Tone/Probe to Detect Broken Wire

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Tone/Probe to Detect Broken Wire #5810 04/20/05 06:36 AM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1 Toronto, Canada riffraff Member
riffraff Member Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1 Toronto, Canada	Hi - newbie here! Can I use a tone generator at a jack and use the probe to trace where the wire connected to the jack has a break? Or is it not possible because there is no continuity in the line anymore? Thanks, ------------------ Riffraff Riffraff

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Re: Tone/Probe to Detect Broken Wire #5811 04/20/05 07:33 AM
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 251 Savannah, Ga. clanier Member
clanier Member Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 251 Savannah, Ga.	Toner/ Probe is not the best way to find an open wire since the tone can "Ride Over" the open. If you don't have any test equipment such as a Dynatel, Progressive, and ETC, or if you don't know how to measure an open with an ohm meter, the Toner/Probe may be the only way.

Re: Tone/Probe to Detect Broken Wire #5812 04/20/05 11:53 PM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,101 Springfield, Illinois JJ Member
JJ Member Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,101 Springfield, Illinois	Testum makes a tone/probe, wire verifier, and even figures distance on each wire. The distance part will tell you cut or open wires by the differnce in the lengths. Also check out mikesandman.com Good Luck!! If all else fails, use a BFH.

Re: Tone/Probe to Detect Broken Wire #5813 04/21/05 04:07 AM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 48 Singapore gmk Member
gmk Member Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 48 Singapore	I use FLUKE 620 Handheld tester to test Cat.5 cables for wiremap, length & cat.5 specs. It checks for miswires, open & shorts. We also use it to test phone wires to check wiremap, length, miswires & shorts. By comparing the different lengths (eg. wires 3,4,5,& 6) in meters or feet I can detect which wire is broken & at what distance from my meter. It's a great tool for troubleshooting cable problems fast. FLUKE 620 is more costly than Tone Tracer but it gets the job done fast. ------------------ https://www.cablemaster.com.sg http://www.cablemaster.com.sg

Re: Tone/Probe to Detect Broken Wire #5814 04/21/05 05:37 AM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 56 Des Moines, IA USA oberender Member
oberender Member Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 56 Des Moines, IA USA	Check out Ebay, there are a ton of testers for about $1.99. we have four of them, they work just fine for this type of testing. Of course for a true test we have an Agilent Wirescope 350.

Re: Tone/Probe to Detect Broken Wire #5815 04/21/05 06:53 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 5,155 Likes: 5 Gainesville, FL, USA nfcphoneman Moderator-Vertical, Vodavi
nfcphoneman Moderator-Vertical, Vodavi Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 5,155 Likes: 5 Gainesville, FL, USA	If you're not doing this kind of work, the best & cheapest thing to do is replace the wire. If we have a wire that is broken and the problem is not at the jack or at the MDF, we replace the wire. You then do not have to worry about future problems. Just my opinion... Gainesville Telephone Systems Jacksonville Telephone Systems

Re: Tone/Probe to Detect Broken Wire #5816 04/27/05 02:51 AM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 69 Jackson,MS,USA poolfool Member
poolfool Member Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 69 Jackson,MS,USA	look for staples, seen it a lot of times! even guilty myself

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