Re: Buried wire detection

[G. Morgan <usenet_abuse@xxxxxxxxx>]

"ABLE1" <royboynospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Check that the wire you are looking for is not shorted.  Must be open or put
>a 10ohm load in line.
>Connect a 12vdc battery to a siren driver.
>Connect the output of the siren driver to your wire.
>Use your Tone Probe to trace the wire.
>
>Should get a tone at easily 8" - 10" from wire inside the wall.  It will be
>right under the loudest point.


Never heard of that method.  Is that better than the tone generator that comes
with the inductive probe?

To the OP:

Here is a video on how to use the toner & probe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP0AtN9hTP4