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HomeComputersNetwork DevicesTest EquipmentTest Equipment ComponentsFluke Networks MT-8200-50A IntelliTone 100 Toner and Probe Kit |
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7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Great first toner, but plan on upgrading if you're a pro Apr 10, 2008
By R. McDowall
I do low voltage work as a side project and bought this because I needed something but didn't want to drop the big $$ on a high-end toner or risk an eBay disaster.
That being said, this does the job. In basic scenarios where you're not dealing with big bundles of wire then it's pretty easy to find the cable you're looking for, but I've also run into situations where it identified more than one cable with the same intensity on the probe. At that point it's trial and error and that kind of sucks.
If you're looking for wire behind drywall, this probably won't help. In the case of a single layer of 5/8" drywall, if your wire isn't within an inch of it then you won't find it. Either the transmitter isn't powerful enough or the probe isn't sensitive enough. Maybe my expectations here were unrealistic.
But at the end of the day this doesn't cost that much and I certainly can't say it doesn't deliver value.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Wish we had purchased this sooner. Aug 31, 2010
By R. Blessing
This set is a wonderful addition to our IT toolkit. We've been using an old cable tracing set that always needed batteries and didn't have much range. This kit makes life so much easier and we can even test cables we make ourselves. You know what they say about a job being easier if you have the right tools? This is worth the money.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Great Toner and Probe for CAT5e, Kludgy for CAT6 Apr 16, 2010
By Andrew Perkins
I've had a chance to use this at our schools to trace down mislabeled wires, and it works great. Connecting the toner to the one side and then going into the cavernous cellar, I was able to track down the wires quickly and easily. We're using CAT5e, but after reading the manual (of course I read it after I'd used it - I AM a guy, after all), I was glad I wasn't trying to ring out CAT6 to their fullest. In order to test the shielding on CAT6, you have to remove the battery, set the probe to a specific setting, wait 30 seconds, then reattach the wire. Not something you want to do in a dark cellar by flashlight. Hoping they integrate testing shielding on the next one and keep the price down. That being said, the toner and the probe will shut themselves off after an hour or two of inactivity, saving some battery life if you forget to switch it off. I've written a full review at [...] if you want to see some of the nitty gritty.
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