Auto Circuit Tracer Detector
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- čas přidán 15. 12. 2018
- A very handy tool if you do any auto electrical work and repairs. Also very handy when working on trailer, camper or RV lighting.
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Thanks for the super easy to follow demonstration. I plan to use it for tracing individual wires from an 8-pin connector under my dash of my vintage car and out to their "terminations" at various relays, fuses, switches, etc.. Your demonstration starting that the 2:00 mark is what I needed to see to feel confident such a tracer will be useful. Most instructions I see online and on YT indicate you need to clip BOTH alligator clip to something - like clipping the red alligator to +12V at the battery or something. If all the various tracers work the way you show at 2:00, then I'll buy one and go with it.. Thanks again.
Glad my video helped. It works great just as shown, I've used it several times now.
I have a similar one... don't use it often, but the last time I did, it came in really handy!
I don't know how often I'll use it but it was on sale for $17 and I need to fix the lights on my utility trailer one of these days.
A short circuit is an electrical circuit that allows a current to travel along an Unintended path. An Open circuit is when there is No continuity within a wire. Continuity is the continuing of conduction within a wire or circuit. This device will find continuity or Open circuit, depending upon the setting.
Yes it will come in handy , looks like PA is our fav store .
I spend far too much time and money at PA lol
Thanks dude! I have one but wasn't sure how to use it properly.
Glad I could help!
Bruce one handy tool to find a break in the wire. Nick
Hey Nick. Yes, it should come in handy when I try to fix the lights on my utility trailer.
Indeed they are alway a handy tester to have. 😃👍🏻🎄
I'm hoping it comes in handy when I get around to fixing the lights on my utility trailer... when I ever get around to actually fixing them.
Bruce L. Our busy work is never done. 👍🏻
I like it!! I haven't come across any need for it yet but that's beside the point. I want it anyway! 😂😂😂
Hey, that's what I'm here for! To show you stuff you didn't even know you needed!
Thanks for the demo
Thanks for watching
Awesome Bruce《☆》Reminds Me of a freon sniffer. I might need one ☻
Thanks BDOG. I've never seen a freon sniffer. I had to have the gas company come out and use a sniffer once in my old garage. I came home from work and it reeked of gas when I opened the door. The guy that came out said the concentration was so high that I could have blown up if I had used the opener or turned on the lights.
@@BruceLyeg 《☆》I love cooking with gas but having a house plumbed for gas terrifies Me. We had 2 helos & 2 fixed wingers that were A/C equipped. My boss loved shopping at the military surplus depot. He bought a case of refrigerant sniffers & a case of Fluke BN77 multimeters which were a steal. They still had all 4 sniffers but a few multimeters disapeared over the years as people retired or left the job. I turned mine in tho I miss it ☻
If we didn't have gas in the house I'd be frozen solid or poor (well, more poor). Electric heat when it's down to -30c half the year would be crazy expensive. It took me awhile to get used to a gas cook top but now that I am, it's great. Not that I do a lot of cooking, the wife is a great cook. Plus it's nice to just flick a switch to turn the fireplace on. I love wood burning fireplaces but we actually didn't use the one we had in our old house that much.
No doubt Fluke is the MM to have. There's a reason that people who use them for a living rely on Fluke.
I watched a video the other day about a guy that owned a electrical company. He said he pretty much had to buy two of everything when he bought stuff for his employees. One for when they "lost" it and another for them to use at work.
nice-I watched all and i put a like on this too
Thank You!!! It's coming today.
It's a handy little tool
Great video thanks brother. I have a power Probe and it's been very handy. They have a tool like that one you have but it's pricey. The options for everyone today is great unlike when I was doing the work. Keep up the great work see you in the next video thanks again brother
Thanks Scott. I keep waiting to see a decent deal on a Power Probe around here but haven't yet. I've used one at a friends shop and they're super useful.
Hey ho Bruce good to have a thing like that. Helpful can’t be useless. Nice 👍. Greetings
Hey Martin. Yes, I have several tools that don't get used very often but are sure useful when I do need them!
I have the same one and it's been a life saver for repairing all of the botched electrical in my new to me house.
I've used it on the electrical at my sisters house, works great!
@@BruceLyeg The unit is designed to test DC voltage
only. Do not connect the unit in any
situation to a circuit that exceed
42 volts DC (( really )))) WOW
@@1EagleDave wow indeed. You use it with the power off to find breaks in continuity or tracing circuits. Next time just say so if you don’t know what you’re talking about. You seem to be the dim one that even thought about connecting it to live wires
Do you need to circuit breaker in place of the fuse to keep current from burning up the wiring ?
I have a nissan patrol y60 and there are lot of wires it will work? They are lot in the same place
May be a silly question but do you need both parts for it to work? I found the receiver part on the side of the road but it didn't have the box. Not getting power to my trailer plug on my truck and don't have a multimeter
Not a silly question at all. Unfortunately you do need both parts. My plug on my truck does that every year. It's usually either the plug is corroded and needs cleaning or a wire has broken somewhere between the trailer plug and where is connects to the trucks lighting system. It's almost always close to the plug on the truck.
