keep it in a palatable format is a challenge. Thank you for watching and more to come…
Brilliant!
This is a often used tool in my kit. Thank you for watching - more to come…
The inability to disable the battery-saving-auto-turn-off feature of the Kline t&p kit is inexcusable... sometimes it takes a while to get to the other end of the wire (in a large building for example). I'd like to see a fix for that.
That is defiantly a problem on long cable runs. I too wish that could be turned off. Thank you for watching and more videos to come!
What kind of wire do you use for the xlr connectors?
I prefer Belden 9451. Thank you for watching.
No mechanical engineers were harmed in the making of the video.
Just there flannel shirt.
I just bought the scout pro 3 data tester as well as the tone and probe kit. I knew what I had would get anything done that I wanted it to but I want to customize mine the same way you did. I looked up xlr connectors and it says that pin 1 is the ground and 3 is the negative. I just want to know before I cut and solder mine, does it matter which I use for the black wire from my toner, pin 1 or 3 so that all the xlr female adapter cables I make will work properly to tone them all! Thanks and I look forward to enjoying mine the same as you have! 👊
Thanks for reaching out-thats exciting. I used pin 1 for the ground (black) and Pin 2 for the positive (red). That way it would be treated as an unbalanced signal by the preamps of the sound system. Let me know how it works.
I’m working on a follow up video on the tone and probe kit. Coming soon!!
@@audiobuff hey so I don't do any audio testing day to day myself, I'm an industrial electrician so I bought the scout pro 3 VDV tester for cat5 and 6 networking cable and Jack testing, as well as the coaxial abilities as well. Then I bought the tone generator you modified in a kit with the probe. The coolest part is that either the scout pro tester or the tone generator are both compatible with the probe! Being that I will use the bed of nails clamp cables on either unterminated power or data / other low voltage wiring I just soldered my positive BON clip to pin 1 and my negative one to pin 2. I did the same for my 120V male cord end adapter with my second XLR female but used a 2 wire 16GA cabtire and connected those pins to the hot and ground pins respectively on the 120v cord end. Both of my XLR adapters conduct and transmit the tone generated very smoothly and effectively and I am beyond stoked with the outcome. I honestly came across your video with the only intention of finding a review on the product I was after and I already owned it and was beyond impressed with your application. It not only feels great to be crafty and use a soldering iron but it expands the horizons of this tool beyond what thought possible. Huge kudos to you my man and definitely looking forward to more of your creations, I'll post any I dream up to pay it back! 👊
I did not know of your feelings toward engineers. Now I can’t wait for you to meet my husband in person. 😂
I love Engineers! They have good taste in women.
Sooo, we didn't see this in use. What is it's audio level, and how pure is the tone?
Thanks for the comment. I have had several ask about how it’s doing. Working on a follow up video. Stand by…
So I have one major majorly huge question??? Were any engineers harmed in the making of this video?
No one was harmed, except for me. My wife found out the hard way I bought new tools for this video.
Just see what happens when Robin finds out I bought a SawStop! Yikes. Good thing it was her idea.
@@kc360awareness Good thing! But a very nice gift!
For your final adapter I would think that a proper fuse box could do the trick to save your valuable device and keep you safe and sound, but maybe we should ask an engineer before doing anything stupid...
I will find my closest EE and have him give me a stamp on my Ultimate Tone and Probe kit!
Or you could have just made an adapter and not cut the leads
Thanks for watching. Good thought - Yes, I could have made an adapter, but the primary function for that tool is audio. I had a adapter for 20 years, but I wanted something that would work and be simple, for my application.
@@audiobuff primary? You mean only now
I used to share your contempt for engineers, but as my carreer unfolded I learned some things and I'm embarrassed about the things I used to say. Architects too. You're bound to have a bad experience with a person from every profession. Don't let a juvenile grudge poison your fututre relationships or diminish your RUclips presence.
Thanks for reaching out! First, I have worked with some dense engineers that don’t have much real in-field experience. Those are the ones that are hard to work with. Second, my sister is a ME (mechanical engineer) and does very well at it. My favorite thing to say to her is “engineers think, contractors do”. The ribbing I give engineers is born from my dry sense of humor and trying to out do my sister. A video I posted several months ago, ruclips.net/video/-16zjTsyc54/видео.html, had engineers involved in a major way. Thanks for watching and more to come!
@@audiobuff full disclosure, I started scrapping drywall when I was 13, started my adult life as a roofer. Graduated to road construction,, and at 27 I started nickel and diming my way to a civil engineering degree in parallel. 7 years later I graduated. It was fing hard. I thought I was going to set the industry straight, but I learned that pretty much everything I originally thought was really stupid had a pretty damn good reason behind it. And there's a reason that we cut up the liability between contractors and engineers. Especially on the larger projects. I get what you're saying, many of these engineers have never swung a hammer, but my experience is that almost any engineer when approached right will listen to what a contractor has to say. I enjoy your videos Man, just wanted to get that out there so I didn't have to cringe every time I heard the 20 years ago me speaking in your voice. Thanks for the measured response. Happy youtubing