Automotive Cable Wire Tracker Circuit tester

Let's show you how to use automotive cable wire tracker.
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[scottwaddle]

I have used this not very good with bundle of wires. But actually worked pretty good for single wires

[pigeonsilsx]

best method for short is plug in test light in the blown fuse location, because you have a short to ground the light will light, from here you can wiggle the harness/unplug connector on that circuit and when light flickers/goes out or dims your right around the short.

[FelinoAnticomunista]

Why do you need to connect black cocodrile if you only want to inspect that green wire ?

[ciprianionutapetroaie]

Hi, you start engine when you start used

[ArielsSky]

Do the wires need to be bare❔ Can I clip it to the wire with the protective cable on it❔

[EndoftheRd]

What if you don't know what is the bad wire how you set it up.?

[yipgeewai]

So.. No need to disconnect battery terminals?

[mitzaelwtges]

It is not a good test. In insulated cables and outdoors it seems to work well, but the reality is that the equipment is very basic (I think it is a 1khz square wave generator) and I really tried it on automotive wiring and it really does not serve this purpose.
As the previous comment says, the signal in some cases is lost; in other cases the signal is induced in the other nearby cables of the branch of the cable that is being traced, giving false positives.
I do not recommend it for automotive wiring.
Ing. MW

[torch]

If I am trying to find a short from a fuse. Should I connect the Black wire to the car battery positive, and the red wire to the fuse socket in my fuse box? I am trying this, but once I connect the red wire to the fuse socket, the cont light turns green, and the tone seems to completely disappear. :(