Triplett Fox 2 – PN: 3382 - Manual (Page 24)

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fake ground will not radiate much tracer tone. The tracer
tone should be much stronger on the FOX 2’s other clip. If it
is not, the target wire may be shorted to ground, or the fake
ground may not be adequate. Generally, the larger the ob-
ject used as the fake ground, the better it works.
If the target wire is somehow connected to ground, this will
greatly reduce or kill the tracer tone.
Telephone Wires:
The floating method is usually used to locate a pair of wires
in a telephone junction block. If the wires are already termi-
nated into a modular telephone jack, simply plug the FOX 2
into the jack (using the RJ-45 to RJ-11 Adapter). This
method works with the phone line connected or disconnected
from the wires going to the telephone company. A stronger
trace is usually obtained if the wires are not connected to
the telephone company.
If the wires are not connected to the telephone company,
the grounded method can be used to trace telephone wires
through a wall or ceiling. Use the green and red clips to con-
nect to the phone line and ground.
To identify the wires, if using the floating method, momen-
tarily short the target wires together to active TrueTrace, and
listen for the cadence change. If it changes, you’ve found
the target pair. If no change occurs, keep searching.
To identify the wires, if using the grounded method, mo-
mentarily short the target wire to ground to active TrueTrace,
and listen for the cadence change. If it changes, you’ve found