🔌 Enhanced Klein Tools VDV512-101 Explorer 2 Coax Tester Kit: Cable Tester, Wire Tracer & Coax Mapper, with Remotes for Testing up to 4 Locations Review

I am trying to cut a cable and this tool has given me the information I need to determine if my old coax cables running around the house are going where I need them. I also reached out to the company to see how the tool works - it can't trace a signal through a splitter, for example, but the tool at least helps the guy figure out where to start when he gets a new one Coaxial cable used for HD antennas or other project. . Requirement.

The hardest thing about this product is getting it out of the hard plastic packaging. Otherwise, it couldn't be easier to use! I just moved into a new house that had pre-wired coax outlets in several rooms and the attic. After lots of trial and error to manually match each cable, a friend recommended this tool. It was so easy to use that it only took me 10 minutes to connect all of the coaxial cables in our "smart box" to the appropriate outlets in each room. Now I can watch the Ryder Cup with…

This little gem has saved me countless hours of work. A friend/relative has a custom house that he built over 20 years ago covering an area of approximately 7,000 square meters. ft. All cables run in a closet on the second floor. In each room there were over 20 cables, multiple splitters, amplifiers, etc. Within 2 hours of my arrival I was able to identify all the cables. Three were open so I had to reconsider. A great power amp, and every place had a chance to get a cable. He never had. We…

Very simple and easy to use. You only measure resistance, and the tester comes with 4 different termination plugs, each with a different resistance. Easy to trace cables in good condition. If the cable has a defect that causes a change in resistance, the instrument may give incorrect readings. I used this tool to track down old RG59 cables in a 40 year old house. There were weird splinters in the house that really skewed the readings. I had to unplug all power strips throughout the house before

This tool saved me a lot of time, effort and frustration when I moved the DirectTV Genie control box from the living room upstairs to the family room downstairs. Our entire house was hooked up to cable by a builder, but the previous owner of the house had cut the cable connection in the basement and not labeled any of the spare coax cables going to the various rooms. The free ends of the cable simply lie in a bundle. This tool was easy to use and helped me find the right coaxial cable for my…

I should have bought something like this years ago! Allows for easy and convenient coaxial cable testing and tracing. It's very handy to have multiple resistors (4 color coded terminators) as you can identify multiple lines at once. Very easy to use - just plug in the cable and press the button. I like that the terminators are attached to the device, but wish they were a little easier to put in and take out of the holder - it seems to require more effort than it should. It would be nice if it…

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…