The field-proven Tonax™ TG455 Coax Tone Generator
is optimized to tone on coaxial cable systems as well as for
phone and data cabling. The compact and rugged Tonax includes a
high-power tone generator mode that enables tracing through
ungrounded splitters or to equipment as well as tracing
terminated or shorted coax cable. Probe mode is used for
conventional tone tracing. The low-power tone generator mode
supplies tone voltage and current comparable to common tone
generators. The POTS simulator mode supports line voltage, line
current, and dial tone functions with a talk battery performance
that performs better than common tone generators.
Datacom contractors, telco installation and maintenance
technicians, enterprise technicians, and cable installers and
contractors alike value the tone strength, ability to tone and
trace through splitters, multiple interfaces (phone, data, and
coax), and generous talk battery capability of Tonax.
Features
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Tone and trace coax cable through splitters, wire shorts, and
terminated cable to active components
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Built-in F-connector for coax cable
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Three tone outputs
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POTS line simulator
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Status indicators for off-hook and shorts
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Constant output in all modes for the life of the battery
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Auto-off in any mode
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Applications:
- Trace and troubleshoot wires in a home, business, or MDU complex.
- Tone trace for triple-play installations, home theater, security,
multi-room audio, satellite, and phone systems.
- Locate wires lost in a wall
- Trace coax runs in a daisy chain, through splitters, or in shorted
cables.
- Check continuity of a circuit
TG455 Package Contents:
1
TG31
1
TG32
1
Pouch
Specifications
Power
requirements:
1 pc. 9V
alkaline battery
Battery life
Alkaline, 540 mA-hr):
- Times
for exclusive use in (typical):
Standby mode: 2
yrs
POTS simulator, on hook 40 hrs
POTS simulator,
off hook 8 hrs
Tone mode, Probe mode 27 hrs
Tone mode, Coil mode 13 hrs
Physical Dimensions:
11.4 x 4.4 x 3.3
cm
(4.5 x 1.75 x 1.3 in)
Weight:
142 gm (5 oz)
with battery
POTS simulator:
On-hook voltage:
20 V DC nominal
Off-hook current
(standard 430Ωload): 21 mA nominal
Dial tone (into
600Ω): –21 dBm
Output terminals withstanding voltage:
Tone modes 250 V peak AC or DC
POTS simulator 25 V peak AC or DC
POTS line, protection device will operate
Tone generator (Constant output from new battery to 5.4 V):
Tone frequencies
(±1%)
- Dual 977 and 814 Hz
- Single 977 Hz
High power:
Probe mode
- Tone voltage, typical (open circuit) 20 V p-p
- Tone power, typical (into 600Ω) 18 dBM
Coil mode
- Tone current, typical (into 75Ω) 400 mA p-p
- Tone power, typical (into 75Ω) 280 mW
Low
power:
Probe mode
- Tone voltage, typical (open circuit) 5V p-p
- Tone power, typical (into 600Ω) 6 dBm