Hello do you know how to trace and pin point where the short is in a wire with test light or multimeter?I found how to find the circuit but cant find info on how to actual trace the short down other then buying this tool
I was just asked this a little while ago and while I don't really have an answer for you, I can point you to a video that might help. Best of luck!
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Can this tool be used also to detect defective fuses and relays.
No
Hey bruce, i just bought this tool, so im waiting for the wife so figured id look up any tips on this tool, and here you are lol thanks bud
Here I is. Waiting for the wife? That's how I've spent the last twenty years of my life lol
Thanks for broadcast I can't get anyone to tell me how to connect the wires where they go to check no power to my OBD II port help!!! In a car I can't Clip it to the end of it unless it's clipped or I know where the break is!!! So Do I Clip It Anywhere On the vwire?
Hi Kathy. You're gonna have to use a regular test light or a multi-meter to check why there is no power going to your OBDII port. I'm not too sure how familiar you are with such things but here's a few videos that will be more helpful than I can be here.
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If none of those answer your question, feel free to let me know and I'll do what I can to help.
Maybe a dumb question, how much voltage/signal does it put down the wire? Thanks.
Not a dumb question at all. I don't have the answer, but I'll check it the next time I'm at my toolbox. I'll let you know.
ONLY 10,000 OHMS NOT VOLTS DO NOT USE ON AC PERIOD
How do you charge the sender? Mines dead
Sound is activated way to far from the wire to be useful. It would clearly still sound off after a break as it will still be hearing the tone on the other side of the break?
I’ve had no problems with it. I’ve used it several times since this video
Thanks for the simple explanation.
You're welcome
Those are real nice for network cables as well.
Geeze, that never even occurred to me. I've got a couple of dead wires in the walls for our alarm system and just installed wireless sensors temporarily. I know what I'll be doing next weekend!
Thanks Robert.
Actually that's what telecommunications guys use.
will it trace a wire in a wall, and 6-8 inches underground?
I don't know. I don't think so, it doesn't have much range
Thanks for the reply. Enjoy your new item, a handy tool to have around.@@BruceLyeg
Subscribed great channel great content
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Thanks!
It seems better than Harbor freight cable tracker. It biit more sensetive seems like .
I've used it a few times since this video and can say that although I have no experience with the HF version, this one is pretty sensitive and works very well.
This is not the same thing as a test light? Im looking to find a broken wire somewhere and am not familiar with this. I like the idea of it beeping to let you know where the problem is
This is perfect if you're looking for a break in a wire
@@BruceLyeg thank you for the video!
@@carold.7907 You're welcome
Hi i got also ons but if i connect it the hole car get to make that noise
Hey Jacques. Don’t connect it to the whole car, just the wire you’re trying to trace
@@BruceLyeg hi i did connect it on to one wire and it doesn't matter where I put the probe ,on the engine,rear wires,anywhere on the car it still makes a noise.
Would it track a short ..
Yes, it works great for that
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Buck twenty five, or about thirty cents US.
Okay, I've recently lost 110 power to my shed that is supplied by plugging it into a receptacle in the house. I buried the cable in PVC as just a temporary solution for power ( been over a year now, my bad) I checked the receptacle in the house and it tests good. I've got a million different projects going on and I seem to be getting very confused lately, just getting old I guess. But the question; how do I go about testing with this device? I'm guessing shut the power to that particular circuit and connect leads and probe from the receptacle to the switch? I apologize, I used to be able to figure things out fairly quick on my own. Appreciate your advice.
If you're running a buried extension cord in PVC from the house to the shed, you should be able to use this device by connecting it to the prongs on the cord in the house to the outlet in the shed. Just a simple continuity test. No need to apologize for asking questions, it's how we all learn. Also, I'm only 50 and my memory is already terrible, I can relate. Another way to do it would be to run an extension cord from the shed back to the house. connect one end to a battery of some sort and use multimeter to check for continuity
@@BruceLyeg You are CORRECT sir. Worked like a champ. It wasn't plugged in all the way.
@@cornfusedatbest6693 Great news! A simple fix is always my favorite fix lol
No way to distinguish wires. If your working with a bundle of wires and your trying to trace it out, good luck.
Ya, it's not really designed for a "bundle of wires". It works very well for what it is though
I got one but it doesn't work very well
They aren't the greatest but I've had some luck finding shorts with mine. I don't use it very often though
@@BruceLyeg I've been trying to find a random short in a wiring harness for a while & had no luck . This tool was just vague. Getting read to pull my wifes hair out as mine is shaved off 😉
@@grandebigy Hahahaha don't pull her hair out too much, she'll end up as bald as you! Chasing random shorts is a pain in the ass at the best of times. Good luck!
does anyone else see the cash on the left side??? is it real idk if it is why so much on screen lol
Not real cash
do you really know how to use this tool????
It’s always the ones with no videos of their own who have the biggest mouths and the smallest brains
Can't hear you speak up man !
not good enough for a tutorial
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