Triplett Fox 2 & Hound 3 – PN: 3399 - Manual (Page 37)

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True Trace can be used in conjunction with the grounded
method of tracing if the ground that is used at the FOX 2
location is also available at the end location of the wires.
Simply short each suspect wire to the ground while listen-
ing for a cadence change with the HOUND 3. If water is used
as the fake ground, it usually is not conductive enough to
active True Trace at the end opposite of the FOX 2.
Helpful Hints:
Extension pieces of wire, or long clip leads, can be used to
connect the FOX 2 to a ground or fake ground. The exten-
sion wire can be hundreds of feet long if necessary.
To test a fake ground to see if it can be used for wire tracing,
connect one clip from the FOX 2 to the candidate object (like
a metal desk) and the other clip of the FOX 2 to the target
wire. Hold the HOUND 3 near the object. A “good” 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.
8.1.9.2: 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