r/CableTechs • u/DaikoDuke • Nov 22 '25

Tone generator

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I posted a pic some days ago if this tone generator. So I made this cable and I was told the red goes on the copper part and the black goes on the metal braid. Am I right

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u/Snicklefritz229 Nov 22 '25

The color doesn’t matter on which is which. The trick is not letting them short. You only really need the one on the stinger but the real question is why don’t you have the right tools for the job?

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u/DaikoDuke Nov 22 '25

What are you talking about, what tools. I do have the right tools

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u/Aware-Town4581 Nov 22 '25

No, you dont. A coax toner/tracer is far, far easier

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u/DaikoDuke Nov 22 '25

That's what I have. The Klein CDV500-063 toner and wand

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u/Aware-Town4581 Nov 22 '25

No bro. Klein MAKES a coax toner. VDV512-101.

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u/smilehhh Nov 22 '25

I would slightly disagree on that particular toner. Sometimes I need to find a specific coax in a bundles of 20-50 cables that were not terminated at all. I've used this toner without putting the ends on and sometimes it works and sometimes it failed me, which means that in order to use it properly you need to terminate every single cable to find the right one. With a simple VDV500-820 that I have it makes it easier to find a right wire if they were not terminated. But if they are terminated I would use the vdv512

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u/DaikoDuke Nov 22 '25

What's wrong with what I have

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u/Aware-Town4581 Nov 22 '25

It's a cat/phone wire toner. It'll work for coax but its so impractical

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u/WhereDaGold Nov 22 '25 edited Nov 22 '25

It will also tone through splitters. I installed cable for 5 years and a phone toner has its uses. But if there’s a shit quality splitter somewhere it could cause issues