Circuit Tracer Question

[bjp_ne_elec]

Am getting ready to go for the gusto and purchase a circuit tracer. Have at least a few questions, for those of you that have used them. I've actually found a few manuals on-line, but I still have not determined if the tracer will work if there is a load plugged in between the point you have the "signal generator" and the point at which you're trying to pick up with the receiver.

The same goes for any part of the circuit that is not between the panel (source) and the signal generator. Say you're not sure where the circuit goes, plug generator in to some outlet in a circuit you want to trace. In the AT-2005, it appears to me that you can go back and determine what breaker, but you won't get the signal traveling beyond (downstream) from the generato - is that truly the case?

 

[quogueelectric]

The At 2005 set consists of 2 transmitters. One for energized cks and one for deenergized ckts. Both xmitters have the capability of tracing shorts or opens there is a switch on each unit. The units run on and will trace any wire with 9-600v ac or dc which is convenient and an used with a 9 volt battery in series with a ground faulted ckt where what you described and seem concerned about is the ground fault tracing technique is to hook up the 9v bat in a series loop with the faulted ckt and follow the ckt until you lose tone and there is where the fault is. you will not lose tone completely but enough to differentiate between tone levels. Download the pdf instruction set to see all of its capabilitiesoff the amprobe site.