Wire Short Open Circuit Tracer Detector Fault Finder Tool

Post by **Heuer** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 11:27 am

Saw this tool and wondered if anyone had tried it out? Basically you connect a signal generator into a circuit and then use a long nosed detector to trace the wire. If there is a break in the wire the signal will fade out at that point so you know where to look. Works even in loomed wires:

?27 on eBay: http://tinyurl.com/l5ot9l9

Might mean I can finally get the interior light of the OTS working again. Power to the wire, nothing at the bulkhead light socket :?

ralphr1780 · Post by **ralphr1780** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 11:41 am

David,
Yes the cable tracer is ideal for such case.
You have more cost effective similar products available such as this one:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mastech-Telep ... 43bbf9f668

No affiliation, nor interest, ...

Post by **Heuer** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 12:04 pm

Thanks Ralph. That one is indeed half the price but lacks the flexible probe the other one has to follow wiring down to unreachable parts of the loom.

KingRichard · Post by **KingRichard** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 6:02 pm

Doubt if you can find the not working interior light of the OTS. Or is there some light hidden inthe boot?

Richard

Post by **Heuer** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 6:16 pm

No the light is exposed, it is just the wiring loom that runs from there, through the car under the trim, up the footwell and into the centre dash which is not.

mystery type · Post by **mystery type** » Thu Feb 05, 2015 5:12 pm

You have more cost effective similar products available such as this one

or use the old sewing needle trick.

Post by **Heuer** » Thu Feb 05, 2015 7:09 pm

Hmm - a sewing needle into a cable loom bundle :?

mystery type · Post by **mystery type** » Fri Feb 06, 2015 5:25 am

now if they invented a tool that could mend broken wires without having to break into the cable loom bundle, that would be handy.

PeterCrespin · Post by **PeterCrespin** » Fri Feb 06, 2015 1:56 pm

Heuer wrote:Saw this tool and wondered if anyone had tried it out? Basically you connect a signal generator into a circuit and then use a long nosed detector to trace the wire. If there is a break in the wire the signal will fade out at that point so you know where to look. Works even in loomed wires:

?27 on eBay: http://tinyurl.com/l5ot9l9

Might mean I can finally get the interior light of the OTS working again. Power to the wire, nothing at the bulkhead light socket :?

Buy a dozen, re-brand as 'LUCAS Smoke Detector' and sell for double.

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