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Review on πŸ”Œ Enhanced Klein Tools VDV512-101 Explorer 2 Coax Tester Kit: Cable Tester, Wire Tracer & Coax Mapper, with Remotes for Testing up to 4 Locations by Lawrence Crespo

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Do not use the black terminator

This instrument will momentarily display a black reading while the black terminator itself is not connected to the ends of the cable. I moved into an old house that had a lot of wires going through the subway, and that house also eventually had Comcast, at&t tv, and direct tv service, so there were a lot of wires going through the subway. I've tried tracing all the wires and was able to find the wires going to my bedrooms, hallways etc but 2 unknown wires have the tool marked black where I didn't even connect the black terminator to one of the ends (those 2 Cable is most likely connected to a direct TV dish, but I'm not interested in testing it as I currently use cable TV). So my understanding is that the tools think something is connected to the other ends and mark it as black (which in turn gives an incorrect reading if you use a black terminator somewhere).

Pros
  • Slim design
Cons
  • Long delivery time