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Triplett TDR User Manual

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5. Attaching a cable to the TDR

1. Ensure that no power supply or equipment is attached to the cable to
be tested

2. Check that the far end of the cable is either open or shorted (not fitted
with a termination)

3. Attach the TDR to one end of the cable to be tested

The cable attachment to the TDR is via a BNC Jack located at the top of the
unit. For un-terminated cables use the alligator clip adaptor.

Coaxial Cable

Connect the red clip to the center wire and the black

clip to the shield.

Shielded Cable

Connect the red clip to a wire adjacent to the shield of

the cable and the black clip to the shield.

Unshielded

Separate out one pair and connect the two clips

Twisted Pair

to the two wires of a pair.

Unshielded

Connect the clips to any two wires.

Multi-Conductor
Cable