Does anyone have any recommendations.

I guess it's one of those things that gets forgotten about but in the past had a few situations where it would be a big help. (colleagues not labeling cables)

We've got half a dozen cable tracers from Maplin.... as good as any other, resonable price and so far they bounce too........

We've got half a dozen cable tracers from Maplin.... as good as any other, resonable price and so far they bounce too........

silly question really, do they work on any cables including mains

silly question really, do they work on any cables including mains

I couldn't be sure on how long the signal would travel down mains but yes i can't see why not

I use mine occasionally and its useful but I have one site where as soon as it was switched on it picked up local radio!

silly question really, do they work on any cables including mains

OP is on about telecoms type tone tracer?

if you want to trace mains services underground you'd use a c scope maybe with the tone tracer cost

CPC got a few. The ones we use no longer available. Top one similar.

http://cpc.farnell.com/tenma/72-6068/tone-...equestid=157106

http://cpc.farnell.com/unbranded/la-1014/l...equestid=157240

http://cpc.farnell.com/proskit-industries/...equestid=157365

http://cpc.farnell.com/unbranded/in05266/t...equestid=157683

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Electrical-Cable-Tes...A1%7C240%3A1318

Sorry if I'm just being thick, but doesn't http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/level5/module.j...=cpc/509573.xml include http://cpc.farnell.com/proskit-industries/...equestid=157365 for about 7 pounds less?

I realise it's unbranded, but it's quite obviously the same unit.

Sorry if I'm just being thick, but doesn't http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/level5/module.j...=cpc/509573.xml include http://cpc.farnell.com/proskit-industries/...equestid=157365 for about 7 pounds less?

I realise it's unbranded, but it's quite obviously the same unit.

I aint got one like that but guess the tone generator is built in the dmm. Might be ok if you dont need your meter calibrated.