That $400 cable toner I bought was a total waste of time

Picked up a fancy digital toner and probe kit from a tool truck last spring. Thought it would save me hours tracing lines in new construction builds. First three jobs it worked okay, then it just started giving false readings on any bundle over six cables. Spent a full Friday chasing a line that turned out to be in a completely different room. Should have stuck with my old $60 analog unit. Anyone else have bad luck with high end cable testing gear?

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the_gray3d agoMost Upvoted

My Fluke always gets it right in heavy bundles.

milam422d ago

@the_gray I bet your Fluke works just fine because it knows you actually read the manual first. My fancy $400 toner is now just a very expensive paperweight that I occasionally glare at while grabbing my old analog unit.