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MULTI-WIRE CABLE

TERMINALS

TARGET

WIRES

Figure 2 Line/Line Connection

9.1.3 Testing

Whether the LINE/GROUND or LINE/LINE con

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nection is used at the FOX Jr, the use of the HOUND

Jr for tracing the signal is the same. In general, the

HOUND Jr is used by bringing it into proximity

with the wire/cable that is being traced, listening

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Summary of Contents for Fox Jr.

Page 1: ...FOX JR HOUND JR Instruction Manual www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com ...

Page 2: ...Case 30 11 Customer Support 31 12 Warranty 31 1 Introduction TheTriplett FOX Jr and HOUND JrWireTracing Kit consists of the FOX Jr Compact Toner the Hound Jr Compact Probe and the convenient belt pouch carrying case These compact versions of the popularTriplettFOXandHOUNDseriesofproducts offerlessdemandingusersaportablelowcostwire tracing solution 84 862 Rev C 8 12 www GlobalTestSupply com Find Qu...

Page 3: ...y 3 HOUND Jr Features Pocket Sized with Pocket Clip Small and Streamlined to get into tight places Adjustable Sensitivity Volume Control Visual Signal Strength Indicator Contains Hi Gain Hi Impedance Amplifier Non Conductive ProbeTip Detects FOX Jr Signal from up to 12 away Earphone Jack Power Beeper Reminder Powered by one A23 Battery included 1YearWarranty www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality P...

Page 4: ...CH Battery Cover Pocket Clip Alligator Clip Leads RJ 11 RJ 45 Combo Plug Lead On Off Pitch Control Lead Holder 4 Fox Jr Diagram www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com ...

Page 5: ...Off Sensitivity Control Battery Cover Pocket Clip Earphone Jack Inductive Probe Tip Visual Signal Strength Indicator LED 5 Hound Jr Diagram www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com ...

Page 6: ...e 6 2 Use care when using the HOUND Jr to probe any wire or cable An unexpected dangerous voltage may be present which may result in injury to the user 6 3 Use caution when working with telephone lines Theycansupportdangerousvoltages 50VDC is often present and 100VAC may be present during ringing Additionally telephone lines may support dangerous levels of common mode volt ages Insomecircumstances...

Page 7: ...e may be present which may result in injury to the user 6 6 Potentials applied to any connection of the FOX Jr may appear on other FOX Jr connections For example a potential applied to the RJ 11 plug may appear on the alligator clips This could pose a shock hazard to the user if for example a telephonecablewith120VAConitisconnectedto theFOXJr The120VACmayappearonthealligator clips and shock the us...

Page 8: ...UND Jr if either unit is wet A wet unit may result in shock or injury to the user if connected to live circuitry WARNING TheFOXJrandHOUNDJraredesignedto workonnon energized excepttelephone lines wires or cables Attempting to test energized wires may damage the FOX Jr and HOUND Jr cause user injury or both www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com ...

Page 9: ...heel Overload Protection Tolerates 120 volts AC at 60Hz at alligator clips or modular plug Connections Alligator clips and RJ 11 RJ 45 Combo modular plug Lead Length Approx 4 Battery A23 12 volt Triplett 37 60 protected against the accidental reversal of the battery polarity Size 5 8 L x 1 25 W x 0 8 H www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com ...

Page 10: ...uctive insulated probe Earphone Jack Accepts standard 1 8 3 5mm mini phone plug either mono or stereo For use with electromagnetic dynamic earphones from 8 Ohms to 2000 Ohms Automatically mutes loud speaker when earphone is used An earphone with a shielded cable is suggested to reduce the possibility of feed www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com ...

Page 11: ...ainst the accidental reversal of the battery polarity Power Beeper Reminder HOUND Jr beeps and flashes periodically to remind user that it is on Size 5 8 L x 1 25 W x 0 8 H Weight Approx 1 7 oz 7 3 FOX Jr HOUND Jr Kit Case Size 6 2 L x 2 8 W x 1 3 H Weight Approx 4 oz both units case www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com ...

