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1. INTRODUCTION

The BST-CT103 has been designed and tested according 

to CE safety requirements for electronic measuring

apparatus, EN 61326-1  EN 61000-4-2 EN 61000-4-3 

and other safety standard.

The BST-CT103 is designed to identify and trace wires or
cables within a group without damaging the insulation.

2. FILTER PROBE

A. Features

 

Works with any Tone Generator to identify wires.

 

Volume control for increasing sensitivity and 

adjustable to suit work environment.

 

2 operation modes: Filter on / Filter off.

 

The auto-off function (5 minutes) prevents battery

consumption.

 

Power supply is available in any 9V battery with a

life of approximately 50 hours.

 

A phone jack is designed for headset or handset.

 

Flashlight function.

B. Instructions

 

Connecting the tone generator.

In terminated working cables:

Connect one test lead to a terminated wire and the 

other test lead to earth or equipment ground. (See

figure 1)

In unterminated or non-working cables:

Connect one test lead to an unterminated wire and 

the other test lead to another unterminated wire.

Press the round "   " button for more than 1 second 

to turn on the filter probe. You can hear a short beep

Summary of Contents for CABLE TRACER BST-CT103

Page 1: ...CABLE TRACER Filter Probe Tone Generator INSTRUCTION MANUAL BST CT103 ...

Page 2: ...INDEX PAGE 1 INTRODUCTION 1 2 FILTER PROBE 1 3 3 TONE GENERATOR 3 6 4 SPECIFICATION 7 8 5 MAINTENANCE 8 ...

Page 3: ...peration modes Filter on Filter off The auto off function 5 minutes prevents battery consumption Power supply is available in any 9V battery with a life of approximately 50 hours A phone jack is designed for headset or handset Flashlight function B Instructions Connecting the tone generator In terminated working cables Connect one test lead to a terminated wire and the other test lead to earth or ...

Page 4: ...be adjusted to suit the environment The volume can be increased to overcome noise or decreased to reduce interference Touch the tip of the filter probe to the insulation of each suspect conductor Reception of tone will be loudest on the subject wire The brighter the LED the stronger of tone signal detected Press the round button for more than 3 seconds to turn off the filter probe You can hear a l...

Page 5: ...odes of operation and two bi colored LEDs display line polarity for Lines 1 and 2 Figure 2 The tone and continuity cont test functions are only applied to Line 1 using the modular plug A tone selector switch located inside the test set is provided for choosing either a fast dual alternating tone or a slow dual alternating tone CAUTION DO NOT CONNECT TO AN ACTIVE AC CIRCUIT EXCEEDING 24V IN THIS MO...

Page 6: ...RITY TEST IDENTIFYING TIP RING SWITCH TO OFF a Connect the RED test lead to the side of one line and the BLACK lead to the side of another line b The LED will glow GREEN when you connect the RED test lead to the RING SIDE of the line c The LED will glow RED when you connect the RED test lead to the TIP SIDE of the line IDENTIFYING LINE CONDITION SWITCH TO OFF a Connect the RED test lead to the RIN...

Page 7: ...to the subject pair d If you switch the test set to CONT it will terminate the call on the subject line SENDING TONE SWITCH TO TONE CAUTION DO NOT CONNECT TO ANY ACTIVE AC CIRCUIT EXCEEDING 24V IN THIS MODE a Connect the test leads to the pair or attach one lead to ground and one lead to either side of the line See figure 1 b A fast dual alternating tone or a slow dual alternating tone can be sele...

Page 8: ... IN THIS MODE a Connect the test leads to the subject pair b Use a handset at the remote end and touch the wire end s with the clip lead s c Reception of tone is an indication of continuity MODULAR TESTING All above tests are available through the modular plug for line 1 only red and green wires COAX TESTING a To test unterminated coax connect red to outer shield and black to center conductor or r...

Page 9: ...ed Power source 9V battery 1 Dimensions 250 L 39 W 38 D mm Weight battery included Approx 180g Tone Generator Wave form Square Wave Frequency 1kHz 15 Over voltage protection 80V DC Alternating tone Fast and Slow Connection RJ11 connector alligator clip x 2 RJ45 connector Power source 9V battery 1 Dimensions 86 L 63 W 26 D mm Weight battery included Approx 130g ...

Page 10: ...h and mild detergent do not use abrasives or solvents B Battery Replacement The filter probe is maintenance free except for battery replacement Remove the screw from the battery compartment replace the 9V battery and reassemble Separate the case of the tone generator install a fresh 9V battery and reassemble DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN C Warranty limited solely to repair or replacement no warranty of merc...

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