Triplett Fox & Hound Premium Tone and Probe Wire Tracing Kit Generates Multiple Tones with Adjustable Sensitivity for Electrical Wire, LAN Cable, Telephone, and More (3399)

If you are looking for a product that was designed by an Engineer instead of a Marketeer, and with a manual that is written by an Engineer rather than a Technical Writer, then this is it! To be sure, it does have its flaws: The manual is the size of a credit card, with 62 pages of tiny text - I read the PDF on the web instead. The plastic housing lacks the finer fit and finish of more modern products. And, the spaces for the 9V batteries are cramped, making it very difficult to close the covers without a bulge remaining. I also have the $80 Extech 40180, and this product is in quite a different class, with the following additional features: 1. It is provided with a conductive metal probe tip, in addition to the insulated plastic tip. 2. Probe has a signal strength LED, in addition to the speaker / headphone jack. 3. Probe also acts as flashlight, allowing probing in dark spaces without having to turn on noisy fluorescent lights. 4. The injector box has a speaker, in addition to the speaker which is present in the probe. 5. Continuity test has an Audible Tone mode, in addition to Lit LED mode. 6. Tracer tone can be changed between Warble and Pulse without having to open case. 7. TrueTrace feature allows detecting which pair of wires signal is injected in to, by shorting at far end and listening for a change in the pulse rate. 8. It is designed to survive accidental connection across 120 Vac. 9. Injector can be connected to the base-station of a cordless phone, to wirelessly send its test tone to the phone's headsets. This allows you to use the TrueTrace capability at a distant location, even if the probe would not pick up an adequate signal, or would be overwhelmed by 60 Hz related noise. (Though not mentioned in its manual, the Extech can also drive the base-station of a cordless phone, however, without the TrueTrace feature, this is not of much use.) Jumpers inside injector's case also allow: 1. Disable speaker. 2. Disable TrueTrace. 3. Change tone to a higher pitch. 4. Change Warble tone to Continuous tone (The Extech does have a slide switch inside the case to do this). The manual is very clearly written, by someone with a deep understanding and considerable experience in using this product under a variety of difficult test conditions. It would be the envy of Hewlett Packard, which was once known for its excellent user manuals! Note, though, if you are not technically inclined you may find the manual overwhelming, and may prefer the Extech's 4-page manual instead.

Great tone generator and tracer. Ive been using this routinely since 2012 and it still is good as new. The instruction manual is long and full of detail features and tips you dont get with cheaper toners. The toner eapecially is full of functions that others dont have like true trace (tone changes when continuity changes making it easy to pin down the port from a patch pannel) and cordless interface (use a cordless phone as a probe). Both toner and probe are very powerful. My only complaint is the probe can be sensitive. I also have a Greenlee in my office and its toner is weak compared to the Fox. This becomes very noticeable when toning cat6. Their support is exceptional (SHOUT OUT TO MATT H!) I emailed triplett to buy a new metal tip aftet losing mine and they mailed me a replacement tip for free!!! The Fox and Hound is also way better than these cheap $15-$30 toners. Ive used them too and theyre either weak or inconsistant compared to the professional toners like the Fox and Hound. Highly HIGHLY reccomended. Spend the extra $$ stay away from cheap toners if youre gonna depend on this tool routinely.

this item sucks. worked great initially but after 2 months the but on the hand unit quit working and steadily became less and less sensitive to pinpoint accuracy. Im a master electrician and have used many testers but product durability is lacking on this item.

Great toner set. I've used others' old-school toner sets for years, but this is the first one I bought for me, and this is a much better set. The Hound sensor is much more sensitive, and that sensitivity is adjustable. The Fox toner source has several cool features, including a lockout that prevents it from actually turning on in your toolbox, and when the leads are shorted out, the tone changes so you can be 100% sure you've got the right pair of wires.

Tripplett is a good company and this is a pretty good tester. The unit is not the best quality but Tripplett really stands behind what they sell. I received the first one and it had a LED light out. I could not spare the time to go though the typical return path because I was down a toner and on site working on an installation. Tripplett took care of the problem IMMEDIATELY. It is nice to deal with a company like that.

We work in the power plant industry, which has 10's of thousands of cables/conductors. These 'toners' are stellar in their performance. Triplett's price point may be a little above average, but you get what you pay for! Being trustworthy and durable is more valuable than the initial cost! Buy it! You'll be glad you did!

I bought this to find an open circuit in my son's house. We applied the tone to the hot (black) wire of an outlet that had no voltage. We traced the tone across a ceiling and into the utility room where the electric breaker panel is located. We then removed the black wire from the breaker applied the tone to it. We were able to trace the ton about 4 feet to the point it quit. We found a GFI outlet on the other side of the wall where the tone disappeared. When we removed the GFI outlet we found burned wiring terminals. To verify that we were in the right place, we applied the tone to the original location. Sure enough, we had tone coming to this outlet. The total cost of the repair was less than $85, including the cost of this cable locator. I've also used this to find another open in a power circuit and to verify a telephone cable. In my case it more than paid for itself in one job.

Worked great the three times I used it. Then the “Hound” died. The tone sender portion still works with other tracers but not nearly as well as it did with the Hound 3. I have had it for 2 months.