Page 12: ...t this time you may not hear any sound from the HOUND Jr or you might hear a buzzing sound if standard fluorescent lights or other electronic equipmentareoperatinginthevicinity Ifyouleave the HOUND Jr operating this way it will beep and flash periodically to remind you it is turned on With the HOUND Jr s tip positioned near the leads of the FOX Jr turn on the FOX Jr by rotating its thumbwheel from...

Page 13: ...of the HOUNDJrindifferentlocationsaroundtheleadsof theFOXJr notinghowtheloudnessoftheHOUND Jr and the brightness of the signal strength LEDs increase as the leads are approached Adjust the thumbwheel on the HOUND Jr to reduce its loud ness when the HOUND s tip is right against one of the FOX s leads The HOUND Jr s earphone jack accepts a standard 1 8 3 5mm mini plug Thistypeisoftenusedwith portabl...

Page 14: ...r a comfortable sound level in the earphone Helpful Hints Setting the Volume Sensitivity thumbwheel to minimum prior to using the earphone as previ ously described can often save the user from a jarring experience Sounds that are not very loud in the speaker can be very loud in the earphone When using the earphone the high gain of the HOUND Jr s circuitry may cause feedback at high thumbwheel sett...

Page 15: ...gh thumbwheel settings the HOUND Jr s high sensitivity may cause the Signal Strength LED to flash when the tip is tapped or rubbed This is normal 9 Detailed Information 9 1 Methods Twodifferentbasictracingmethodsarecommonly used the LINE GROUND connection and the LINE LINE connection 9 1 1 LINE GROUND Connection The LINE GROUND connection produces the strongesttracingsignal butalsocreates crosstal...

Page 16: ...n office desk a file cabinet or a metal plate on the floor can be used On vehicles the metal chassis of the vehicle can be used as the ground A metal hulled boat can use the hull as a ground and a wood or fiberglass hulled boat can use the surrounding water as a ground make connection to a metal fitting in contact with the water or drop a wire into the water The ground connection is only required ...

Page 17: ...resinabundleofwires Whenwiresare paired inacable theyareoftentwistedtogether in a manner that reduces crosstalk of any signal on the wires into adjacent wire pairs Telephone cables are constructed in this manner so a LINE LINE connection is often used to trace telephone cables The FOX Jr s modular plug applies a LINE LINE connection when plugged into its mating modular jack connected to a telephon...

Page 18: ...17 MULTI WIRE CABLE TERMINALS TARGET WIRE Figure 1 Line Ground Connection www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com ...

Page 19: ...e LINE GROUND or LINE LINE con nectionisusedattheFOXJr theuseoftheHOUND Jrfortracingthesignalisthesame Ingeneral the HOUND Jr is used by bringing it into proximity with the wire cable that is being traced listening www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com ...

Page 20: ...henthesoundfromthespeakeris louder Insituationswherethereisalotofacoustic noise observingthebrightnessoftheLED orusing earphones may prove more useful than attempt ing to hear the signal from the speaker TobeginusingtheHOUNDJr turnontheHOUND Jrbyrotatingitsthumbwheelfromtheoffposition tothefullyonposition Itisnormaltohearahum mingorbuzzingnoisecomingfromtheHOUNDJr s speakerwhenitisinanareawithstan...

Page 21: ...INE GROUND connection 9 1 4TracingWires inWalls etc AfterconnectedtheFOXJrtooneendofthewire cable bring the HOUND Jr near the suspect wire cable The FOX Jr signal can often be heard a foot ormoreawayfromthewire Ifsearchingforwiresin walls movetheHOUNDJralongthesurfaceofthe wall noting the location of the strongest warble TONE pickup Using the HOUND Jr trace the wire throughthewallbyfollowingthestr...

