TS® 100 Cable Fault Finder
Key features
- An easy-to-use cable fault locator, cable and wire manager and tone generator.
- Works on any two or more conductor cable up to 3,000 feet (915 meters)
- Instantly measures distance to open or any fault from one end of any cable pair
- Patented SmartToneTM tone generator positively identifies pair
- Measures cable distance on spool
- Measures constantly while 'On'
- Displays distance reading rather than waveform
- Large bright LED screen
- One button operation
- High voltage detection
- Moisture proof
- Additional line cord options available for coaxial cable (F-connectors) and other applications
- product overview
- specifications
- What's in the box
Product overview: TS® 100 Cable Fault Finder
This easy-to-use, competitively priced tester is three tools in one—a cable fault locator, a cable & wire manager and a tone generator with SmartTone™ technology.
From just ONE END of any two or more conductor cable you can measure up to 3,000 feet (915 meters). The TS 100 cable fault locator lets you easily find the distance to opens or shorts on electrical wire, telephone wire, security wire and coax. Results appear as a distance reading rather than a waveform, so it's perfect for technicians unfamiliar with Time Domain Reflectometery (TDR) fault locator.
Locate and fix cable fault problems without pulling new wire or blindly cutting into walls. Intermittent faults are easier to find because the cable fault locator unit constantly measures while "On".
The TS 100 cable fault locator is perfect for inventory management of cable stock in trucks and warehouses and it can help you generate more accurate bids for jobs by quickly assessing needs and managing the cable stock with greater accuracy.
The TS 100 cable fault locator with patented SmartTone technology gives you 5 distinct tones to use for exact wire and pair identification, even in proximity to current-bearing cable.
When touching the wires together and momentarily shorting the far end of a cable pair, the SmartTone technology will change the cadence of the tone generated. This tone change you hear through the probe positively verifies the correct wire pair.
Voltage detection in the cable fault locator unit will immediately sound an alarm if you accidentally clip onto an energized pair, up to 250VAC.
Specifications: TS® 100 Cable Fault Finder
| Category | Specification |
|---|---|
| Power | 4 AA alkaline batteries, provide 50 hours of operation |
| Reverse Battery Protection | No damage if batteries are installed backwards |
| Input Protection | 250 V RMS AC, continuous or intermittent |
| Moisture Protection | No damage if exposed to water (see maintenance instructions) |
| Impedance Range | 35 Ω to 330 Ω, auto-compensated within this range |
| Maximum Length | 2500 ft (CAT-5), 2000 ft (12/2 AC), 1000 ft (RG-6/U), 500 ft (RG-174/U) |
| Minimum Length | No minimum; non-zero readings from 2 feet |
| Length Accuracy | ±2 ft (<10 ft); ±5 ft (10–200 ft); ±3% ±5 ft (>200 ft) |
| High Voltage Detection | AC voltage > 5 V RMS triggers warning |
| Measurement Rate | Up to 4 measurements/sec; slower for large cables |
| VOP (Velocity of Propagation) | Adjustable from 20 to 99; default = 66 when batteries replaced |
| Measurement Technology | Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR), 50 Ω drive impedance, 6 V max pulse |
| Low Battery Warning | Indicator flashes when voltage < 4.1 V |
| Tone Injection | ~1 kHz, 80% battery voltage amplitude, auto-adjusts with cable condition |
| Cable Types Supported | Virtually all 2+ conductor cables |
| Operating Temperature | 32 °F to 131 °F (0 °C to 55 °C) |
| Storage Temperature | -40 °F to 158 °F (-40 °C to 70 °C) |
| Operating Humidity | 0% to 80% |
| Storage Humidity | 0% to 100% |
| Weight | 1 lb (0.45 kg) |
| Certifications & Compliance | CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1-03CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 1010.1-92CSA-C22.2 No. 1010.1B-97UL/ANSI 3111-1 |
What's in the box:
- TS100 with BNC to banana to ABN