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Triplett Fox 2 & Hound 3 – PN: 3399 User Manual

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TRACER TONE

VISUAL CONT.

TALK

OFF / POLARITY

AUDIBLE CONT.

WARBLE

PULSE

CORDLESS

INTERFACE

UNLOCK

BATTERY TEST

AC / RING

REV NORM

Figure 5

Floating or Line-to-Line Tracing

In the grounded method (also called Line to Ground), one

clip of the FOX 2 (either the red or green) is connected to

earth ground or a “fake ground”, and the other clip is con-

nected to the target wire. The target wire can be one wire of

a pair or a multiwire cable. See Figure 6. This method cre-

ates the strongest tracer tone, and is often used when wires

are traced through walls or ceilings. It is also useful for

identifying a specific wire within a bundle of wires. If con-