Coax Cable Continuity Tester

by Steren

Product Description

Troubleshooting timesaver test coax cable quickly and easily. The Coax Cable Continuity Tester is an easy to use tool for testing coax cable. With it you can check DC shorts, splitters and self-grounding devices in coax cable. An audible tone sounds wh

Product Details

• Item Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000GDDPRG
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,978 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #25 in Home Improvement > Electrical > Tools & Testers > Circuit Testers

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Elegant Little Device, January 10, 2009

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L. T. Gyongyosi (South of Santa Fe NM) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coax Cable Continuity Tester (Misc.)

Not knowing squat about toners, RG-6, low voltage wiring etc...I was presented with a dilemma. Lots of unlabeled coaxial in my new house. How to figure what goes where? This little tool helped me figure it out AND for <$20!! Instuctions fit for dummies. Manufacturer provides a 1-800# and a web site!! 4 stars because it uses a cylindrical battery I have never seen before (A23 MN21: 12Volt).

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Useful gadget for confusing installs, March 18, 2010

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Vivek Gupta - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coax Cable Continuity Tester (Misc.)

We just moved into a house that is fully wired for cable (often more than 1 jack per room). We couldn't find the jack for the bedroom and I finally gave up and ordered the Pocket Toner. Due to the lack of instructions it took two tries for me to find the cable but it was easy to use! The way this works is that the part that is below the battery compartment is actually the part that emits a tone and should go with you to the end you are testing (which was the mess of cables in the basement in my case). The other end with the battery in it basically can plug right into a cable jack. Now as you test cables with the small piece when you make contact with the correct cable you get a tone. In my case I went over every cable and got nothing and was disappointed, however when I got upstairs my wife let me know that a tone came on, so I knew to swap ends.

If you often are hooking up cables (or helping others do it) this can certainly make it easier to label everything correctly, especially if you have someone else going room to room moving the transmitter. I do wish they had a little sheet with instructions or just printed a few lines on the box.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product, July 6, 2009

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J. Williams "prymas13" (Washington D.C.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coax Cable Continuity Tester (Misc.)

Easy product to use. Just slip the large end on the outlet in question. Take the receiver to your rat's nest of cables and start testing and labeling. The only con to this unit is it uses a non standard 12v cylindrical battery. You can find them here http://www.amazon.com/A23-Car-Alarm-Battery-Pack/dp/B00164CZR0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1246929638&sr=8-1. I doubt you could find them at your local Wally world.