Would this work to find a short (hot-to-neutral, I think) in a 3-conductor TPS cable (breaker OFF)? Or is it only suited for finding an open?
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It's designed for tracing wire . If one side is grounded trace the otherside. For your purposes turn breaker off disconnect wires at both ends, measure the short with a volt ohm metercut ohms in half and multiply by 12 or 14. With a 12 ohm loop divided by 2 is six ohm s times as equals 72 feet. This changes with the gauge of wire. Then trace with one lead frthe toner to earth ground the other to the wire. Or, you could buy a ground fault meter. This is the best I can come up with for these tools.
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TDRS won't help. Shorts In electrical in walls are usually in obvious places where there is access such as outlets or switches unless you've put a hole in the wall for a picture or something . Outlets themselves can cause your problem
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No it's a 2 pole switch however If you interrupt 2 of the three wires coming off the breaker / buss bars with the switch and hard wire the third leg through it will work. One thing to check would be to obtain the voltage to ground from each buss bar, the 2 busses that read 120 volts ( + or -) would be the ones to attach to the switch, your electrical service provider might have a 208 / 240 system, switch the 2 poles that have equal voltage or total 240 volts (+ or -). I hope this is a little clearer than mud. You could buy a 3 phase pressure switch through Grainger but they will be 3 to 4 times the cost. Good luck No it's a 2 pole switch however If you interrupt 2 of the three wires coming off the breaker / buss bars with the switch and hard wire the third leg through it will work. One thing to check would be to obtain the voltage to ground from each buss bar, the 2 busses that read 120 volts ( + or -) would be the ones to attach to the switch, your electrical service provider might have a 208 / 240 system, switch the 2 poles that have equal voltage or total 240 volts (+ or -). I hope this is a little clearer than mud. You could buy a 3 phase pressure switch through Grainger but they will be 3 to 4... » Read More No it's a 2 pole switch however If you interrupt 2 of the three wires coming off the breaker / buss bars with the switch and hard wire the third leg through it will work. One thing to check would be to obtain the voltage to ground from each buss bar, the 2 busses that read 120 volts ( + or -) would be the ones to attach to the switch, your electrical service provider might have a 208 / 240 system, switch the 2 poles that have equal voltage or total 240 volts (+ or -). I hope this is a little clearer than mud. You could buy a 3 phase pressure switch through Grainger but they will be 3 to 4 times the cost. Good luck « Show Less
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to start with u cant "see" a "3 volt ac current". its either 3 volts or some measure of current across a load, ie milliamps.voltage is volts, not current.the fact that its "ac" more than likely means its just electrical noise.Assuming its a relay contact for the output u should be able to use it as a switch no problems.if it still didn't work you would tie it to probably ground using a 4.7k or higher resistor, then use a 1k or less to pull the signal up.
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Maybe I'm missing the question but you only should have Neutral, Ground and Hot coming into a plug anyway. But yes, I've got it on the beginning of a run for my home theatre center so I can both track the power consumption of the "entertainment system" in my living room and also with the ability to shut it off when needed from remote. Works good. 14 g wire is the highest it will work with though, so if you are on a 20 amp circuit or an overbuilt 15 amp then you will need to do some creative wire nutting.
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Can you see pictures? Are you asking about using the IDEAL 61-534 Digital Circuit Breaker Finder to look at pictures of some kind?
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YES. Will work with low or high voltage 2 wire t stats. Real simple to install and program.
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As I understand it, just scan down the breakers. It only worked accurately a quarter of the time. I didn't return it fast enough. So it's not even worth using. In my estimation.
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I found the book that came with the unit was very helpful. Another way is looking at the major appliance ratings you are going to use the switch for. Getting it reasonably close will work fine. If you have 2 things that are hooked to 20 amp breakers split them wiring them to the red terminals, etc. Best I can do, hope it helps.
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It will "work" (transmit power from one side to the other), but I'm not sure if it still works as a "ground fault interrupter" (what you bought it for). I would think (but don't know) that it would still do the job if you only have 3 prong wires "from" the GFI (since the interruption occurs inside the device). Mine is used to protect an above ground pool pump (critical service), and I use grounded wiring on both sides of the GFI (since my Grandchildren use that pool).
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Yes it is. The three post shown are 2-hots (X-Y) and 1-neutral (W). What you do not see is a grounding point (G) along the inside wall of the receptacle that makes contact with the grounding point on Twist Lock Plug. (NEMA Type-14-50P)
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I would have say no because in a car there is 12 DC volts in line for power to find the break..this device is made to take up to 42 DC volts not AC volts like found in a house...Maybe you could put 12 volts DC through your house wiring and use this tool to find the short,,, BUT MAKE SURE YOU HAVE NO FEED BACK TO YOUR MAIN POWER...I would be very carefull.... P.S. also I don't know if this tool would work going through walls....because doing car wiring you have to keep the tool right on the wiring it self...wall might be to thick...
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Yea, I would assume. I used it to protect a PID controller. Standard outlets are 15a at 110/120v and you pick the fuse to go in it. 1a to 15a fuses... work fine for me
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No neutral required. This one is a Single pole, so is a regular switch, it won't work as a 3 way. I'm not sure if they make it as a 3 way timer, but if they do, amazon should have it...
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You should be able to test cords with shorting plugs in both open and shorted conditions. I's just a question of knowing which indications to expect under which conditions. If you need to see how this will work, I suggest you use a cable with a connector cover removed to see what happens: unscrew the connector cover, plug both ends into the tester, press Reset, then briefly short the tip to the ring connectors where they're soldered, note the light configuration when you do it. Reset, and repeat, with the tip and ring shorted (simulating the switch), briefly remove the short and see which lights change. Intermittent opens from a T-R shorted condition will be more difficult to verify because no tester is designed to detect such a fault! Hope this works for you!
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No. I use mine on a barn hydrant located in a 3 sided barn. Temperatures get cold here as we average 100+ inches of snowfall each year. I do have a fault breaker switch on the outlet. Should the heating unit malfunction, the outlet will break the circuit , even if the short is not large enough to trip the main circuit breaker.I have used this heat cable for years with no trouble.
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I would advise against it. This is only a CAT 2 rated meter. That means the internal safety features are not sufficient to handle the higher potential voltage and energy that could come about at a meter panel. http://www.ni.com/white-paper/5019/en You really want a CAT 3 meter if you want to measure any live breaker panels. If you are going to test for bad circuit breakers that are disconnected from the live wiring then you could use this meter to check for continuity and the like. Do not use this meter on anything more powerful than a wall outlet. CAT 3 meters are available for not much more money.
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Yep! According to the TP-Link website it's good for up to 240Volts A/C (auto-switching) so as long as you use the proper adapter you will be good to go!