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TRIPLETTHotWire Fox & HoundLive Wire CircuitTracing KitInstruction Manual84-8777-10

Page 9Throughout this instruction manual, the user will be reminded of instances in which a ‘false trace’ can occur. After the user has some experienc

Page 10The HotWire Hound senses RF current owing in a conductor or the Electromagnetic waves in free space. In our application, we are interested in

A: ANTENNAB: LED HEADLITESC: SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATORD: POWER BUTTONE: VOLUME / SENSITIVITY CONTROLF: EARPHONE JACKG: BATTERY CONNECTORH: BATTERY STR

Page 12C) Signal Strength IndicatorThe Signal Strength LED is used to indicate the presence of a signal when it may be difcult to hear the signal com

Page 13G) Battery ConnectorObserving proper polarity, attach to 9V alkaline batteryH) Battery StrapSlip over battery before installing in Hound. Posit

Page 141) FUNCTION SWITCH2) UNLOCK BUTTON3) BATTERY TEST / CADENCE LED (GREEN)4) VOLTAGE PRESENT LED (RED)5) PULSE / WARBLE BUTTON6) TRUETRACE ON/OFF

Page 151) 24” Test Leads2) 60” Test Leads3) Pointed Test Probe4) Flat Test Probe5) Alligator ClipsTest LeadsHotWire Fox Control Description1) Function

Page 164) VOLTAGE PRESENT LED (red)This LED ashes when AC or DC voltage is present (see Specications for details). In the OFF / VOLTAGE TEST and CON

Page 17Installing / Replacing BatteryRefer to the HotWire Fox and Hound Control Locations drawing. To install or replace the 9 volt battery in the Hot

Page 18Basic Operational TestHold the HotWire Hound and press its POWER button. The white LED headlights should come on. If they don’t come on, replac

Page 1Features ...Introduction ...

Page 19The different lengths of Test Lead wire are provided not only for convenience in testing, but in some tests, the length of the leads has an eff

Page 20TRACER TONE Test FunctionSeveral different methods can be and should be employed to trace wires. Set the Function switch to the TRACER TONE pos

Page 21The Null MethodThe concept of the “null” is illustrated in the following drawing.When the HotWire Hound is passed perpendicularly over the wire

Page 22HotWire Fox connected to wall outletTracing wire in wallIdentifying breaker by locatingthe “null”.

Page 23Helpful HintsIt is usually best to start with the RF Level control all the way up on the HotWire Fox, adjusting the Sen-sitivity on the HotWire

Page 24HotWire Fox connected to boundary wiresHotWire Hound locates boundarywire using null method.Improving Null with Earth Ground When tracing a wir

Page 25HotWire Fox on ‘Earth’Connect the red pigtail to either the 2’ or 5’ red test lead (use the shortest one you can), and connect the other end of

Page 26CAUTION:If the wall outlet is ‘live’, the black test lead will be live also. Use ap-propriate caution. Failure to do so could result in user in

Page 27The Peak MethodThe concept of the ‘peak’ method is illustrated in the following drawing.When the HotWire Hound is passed perpendicularly over t

occur that the tracer tone on the adjacent wires can be almost as large as the original tone on the target wires. This can make it difcult to identif

* Trace Live 120VAC and 220VAC Power Lines* Locates Wires Through Drywall, Plaster, Wood, Cement, etc.* Locate wires up to 3ft away (in open air)* Loc

Page 29Wires usually do not radiate RF signals in a circular pattern around the wire. There is often a ‘lobed’ pat-tern, with the size and the shape o

Page 30Noise Pickup: The HotWire Hound is tuned to the frequency of the HotWire Fox. RF noise is also found in this same frequency range. Noise comes

The following items are included with the HotWire Fox and HoundHotWire Fox ………………………………….… Part Number 3388-FOXHotWire Hound …………………………...

Page 32Triplett Product Return InstructionsIn the unlikely event that you must return your Triplett equipment for repair, the following steps must be

Page 3314: Triplett One Year Limited WarrantyTriplett warrants instruments and test equipment manufactured by it to be free from defective material o

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Page 3 The Triplett HotWire is a wire tracer for 120VAC and 220VAC circuits. It consists of the HotWire Fox Transmitter and the HotWire Hound Receive

Page 4* The HotWire is designed for use on 120VAC and 220VAC circuits. It is intended to be used on fused circuits that are not considered ‘High En

Page 5* Operating Frequency (RF): 400KHz to 500KHz* Operating Frequency (AF): 800Hz to 2400Hz* Output Voltage (RF): adjustable from approx. 5Vpp to 30

Page 6* Operating Frequency (RF): 400KHz to 500KHz* Signal Indicators: Speaker outputs Tracer Signal and LED indicates signal strength* Earphone Jack:

Page 7There are many different types of wire tracers using different technologies to trace wires. While a single technology can be used to trace wires

Page 8The HotWire can be used to identify, for example, the end of a specic Cable TV wire among a group of Cable TV wires. However , if the wires are