That expensive cable toner I laughed at totally saved my butt

I used to think those fancy digital toners were a waste compared to my $20 one from the hardware store. Last week on a job in an old office building downtown, I was tracing a line through 40 year old conduit and nothing worked. Broke down and borrowed a friend's Fluke toner with the smart tracing feature. Found the cable in like 2 minutes flat where I'd been guessing for an hour. Anyone else have a tool they thought was overhyped until you actually tried it?

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alicem2919d ago

My buddy swore by his Klein cable stretcher and I thought he was nuts until it saved us from pulling new wire through three floors.

perez.thea19d ago

Three floors of old wire is exactly the kind of job where one good tool feels like magic. Its funny how the biggest headaches usually come down to one simple thing that nobody thinks about until it's too late. Most problems are just one smart fix away from being no big deal.