How to Find Wires | Using a Wire Tracer

How to Find Wires | Using a Wire Tracer

Can’t find the other end of that wire? Need to know where behind that wall or floor a wire is run? A wire tracer (aka signal tracer) is just the tool for the job. This handy little tool pays for itself in the time saved avoiding a wire scavenger hunt.

These tracers connect to one end of a wire or cable using a transmitter that emits a tone that can be picked up by the receiver. Turn on the transmitter and then go hunting with the receiver – once it starts beeping or generating an audible tone, you’ve found your wire! You can use it to find the other end of wire that might be bundled with other unmarked wires or you can use it to find the path of the wire behind walls and floors.

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[joeshow]

love how concise and to the point you talk . without giving any redundant and extra information.like who invented electricity or what electricity is used for, like a LOT of people do. They talk for 3 to 4 minutes before they get to the point. Love your delivery style. Not one single unnecessary word. Awesome.

[thomasruwart]

Love the shirt! My three rules for carpentry are:
1. Measure with a micrometer.
2. Mark with chalk.
3. Cut with an axe.

[ExpressiveDesign]

Thanks your explanation was simple and easily understood by someone like me who has some familiarity with electrical circuits and connections and use it for work but I’m no electrician.

[Allbbrz]

This tracer you have it quite handy and mostly because of the several adapters that lets you connect to different wires. Thanks.

[ItsCarlnotCarla]

Would be awesome if you put a link to the tool ;) and where we can buy it

[lowvoltagedude]

I use a fluke toner and probe it has some cool features like smart tone. Pretty good video . Interesting toner has the connections built in that's cool .

[nn]

great video, to the point without blah blah.

[ChefboyYARDe]

Good explanation thanks. Love the shirt too 😂😂

[sombra]

does this work with cable behind drywalls?

[thecricketeer]

Could’ve like used the other clips instead of assuming we were looking for that specific type with that hook up

[bradd]

thanks for keeping it simple and helpful!

[memem]

I need something to find a ethernet cable in a rack knowing that the wall jack is in another building. How to do it ? Thanks

[kevinportillo]

It's difficult when you are testing wall-jacks that are close together with other cables at a server closet....

[DC]

Does it work if one of the ends is connected ? I need to find, among a bunch of other cables, which one is connected to a printer. I can turn off the end connected to the printer but I can't risk pulling off the wrong one on the other side.

[royalway]

I have juice at the breaker where the wire connects. But no voltage at the switch for that same wire.

[Gumarko]

Excellent instructional video. Very informative.

[MrMeesta]

Looks to me like it's the Sperry Instruments ET64220.

[ryanmoney]

Thanks for the video and awesome shirt! I want one!

[joeshow]

I have a cable going from the panel and disappearing behind the drywall . It is connected to a breaker on my panelwhich is in the off position but everything in the house works . I have a tool like you re using but it seems to be a cheepo . When I near it to the wall in the vicinity of the panel in area where the cable goes under the sheet rock, there is no distinction in signal strength no matter where on periphery of the panel I place the sensor. The beeping is the same and weak. Are there devices that will send signal that point directly to where the wire travels under the drywall. ? Thanks for any suggestions.

[kimchee]

Alligator clips red and black, how do you use it? Need to use both clips at the same time?