THE CIMPLE CO Coaxial (Coax) Pocket Continuity Tester (Tracer) with Voltage Toner (Sound) and Barrel Connector Bundle, for Testing, Labeling, and Identifying coaxial Lines - Pocket Toner

To alleviate some slow cable internet speeds, some time ago I disconnected from our splitter the 4 various coaxial cables running to multiple rooms in our house and left only the single one for the cable modem. This tool helped me identify which cable was for which room and I labeled them for future usage and for any new owner of our home. The tool worked perfectly for that task and at a decent price as well.

I am sorting out some coax cabling under my house because while there is plenty of coax, most of the lines are not connected. I was able to use this device to match up the cables to correct jacks. Simply unscrew the bottom off of the Coax Continuity Tester that has the "speaker/microphone screen" looking tip. Then screw that piece into the coax cable jack in the room you are trying to identify. Then take the other portion of the device (the piece with the light on it) and go to the other end where all of your cables terminate (in my case they are just laying under my house). By process of elimination, start connecting the device to all of the cables until you see the light come on. Once it does you have found the correct cable for that jack.

I'm guessing the threads were precision cleaned, when I tried to unscrew the battery compartment, I had to use 2 pair of pliers, one to hold the body, and the other to turn the cap. Other than that, it worked perfectly, bu I took off one star as I had to scratch up the body to open it.

We recently moved into an older home that had a control panel for the phones, ethernet and coax hookups. Problem was, it was a mess! Nothing was labeled, nothing was properly hooked up or split with the main line, the Xfinity guy that set everything up for us only got the downstairs one working, but since we didn't have TVs in the house yet he couldn't test if the other ones worked. Which is crazy because I feel like he must have had a similar tool like this to test it, but he didn't want to try I guess. So instead of calling and dealing with another tech, I thought with the power of the internet and this tool I could do it myself, and I was! I was able to identify which coax cables went to where and get them all labeled and now have working cables in all rooms.It didn't come with instructions, but it's not too hard to figure out. The bottom section under where you unscrew for the battery. is the little speaker. So just pop the main unit (L shape one) onto where the line you're testing and then just go to the other end wherever that may be and then screw on the speaker into each line until you hear a high pitch noise, and BAM that's your line. Super easy peasy.

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First, really easy to use. I have a coaxial and ethernet home, with lots of cables. It took only a few minutes to find the correct coaxial cable. Just plugged the pen portion into my cable jack for the TV in my basement, and took the speaker part and connected it to the various cables until I heard the tone. The speaker is threaded to the end of the pen, and just threads into the coaxial cable. When done, I removed the battery, assembled the parts, and placed into a zip lock sandwich bag, figuring it will be awhile before I need to use it again. I like that it's compact, and simple.

This is a great pocket toner. Very easy to use and understand. You separate the speaker from the bottom and you attach the top part to the wall Jack or the end of a cable using a barrel then you go to the other end were all the cables are and you stick the little speaker on the cable ends and wait to hear it tone. When you hear it tone you know you have the right cable. Can also be used to identify a cabke connected to any power source.