Sorting Bundled Wires
Applications include identifying a specific circuit amongst several circuits in a filled conduit, sorting
wires in a wire harness, identifying coax cable and twisted pair cable in a termination box.
1) Connect the transmitter to the circuit to be traced and power it on.
a) Clip one test lead to the known end of the wire to be traced or identified.
b) Clip the other test lead to a remote return path.
2) Turn on the receiver and set it to the least sensitivity ( ).
3) Go to the other end of the wire run and sort out the individual wire using the nose of the receiver.
a) If the signal is too strong, separate the wires more from the bundle when testing.
b) If the signal is too weak, then increase the sensitivity range on the receiver and repeat step #3.
4) Continue sorting until the wire with the highest reading is identified.
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