All,
A quick question. I need to diagnose an open run on the hot side of a residential 120VAC junction. Because the "hot" is open, I'm not sure that these cheaper circuit breaker trace tools will trace back to anything. So my question is this. Do these tools ping the Neutral line too or just the Hot?
I would think they should do both just in case someone wired it wrong it would still lead back to the pair in the panel. But I've never used one so I don't know and I need to get moving on this without tearing the whole house apart!
For example; there are products like this: CB10-KIT - Electrical Troubleshooting Kit
I have the voltage detector wand (probe), a good meter, and the fault detector (GFI tester, opens, shorts, etc) so I don't need the whole kit but none of these sellers indicate if the tool works on the neutral.
Kit Contains:
- CB10 Circuit Breaker Finder << APPLICATION IS WORKING CIRCUITS ONLY
• Quickly locate Circuit Breakers with audible and visual alert
• Variable Sensitivity adjustment to pinpoint correct circuit breaker
• LED indicators determine if outlet is correctly wired and
identify six fault conditions
• Push button GFCI test
• UL listed and CE approved
• Includes 9V battery
- CT20 Continuity Tester/Wire Tracer << APPLICATION IS UNKNOWN
• Continuity testing via bright flashing LED and loud pulsating beeper
• Remote probe with flashing (red/green) LED allows a single user to
trace up to three cables
• Clips on and hangs from the cable(s) under test without support
• CE approved
• Includes 9V battery
- DV20 AC Voltage Detector/Flashlight
• Non-Contact Detection of AC Voltage from 100VAC to 600VAC
• Rugged, double molded housing
• Built-in bright LED flashlight with ON/OFF button
• UL listed CAT lll – 600V, CE approved
• Includes two AAA batteries
A quick question. I need to diagnose an open run on the hot side of a residential 120VAC junction. Because the "hot" is open, I'm not sure that these cheaper circuit breaker trace tools will trace back to anything. So my question is this. Do these tools ping the Neutral line too or just the Hot?
I would think they should do both just in case someone wired it wrong it would still lead back to the pair in the panel. But I've never used one so I don't know and I need to get moving on this without tearing the whole house apart!
For example; there are products like this: CB10-KIT - Electrical Troubleshooting Kit
I have the voltage detector wand (probe), a good meter, and the fault detector (GFI tester, opens, shorts, etc) so I don't need the whole kit but none of these sellers indicate if the tool works on the neutral.
Kit Contains:
- CB10 Circuit Breaker Finder << APPLICATION IS WORKING CIRCUITS ONLY
• Quickly locate Circuit Breakers with audible and visual alert
• Variable Sensitivity adjustment to pinpoint correct circuit breaker
• LED indicators determine if outlet is correctly wired and
identify six fault conditions
• Push button GFCI test
• UL listed and CE approved
• Includes 9V battery
- CT20 Continuity Tester/Wire Tracer << APPLICATION IS UNKNOWN
• Continuity testing via bright flashing LED and loud pulsating beeper
• Remote probe with flashing (red/green) LED allows a single user to
trace up to three cables
• Clips on and hangs from the cable(s) under test without support
• CE approved
• Includes 9V battery
- DV20 AC Voltage Detector/Flashlight
• Non-Contact Detection of AC Voltage from 100VAC to 600VAC
• Rugged, double molded housing
• Built-in bright LED flashlight with ON/OFF button
• UL listed CAT lll – 600V, CE approved
• Includes two AAA batteries
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