Triplett Fox & Hound Jr. – PN: 3375 - Manual (Page 17)

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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 an use the sur-
rounding water as a ground (make connection
to a metal fitting in contact with the water or
drop a wire into the water). The ground con-
nection is only required at the FOX Jr end of the
cable or wire, however, a ground connection at
the far end is handy for identification of the tar-
get wire (read following text on tracing).
To setup the LINE/GROUND connection, clip one
alligator clip (either color) of the Triplett FOX
Jr to the “ground”, and the other alligator clip
to the wire being traced. (See Figure 1)
9.1.2 LINE/LINE Connection
The LINE/LINE connection is useful for identi-
fying a pair of wires in a multi-wire cable, or for
identifying a pair of wires in a bundle of wires.
When wires are “paired” in a cable, they are of-
ten twisted together in a manner that reduces