Fluke Networks PRO3000F60 Filtered Probe

Worked like I needed it to! A neighbor had a light with no power, setup the tracer on the light and used the wand to track the line to a drywall covered junction box. Cut it out, connected a new switch and now a working light. Paid for itself on the first use.

If you’ve ever chased ghost cables, dead drops, and mislabeled runs — you understand the suffering. This kit cuts through the chaos. Clear tone. Strong signal. Accurate probe. No guessing. No wasted time. This is real gear.

I worked as a cable man for about a year and in that time I used three different Tone & Probe kits. They ranged from the cheap $30 T&P's to the Fluke Filtered T&P featured on this Amazon page. Here is my 2 cents, if your a DIY home repairman and will only use this tool once or twice a year then get the cheaper T&P's on the market. If this is your job and you're day to day, week to week, or even month to month requires you to tone lines out...Get a Fluke. Your reputation depends on a tool that won't make you look stupid in front of the customer. I've worked on active networks with PoE, to running phone lines, and Coax. The Fluke just works (if you know what you're doing). On active networks this becomes difficult, since your networking equipment is designed to filter out unwanted signal (including your tone generator). The trick is to use a banjo and only connect one of the alligator clips (Not Both) to keep your signal from getting grounded out on Active networks. I no longer work for the ISP as a Cable Man, I now work for myself. The first thing I did was buy the filtered T&P from Fluke. The toner is light enough to hang off existing runs without fear and is loud enough that you won't 2nd guess yourself. Even in bundled networks with 100's of runs I can quickly find the exact cable I need to complete the job. The ability to change tone by touching the wires together verifies (even with signal bleeding into other wires) that you have the correct cable. The headphone jack is a life saver when working in loud server environments. It's a handy tool that has plenty of applications. As always though, your work requirements might be different. As I said earlier, if your a DIY person who won't be using this tool often, save your money and get something cheaper. They'll work. If your reputation is on the line and you'll be using this tool often, get the Fluke. It's a verified certified product with all the documentation you'll ever need. You will not be 2nd guessing your work if you know what you're doing. As a fallow up, I don't use this tool to probe electrical wiring as I'm not installing electrical outlets. There are better tools suited for that job, but this can work in a pinch. On that note, I've had to repair so many runs that were done by electricians that didn't know what they were doing that it's not even a joke. Not trying to talk down electricians, just emphasizing the fact that you should really know what you're doing before writing a bad review about this product.

Heck, yeah if you ever use one of these one thing I love about this is it has the short feature that changes melodies when you short the correct pair so you don’t have to worry about if you’re on the right pair of wires such as in bleed over instances, this thing works great.

I needed to find a speaker wire that was unterminated inside the wall (behind sheetrock). I tried several of the cheep brands without luck. The Fluke was not perfect, but did give me tone in about a 2 inch radius of the wire end, and I was able to extract the wire with minimal wall damage. The unit was more solid and well built than the cheep brands... at 3x the cost. The volume/sensitivity adjustment is convenient. I' hate that it uses 9v battery rather than the more common AA/AAA. A solid product.

Very good

My first job for this toner was to trace back an open electrical outlet that was not getting power. Using the Fluke toner I found the problem within 5 minutes and saved myself the cost of an electrician. The tone is triggered even if you're not on top of the outlet and because of that, even though the outlet was hidden behind some stuff on a shelf, I still heard the tone, softly, starting to sound. I uncovered the outlet, discovered it was actually a GFI that had tripped, and fixed the problem in 5 seconds. Next I tackled some Ethernet wiring that was unlabeled. The probe unit comes with an Ethernet adapter which made this job simple. I plugged the toner into the outlet in my office, then went behind the entertainment center to find out which Ethernet port it was wired to. The Pro3000 worked flawlessly and I completed the job tracing the remaining Ethernet outlets and was done in 30 minutes. Another thing I liked was that the user manual is available from Fluke as a PDF. Whenever I buy anything with a manual, I try and find it on the manufacturer's site as a PDF and then save it to my computer. It's much easier to reference it in the future from my computer than it is trying to figure out what I did with the original paper manual. Good on you Fluke that you make this documentation available as a PDF. I'm not sure when I'll need it again, but these two jobs alone saved me a bundle. I know from experience that Fluke makes top-of-the-line testing equipment, so I made the decision to invest a few more bucks and get a known-good brand. I'm very glad I did as the results speak for themselves. I have only one gripe: the packaging is next to impossible to get open. I finally had to use a 10" serrated bread knife to cut open the package. Surely this could be improved on!

Works like it should, batteries not included.