could you use this to trace automotive wiring, say from a turn signal light to the blinker module? I guess the 2 major concerns are could you just attach 1 clip to one wire and be able to find that wire and 2nd will it still work even if there is...
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Yes - with the following IMPORTANT warning! The Positive Lead from the Battery MUST be lifted - disconnected - Then you should be able to trace a single wire by putting one of the Toner Leads on the Frame of the vehicle, and the other lead on one end of the wire to be traced. If you read the Fluke Manual - they describe the single wire tracing mode - in house wiring they suggest one toner lead on the ground wire of unshielded wire. I have used this in 'low-voltage' telephone line tracing, and network cable tracing. Ron
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I bought and installed the wiring kit, only to learn that I needed the $50 module to make it work. I left it installed, but never purchased the connector module... So no, by itself, this wiring kit will not work. Maybe if you buy the $50 module, it may??
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This stuff really isn't meant for that, this stuff is meant for turn signals, tail lights ect and for that it works great! If you used this on the stereo buttons it may black them out completely so I would advise against it. Plus it would make the buttons look totally black when the stereo is off.
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It's basially just fancy double-sided tape, so I don't see why not. It may leave a residue on the wires if you remove it, though. Not sure.
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Hi Todd,You may want to try other diagnostic applications with this cable. In my case I used software from Ross-tech which is VW/Audi specific and it worked like a charm. I am guessing that the software you are using may not be detecting the cable correctly.
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Works great. There are mounting holes in the back that mount on single screws that you would screw into the wall.I guess you could use mounting tape too. The sensor mounts at bumper height to you car and the signal light mount up at eye level so you can see it.
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This stuff really isn't meant for that, this stuff is meant for turn signals, tail lights ect and for that it works great!If you used this on the stereo buttons it may black them out completely so I would advise against it. Plus it would make the buttons look totally black when the stereo is off.
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Yes,you could have a try.One customer do like this:"hang the monitor on the rearview mirror. Installation instructions are sparse at best, but I wired it up before actually installing it to ensure I knew what wires went where. The blue wire is the backup wire. Connect it to the backup light for backing monitor only. I connected it to the license plate light to function as rearview and to remind me to turn my lights on when I travel." and so on
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It might be a little tight. I mounted the display on the mirror of an MDX and put the module in the trunk and there couldn't have been more than a foot of slack left. You could always splice the wires, it's inside the car. The hardest part is to figure out how you are going to run the wires from the module to the backup light and from the module to the sensors. I had to extend the length of the wire from the module to the backup light, it's just low voltage, light gauge wire. I cut up an old cell phone charger, worked great.
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Hello, I have no idea, was just curious about the item and thought I could use it to possibly track down a wall switch that goes nowhere in our house. turn off all breakers but the circuit the switch is on and check for a signal thru the wall with the switch on and follow it, have not tried yet. Just checked around a few wires and it does sense the electricity. I think the deal on it detecting cameras is that you can see the infrared with it or something. Have not had time to really check, it may just be a barely useful gimmick. But I hope I can trace the wire. It may make a cool kinda selective sensitivity signal tracer.Peace! Hello, I have no idea, was just curious about the item and thought I could use it to possibly track down a wall switch that goes nowhere in our house. turn off all breakers but the circuit the switch is on and check for a signal thru the wall with the switch on and follow it, have not tried yet. Just checked around a few wires and it does sense the electricity. I think the deal on it detecting cameras is that you can see the infrared with it or something. Have not had time to really check, it may just be a barely useful gimmick. But I hope I can trace the wire. It may make a cool kinda... » Read More Hello, I have no idea, was just curious about the item and thought I could use it to possibly track down a wall switch that goes nowhere in our house. turn off all breakers but the circuit the switch is on and check for a signal thru the wall with the switch on and follow it, have not tried yet. Just checked around a few wires and it does sense the electricity. I think the deal on it detecting cameras is that you can see the infrared with it or something. Have not had time to really check, it may just be a barely useful gimmick. But I hope I can trace the wire. It may make a cool kinda selective sensitivity signal tracer.Peace! « Show Less
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Hi, It is strong enough to do this job, but it is not designed for this purpose, it is for testing fuses. Depending on wire thickness, I believe it will help as the tip is sharp.
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yes it would work for that, but youd want to be able to access the individual conductors to get a clear tone from the probe, if the wires are all inside insulation it will give you a reading but it might take a few goes to be 100% sure.
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All this thing does is act as an automatic toggle switch to trick the stereo into thinking that the parking brake is on. You can do the same thing by wiring the parking brake wire from the clip into a toggle switch and manually switching it on and off a few times. The module works fine but is kind of unnecessary if you know how to put in a toggle switch.
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No idea. I would say either know how to use a volt meter or google which pins to use. I found even in the same car year to year the wire colors/pinout positions aren't always the same.
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To be honest, I only use this device to track and test 4 pair cables on an active network. I don't find the trace to be very accurate, but my analog tester can't test in a live network. I would recommend the Fluke Pro 3000. Much cheaper and more accurate trace. You can clip on to the ends or use a plug adapter to connect.
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In theory yes, but it would depend heavily on how you wire it. If you string one or two to your tail lamps and then have an additional pair on each side wired in as your brake lamps I think it would do well. These strips do have a somewhat noticeable change in output under increased voltage/amperage but its hard to say if it would be considered enough to qualify as easily noticeable to other drivers under normal conditions. I'd say just get a second pack as a precaution, as they are very easy to wire-up and quite versatile. Just get a roll of quality double-side foam tape or use a hot glue gun, because the OEM strips are weaksauce and about as sticky as dry stamps In theory yes, but it would depend heavily on how you wire it. If you string one or two to your tail lamps and then have an additional pair on each side wired in as your brake lamps I think it would do well. These strips do have a somewhat noticeable change in output under increased voltage/amperage but its hard to say if it would be considered enough to qualify as easily noticeable to other drivers under normal conditions. I'd say just get a second pack as a precaution, as they are very easy to wire-up and quite versatile. Just get a roll of quality double-side foam tape or use a hot glue... » Read More In theory yes, but it would depend heavily on how you wire it. If you string one or two to your tail lamps and then have an additional pair on each side wired in as your brake lamps I think it would do well. These strips do have a somewhat noticeable change in output under increased voltage/amperage but its hard to say if it would be considered enough to qualify as easily noticeable to other drivers under normal conditions. I'd say just get a second pack as a precaution, as they are very easy to wire-up and quite versatile. Just get a roll of quality double-side foam tape or use a hot glue gun, because the OEM strips are weaksauce and about as sticky as dry stamps « Show Less
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This may not be possible. I found the Mobius instructions unclear on this point and generally severely complex to interpret and follow. The fact that the readouts are only color blinks (count carefully!) of a tiny LED makes it extremely difficult to understand why the unit is not doing what you've carefully told it to do. And do you plan to go to your back bumper each time you start the car to start the Mobius and wait through the blinks? And only then plug in an external monitor because that _seems_ to be what the instructions ask.