Triplett Fox 2 & Hound 3 – PN: 3399 - Manual (Page 51)

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water, and the other clip to the wire to be traced. If neces-
sary, attach an extension wire to the FOX 2 so that the clip
will reach the “grounded” metal object. If there is no
grounded metal object, simply drop the extension wire over-
board into the water.
If tracing wires in a boat that is out of the water, attach one
clip of the FOX to the metal trailer frame, or to a grounded
metal object. As before, an extension wire can be used if
necessary.
Water is generally not conductive enough to activate the True
Trace feature. If the boat is reasonably small, an extension
wire can be attached to the grounded clip and run to the far
end of the suspect wire. Short the extension wire to the
suspect wire to see if True Trace activates.
8.1.9.8: LAN Cables:
Ethernet LAN cables may be traced with the FOX 2. Simply
plug the LAN cable into the RJ-45 jack on the FOX 2. If nec-
essary, use a LAN jumper cable to connect between the FOX
2 and a wall jack.
An adaptor is available that will allow the RJ-45 jack on the
FOX 2 to connect to a coax based LAN with BNC connec-
tors. See preceding information on Coaxial cables.
Do not connect the FOX 2 to a live LAN! This will not dam-
age the FOX 2, but it may “crash” the LAN.
Due to their construction, LAN cables tend to suppress the
tracer tone field. It is often necessary to get close to the
cable with the HOUND 3 to locate or trace it. To increase the