Triplett Hound 3 – PN: 3392 - Manual (Page 24)

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Helpful Hints:
A pair of wires with an “open” may allow the tracer tone to
appear at the far end of the pair, despite the open fault. In
this situation, The FOX 2’s True Trace will not work, even
though it is applied to the target pair.
TRACER TONE
VISUAL CONT.
TALK
OFF / POLARITY
AUDIBLE CONT. WARBLE PULSE
CORDLESS
INTERFACE
OVERLOAD PROTECTED
UNLOCK BATTERY TEST
AC / RING
TRIPLETT
REV NORM
STRONG
TONE
OPEN FAULT
WEAK TONE
Figure 5
Locating an Open
7.2.5: Coaxial cable, Tracing and Finding Faults
Coaxial cable, like that used for cable TV, satellite TV, closed
circuit TV, early LAN systems, etc. is often connected to other
cables through splitters, combiners, or amplifiers. In order
to trace the cable, it must be disconnected from these
“loads”. Since coaxial cable is self-shielding, the floating
method usually does not work well when tracing the cable.
It can be done, but the HOUND 3 must be held very close to
the end of the cable to pick up any signal. To apply a floating
signal to a coax, connect one clip of the FOX or FOX 2 to the