TS® 90 Cable Fault Finder
Key features
- An easy-to-use fault locator, cable and wire manager and tone generator.
- Works on any two or more conductor cable up to 2,500 feet (762 meters)
- Instantly measures distance to open or any fault from one end of any cable pair
- Patented SmartTone® tone generator positively identifies pair
- Measures cable distance on spool
- Measures constantly while 'on'
- Displays distance reading rather than waveform
- Large LED screen
- High voltage detection
- Moisture proof
- One-button operation
- Additional line cord options available for coaxial cable (F-connectors) and other applications
- product overview
- specifications
- What's in the box
Product overview: TS® 90 Cable Fault Finder
This easy-to-use, competitively priced tester is three tools in one—a fault locator, a cable and 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 2,500 feet (762 meters). 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). Find and fix cable problems without pulling new wire or blindly cutting into walls. Intermittent faults are easier to find because the unit constantly measures while "On."
It's 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.
Patented SmartTone technology gives you five 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 a probe positively verifies the correct wire pair.
Voltage detection in the unit will immediately sound an alarm if you accidentally clip onto an energized pair, up to 250VAC.
Specifications: TS® 90 Cable Fault Finder
| Category | Specification |
|---|---|
| Power of Operation | 4 AA alkaline batteries, provide 50 hours |
| Reverse Battery Protection | No damage occurs if batteries are installed backwards |
| Input Protection | 250 V RMS AC, continuous or intermittent |
| Moisture Resistance | No damage if exposed to water (refer to Maintenance section) |
| Impedance Range | 35 Ω to 330 Ω with auto-compensation; readings may be erratic outside this range |
| Maximum Length | 2500 ft (most cables); 500 ft (very lossy cables); displays "–Err" if too long |
| Representative Max Cable Length | CAT-5: 2500 ft; 12/2 AC: 2000 ft; RG-6/U: 1000 ft; RG-174/U: 500 ft (150 m) |
| Minimum Length | No minimum; first non-zero reading at 2 ft |
| 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; slows to 2 sec based on cable uniformity |
| VOP (Velocity of Propagation) | Adjustable 20–99; retained on power off; defaults to 66 when batteries changed |
| Measurement Technology | Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR), 50 Ω drive impedance, 6 V max pulse height |
| Low Battery Indication | Flashes when battery voltage < 4.1 V |
| Tone Injection | ~1 kHz tone at 80% battery voltage; frequency/cadence varies by cable condition |
| Cable Type | Virtually all cables with 2 or more conductors |
| 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% |
| Operating Altitude | Maximum 10,000 ft |
| Weight | 1 lb with batteries and clip leads |
| Certifications & Compliance | CE Marking; CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1-03; CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 1010.1-92;CSA-C22.2 No. 1010.1B-97; UL/ANSI 3111-1 |
What's in the box:
- TS90 cable fault finder with BNC to alligator clips