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Article: Handheld tone generator and cable tracer. (How Does That Work?).(Brief Article)
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- Test & Measurement World
- Article date:
- December 1, 2002
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Model 262, B&K Precision, Placentia, CA. 714-237-9220; www.bkprecision.com
Engineers and technicians often need to troubleshoot the proverbial "rat's nest" of wires in a system, in a network, or in telephone wiring. B&K Precision's Model 262 Lets you find a wire in a bundle or behind a wall without cutting wires.
The Model 262 kit includes a receiver and a transmitter (the unit with the wires in Figure 1). The transmitter's alligator clips connect to one end of a suspect wire pair, and its RJ-11 phone jack plugs into a socket. The transmitter transmits a pulsed audio signal into a wire; upon detecting the signal, the receiver amplifies it so you can ...