Telephone line tracer needed

[OLVtelephoneman]

I work on a Partner system whose wiring is old and has several generations of wires. Old ones were left in place when disconnected, labeling is poor or nonexistent, so it is a jumble. I need a tracer so that I can trace wires from jacks back to the switch. Can anyone recommend a good tool for this purpose? I see that Pacific Custom Cable sells one for $92. Would this be safe to use on the Partner system? Thanks!

 

[Dexman]

I use an Ideal toner & probe.

As long as all of the extensions are disconnected at the processor to ensure that all station wiring is dead, most toners should work quite nicely.

 

[skip555]

like dexman said any one will work

I like the AINES 240

http://www.aines.com/aines_products_generators_probes.html#240

and the Greenlee/progressive filter probe

http://www.arizonatools.com/tools/tone-probes-and-catv-testers/detail/GRN200FP/