TS® 100 PRO Cable Fault Finder with PowerBT™ Bridge Tap
Key features
- Bridge tap detection at the touch of a button.
- Reports distance to multiple bridge taps up to 3,200 feet (975 metres)
- Tests opens and shorts up to 8,000 feet (2.4 kilometres)
- Patented SmartTone for exact pair identification
- Built-in TDR and toner
- AC/DC voltage detection
- One-button testing
- product overview
- specifications
- What's in the box
Product overview: TS® 100 PRO Cable Fault Finder with PowerBT™ Bridge Tap
Invest in the right tool for all your technicians. The new TS®100 PRO Cable Fault Finder with PowerBT™ Bridge Tap Detect not only provides open/short circuit detection—to 8,000 feet (2.4 kilometres)—but is also a telecom technician’s first line of defense against bridge taps. Because bridge taps are a significant source of DSL network performance problems, they need to be identified and fixed quickly before causing customer attrition. The TS100 PRO can accurately locate multiple bridge taps in seconds on up to 3,200 feet (975 metres) of cable with the touch of a button.
Used by telecommunications, triple-play/voice, data, and video professionals, the TS®100 PRO also gives users a built-in toner with five different tones and patented SmartTone®for exact pair identification and reports AC/DC voltage from just one end of any two conductor wires, telephone wires, security wires or coax cables. This five-in-one cable short circuit tester is so affordable every technician can have one.
Specifications: TS® 100 PRO Cable Fault Finder with PowerBT™ Bridge Tap
| Category | Specification |
|---|---|
| Maximum Length | 8,000 feet (2,438 meters) on certain cable types, 4,000 feet (1,220 meters) on most cable types, and 500 feet (152 meters) on cables with high loss. Shows -Err if too long to measure. |
| Representative Cable Lengths | 8,000 ft: CAT-3/5; 6,000 ft: 12/2 AC Wire; 3,000 ft: RG-6/U; 1,500 ft: RG-174/U |
| Minimum Length | No minimum; can read a bridge tap at 0 ft; minimum non-zero reading: 2 ft (1 m) |
| Length Accuracy | ±2 ft (<10 ft); ±5 ft (10–200 ft); ±3% ±5 ft (>200 ft) |
| Distance to Bridge Tap | 0 ft to 3,200 ft (975 m) |
| Minimum Bridge Tap Length | 10% of distance to bridge tap, depends on cable |
| Measurement Rate | Max 4 per second; slower on longer/uniform cables |
| VOP | Adjustable from 20 to 99; saved in flash memory |
| Test Technology | Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR), 100 Ω drive impedance, 6V max pulse height |
| Cable Type | All cables with 2+ conductors |
| Power | 4 AA alkaline batteries |
| Reverse Battery Protection | Yes |
| Battery Life | 35 hours (typical) |
| Low Battery Indication | Alternates "LO" and "bAtt" when below 4.5 V |
| Max Output Voltage | 4 V peak |
| Max Isolation Voltage | 250 V RMS |
| Voltage Measurement Range | 0–115 V AC; 0 to ±150 V DC |
| Voltage Accuracy | AC: ±1% ±2 V (45–65 Hz); DC: ±1% ±2 V |
| High Voltage Detection | AC ≥90 V or DC ≥100 V triggers warning |
| SmartTone® Range | 7,000 ft (2,134 m) |
| Toner Range | 52,800 ft (16,093 m) |
| Tone Injection | ~1 kHz at 80% battery voltage; variable freq & cadence |
| Impedance Range | 35 Ω to 330 Ω; auto-compensated |
| Out-of-Range Impedance | May produce erratic or incorrect readings |
| Operating Temperature | 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C) |
| Storage Temperature | 32°F to 131°F (0°C to 55°C) |
| Operating Humidity | 80% @ 86°F (30°C); 50% @ 104°F (40°C) |
| Storage Humidity | 0% to 100% RH |
| Operating Altitude | 9,843 ft (3,000 m) max |
| Weight | 1 lb (454 g) |
| Dimensions | 7.4 in x 2.7 in x 1.4 in (18.8 cm x 6.9 cm x 3.6 cm) |
| Safety | IEC 61010-1:2010; N10140 |
| EMC | IEC/EN 61326-1:2006 |
| Certifications & Compliance | EU directives, Australian standards, CSA C22.2 No. 1010.1-92, CSA-C22.2 No. 1010.1B-97, UL/ANSI 3111-1 |
Notes: Patents 6160405, 6285195, 6323654, and 6509740. Specifications subject to change without notice.
What's in the box:
- TS100 PRO Cable Fault Finder TDR Kit with Bridge Tap Detect