Page 22: ...NDJr Adjust the thumbwheel on the FOX Jr to peak the loudness of the signal received on the HOUND Jr Connect the FOX Jr to the target wire cable in the desired fashion Once again test the FOX Jr s output signal by bringing the HOUND Jr s tip near the FOX Jr s alligator clips this is called probing thewire cable ThewarbleTONEshouldbeheard from the HOUND Jr s speaker If the warble TONE is not heard ...

Page 23: ...R SPEAKER WIRES DOOR WAY ADDITIONAL SPEAKER WIRES SEVERAL SPEAKER WIRES MOMEMTARILLY SHORT ENDS TO KILL TRACER TONE Figure 3 www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com ...

Page 24: ...rent wires cables which due to size constraints of the box itself cannot be separated apart far enough to identify the wire cable with the TONE signal on it To assist in identifying the target wire use the RemoteTone Kill technique The FOX Jr supports the use of the Remote Tone Kill test method When the wire or wires pair that the FOX is connected to are shorted out locally or remotely the warble ...

Page 25: ...n sense and experience must be used to applyitproperly However inmanyinstances itwill provide trace verification A caution if you are at a location where the only wire is not the target wire but it has a signal on it due to crosstalk it mayappearthatyouhavekilledtheFOXJrwarble TONE when you short out the wire To make sure leave the short on the wire in question and go back to FOX Jr and test the a...

Page 26: ...dual wiresapartfromeachotherattheendofthecable oppositetheFOXJrlocation Probethewireswith theHOUNDJr attemptingtoidentifythewirewith the strongest TONE on it Adjust the HOUND Jr s thumbwheel as necessary It is not necessary to piercetheinsulationofthewire Thewirewiththe strongest warbleTONE is the target wire In some cases crosstalk into the other wires will make it difficulttodeterminewhichwireha...

Page 27: ... Jr works by capacitively sensing the electrostatic field radiated by wires carrying a signal tone The greater the radiated field the better the HOUND Jr s ability to locate a wire Anything that reduces the intensity of the field will impair the HOUND JR s effectiveness in locating a wire HOUND Jr s ability to locate a wire Anything that reduces the intensity of the field will impair the HOUND JR ...

Page 28: ...ire and wiredress Ininstanceswhereasystemisshielded shielded wires metal junction boxes metal conduit etc the effectiveness of the HOUND Jr is impaired In multi wire cables grounded wires or wires connected to low impedance www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com ...

Page 29: ...ility It is also possible for wire dress to cause nullification of the field This may happen with tightly twisted pairs of wires If the target wire is connected to other wires and circuits for example to switches lights relays transformers etc the FOX Jr warble TONE will pass through these devices and out onto other wiresconnectedtothesedevices makingtracing of the target wire very difficult if no...

Page 30: ...identify the wires after they exit from the conduit General Rules for EffectiveTracing 1 Do what works best Try both LINE GROUND and LINE LINE tracing 2 Separate wires when possible 3 Movewiresawayfromshieldingwhenpossible 4 Un terminate wire if necessary 5 Turn off noise sources to reduce buzzing www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com ...

Page 31: ...30 10 Fox Jr Hound Jr Shown In Carrying Case Notice that Pocket Clips are on the outside of the www GlobalTestSupply com Find Quality Products Online at sales GlobalTestSupply com ...

Page 32: ...sult the Instruction Manual for instructions regarding the proper use and servicing of instruments and test equipment Our obligation under this warranty is limited to repairing replacing or making refund on any instrument or test equipment which proves to be defective within one year from the date of original purchase Thiswarrantydoesnotapplytoanyofourproductswhichhavebeen repaired or altered by u...

Page 33: ...y have including incidental or consequential damages Some states USA ONLY do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidentalorconsequentialdamages sotheabovelimitationorexclu sionmaynotapplytoyou NorepresentativeofTriplettoranyother person is authorized to extend the liability ofTriplett in connection with the sale of its products beyond the terms hereof Triplett reserves the right to disconti...

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