Dropped $120 on a quality toner probe and it already paid for itself

I got tired of chasing phantom shorts with my old cheap tester so I finally bought a Fluke Networks probe kit last month. First job I used it on at an old warehouse in Springfield, I found a broken wire behind a wall in 10 minutes that would've taken me all afternoon. The signal clarity is just way better than the budget ones. Has anyone else found that spending more on diagnostic tools actually saves time in the long run?

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the_sean17d ago

I used to be the guy who bought the cheapest testers because I figured a tone probe is a tone probe, right? Then I spent two days crawling through a drop ceiling with a $30 unit that couldn't pick up a signal through a layer of dust. Picked up the Fluke kit a few months back and it's night and day. The way it cuts through interference is worth the money alone. I'd rather drop the cash once than waste hours fighting with gear that barely works.

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leo56717d ago

Had a buddy swear by cheap testers til one gave him a false reading on a live wire.