PSA: skipped the $40 toner probe and used a bent paperclip to find the live pair, now I'm out a whole afternoon

Casey Barnes · 2026-09-19T10:25:04.014562+00:00

Spent 45 minutes hunting a dead drop in the attic of a place off Franklin Ave because I got cocky and ditched my tone generator for a cheap trick, so what's your go to when the probe dies mid job, backup tool or do you just call it?

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PSA: skipped the $40 toner probe and used a bent paperclip to find the live pair, now I'm out a whole afternoon | Cable Installers - Hub Chatter