UK Tone generator advice

[stejjh]

Hi,
Could I ask for some pointers and recommendations for a tone generator/tracing tool please?

Having browsed various sites including Amazon, CEF and RS the range of options is vast from £20 up to many hundreds. Are the cheap ones junk? What do the more expensive tools provide? I don't have a specific budget in mind but keen to avoid "buying cheap and twice".

This is for occasional DIY use, prompted by currently needing to trace the wiring for the intercom in my 3 storey '90s house from door push to intercom and wanting to move on from using a very long patch cable and multimeter. In the past I done this to trace TV and telephone cables but it is often impractical.

Thanks
J

 

[bill01803]

https://cpc.farnell.com/tenma/72-85...131276!!!network}!1679545460608!&gad_source=1

I have one of these, it does the job.

 

[bj the dj]

Network Cable Tester and Tracker for Cat5e, Cat6e and Telephone Wire -​

72-2665​

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Manufacturer:TENMA
Manufacturer Part No:72-2665
Order Code:IN07348
Technical Datasheet: 72-2665 Datasheet
Catalogue page: CPCC/1653