TS® 90 Cable Fault Finder

General Specifications

Power of operation

4 AA alkaline batteries, provide 50 hours

Reverse Battery Protection

No damage to the tester will occur if the batteries are installed backwards.

Input Protection

250 V rms ac, continuous or intermittent

Moisture

If the tester is exposed to water, some may get inside, but it will suffer NO DAMAGE. See the moisture notes in the Maintenance section.

Impedance Range

35 Ω to 330 Ω with auto-compensation within this range. Cables with an impedance outside this range will not be properly tested and may produce erratic or incorrect readings.

Maximum Length

2500 feet on most cable types, and 500 feet on very lossy cables. The tester will feet on very lossy cables. The tester will display –Err if the cable is too long to be correctly measured.

Representative Maximum
Cable Length

2500 feet: CAT-5 Twisted Pair
2000 feet: 12/2 ac Wire
1000 feet: RG-6/U TV Coax
500 feet (150 meters): RG-174/U Coax

Minimum Length

No minimum length. Minimum non-zero reading is 2 feet.

Length Accuracy

±2 feet for cables less than 10 feet ±5 feet for cables longer than 10 feet and shorter than 200 feet ±3 % and ±5 feet for cables longer than 200 feet

High Voltage Detection

An ac voltage of more than 5 V rms will trigger the High Voltage Warning.

Measurement Rate

Maximum of 4 complete measurements per second, decreasing to 2 seconds per measurement based on cable size and uniformity.

VOP

Adjustable from -20- to -99-, retained during power off. Default to -66- when batteries are changed.

Measurement Technology

Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) with 50 Ω drive impedance, 6 V maximum pulse height.

Low Battery

Indicator flashes when battery voltagefalls below 4.1 V

Tone Injection

Approximately 1 kHz at an amplitude of 80 % of battery voltage. Variable frequency and cadence. Tone characteristic is changed as cable condition changes to “normal-open” from any other condition.

Cable Type

Virtually all two or more conductor cables

Temperature Range Operating Storage

32 °F to 131 °F (0 °C to 55 °C) -40 °F to 158 °F (-40 °C to 70 °C)

Humidity Operating Storage

0 % to 80 % 0 % to 100 %

Weight

1 lb with batteries and clip leads

Operating Altitude

10,000 ft max

Certifications and Compliance

Conformité Européenne. Conforms to relevant European Union directives. CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1-03 CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 1010.1-92 CSA-C22.2 No. 1010.1B-97, UL/ANSI 3111-1