Triplett Sniff-It 2
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1. C voltage in all situations Use caution and good work practices at all times even when the Sniff It 2 indicates that AC voltage is not present Failure to observe this precaution may result in user injury 3 The Sniff It 2 may detect the presence of AC voltage when none appears to be present If testing for potentially dangerous AC voltages like 120VAC 240VAC 480VAC etc and the Sniff It 2 seems to be indicating that a circuit or object that should be grounded is live use extreme caution Its possible that the user is live and coming in contact with a ground may cause user injury This situation most often occurs in house trailers or construction site trailers 4 Do not place your finger or any other object that you are holding near the tip when trying to use the Sniff It 2 Doing so can interfere with the sensing ability of the Sniff It 2 making a live circuit seem dead Failure to observe this precaution may result in user injury A AC Motors A Video Surveillance Camera power A Telephone and Cablevision A Light Switches A House Trailer Siding Installing Battery Remove the black pocket clip to expose the battery compartment Insert the battery with its negative side towards the tip of the Sniff It 2 Replace the pocket clip General Operation Rotate the Sensitivity knob from its off position to its operating position When first turned on the Sniff It 2 is at its minimum sensitivity Rotating the2. TRIPLETT SMiff It 2 Non Contact AC Voltage Detector With Adjustable Sensitivity Control Instruction Manual AN TRIPLETT AN TRIPLETT Sniff It 2 Instruction Manual Features A Detects AC Voltage without making contact A Variable Sensitivity from 5 to 600 Volts AC A Light flashes amp beeper chirps when AC voltage is present A Flashes amp Beeps faster as AC voltage is approached A Economical Non Contact probe is safe and simple to use A Pocket Sized A Power Beeper reminder A Powered by one A23 Battery included A 5 Year Limited Warranty Uses for the Triplett Sniff It 2 A Tests for AC voltage on A Outlets A Light bulb sockets A Extension Cords A Appliances A Power Tools A Circuit Breakers A Detects power line voltages 120 220 480 amp 600 VAC A Detects control voltage 12 amp 24 VAC A Identify hot side of AC receptacles A Find and trace electrically live wires or objects inside walls A Determine if metal surfaces are live or ground A Detect presence of high voltage electric fields A Detect ringing telephone lines A Many many more A CAUTION The Triplett Sniff It 2 does NOT detect DC Voltage Safety Precautions and Warnings 1 Always test the Sniff It 2 using a known AC voltage source before using it to determine if a circuit or object is live Failure to observe this precaution may result in user injury 2 The Sniff It 2 may not detect the presence of A
3. ay be present The Sniff It 2 may be used to detect any dangerous AC voltage that might appear on the housing of the appliance Tap water conducts electricity It may be found that voltage is only present when the appliance is wet Turn on the Sniff It 2 and set its sensitivity to maximum Test it on a known AC voltage source like a fluorescent light or an outlet to make sure it detects the voltage Hold the tip of the Sniff It 2 against the metal housing of the appliance It should continue to chirp and flash slowly If it begins to chirp and flash more quickly check the appliance s ground connections or if ungrounded add a ground wire to the appliance to eliminate the shock hazard Checking Telephone and Cablevison Wires for Unexpected Voltage Telephone and cablevision wires normally do not have dangerous volt ages on them However under certain circumstances hazardous volt ages may appear on the wires even though the telephone or cablevision works correctly The voltages are sometimes called strays leakage or power influence At other times an actual short or line cross can occur between a telephone or cablevision wire and an AC power wire When telephone and cablevision wires are connected to equipment the stray voltages are generally not a problem But when handling the con nectors while connecting or disconnecting the wires an unexpected volt age may cause an electrical shock Turn on the Sn
4. iff It 2 and set its sensitivity to maximum Test it on a known AC voltage source like a fluorescent light or an outlet to make sure it detects the voltage Now place the tip of the Sniff It 2 against the telephone or cablevision wire or connector If it begins chirping and flash ing faster AC voltage is present Use caution A shock hazard may be present Note Many stray voltages collapse when they are connected to a load ren dering them harmless The Sniff lt 2 does not load the voltage so it cannot determine if an actual shock hazard is present However if the Sniff It 2 detects AC voltage use caution until the degree of the hazard is determined Mobile Home Safety Mobile homes are sometimes built with metal frames and aluminum sid ing This sometimes leads to an electrical shock hazard If the frame is not properly grounded a surprisingly common occurrence it can be come live with hazardous voltage The occupants of the mobile home may be shocked when entering or leaving the home but are relatively safe from shock hazard once inside An accidental short in the home s electrical system can make the frame live One known cause is a defective or improperly installed electric baseboard heater If the heater is shorted to the frame the heater may work OK but the frame of the home will become live whenever the thermostat calls for heat Hence the shock hazard comes and goes and is only seen in colder mon
5. is now properly adjusted to detect a voltage similar to the known voltage or a higher voltage It will not detect a significantly lower voltage Do not rotate the Sensitivity knob unless turning the product off or resetting the sensitivity The Sensitivity knob can be adjusted without the use of a known voltage but this requires user experience and presents the possibility that the knob may be misadjusted or the product may not function even though it appears to be working If using this technique it is usually best to set the knob to its maximum sensitivity first so that even low voltages will be detected and then to back off the adjustment as necessary Note Due to the high sensitivity of the Sniff It 2 s circuitry it may appear to detect voltage when the tip is rubbed or bumped or when the tip is moved around against a surface or in the air For example if the Sniff It 2 is turned on and placed in a shirt pocket it may chirp and flash in a manner sug gesting that it has detected voltage as the user moves or walks around A WARNING A If using the Sniff It 2 without testing on a known voltage source the Sniff It 2 may fail to chirp or flash when a live circuit or object is tested Take precautions to prevent user injury in the event that the tested circuit or object is unexpectedly live A WARNING A The Sniff It 2 like all similar products may not detect AC voltage under all circumstances This is
6. knob will increase its sensitivity When first turned on the Sniff It 2 must flash and chirp momentarily either once or several times If this does not happen check the battery for proper polarity and or replace the battery with a fresh one The Power Beeper will cause the beeper to chirp and the LED to flash slowly while the Sniff It 2 is turned on This verifies that the battery is OK and reminds the user that the Sniff It 2 is on and operating The ability of the Sniff It 2 to detect AC voltage is affected by both distance and the magnitude of the voltage That is to detect a low voltage it is generally necessary for the tip of the Sniff It 2 to be close to the voltage and the Sensitivity knob rotated towards higher sensitivity A high voltage can be detected at a distance It is common practice to adjust the sensitiv ity so that the Sniff It 2 responds to the voltage when the tip is close to or touching the voltage source This way the user can home in on the source of the voltage To set the Sensitivity knob properly it is best to have a known source of the target voltage available Rotate the knob while holding the tip of the Sniff It 2 to the source of known voltage When the Sniff It 2 starts chirp ing and flashing quickly stop rotating the knob Slowly pull the tip of the Sniff It 2 away from the voltage source noting how the speed of the flash ing and chirping slows as the tip is removed from the source The Sniff It 2
7. rare but possible To reduce the possibility of this occurring move the tip of the Sniff It 2 back and forth or up and down between any suspect circuits or objects when no voltage is detected This may move the tip outside of the null field and may allow detection of the voltage A WARNING A The Sniff It 2 like all similar products may detect a GROUND instead of AC voltage This is rare but possible If the Sniff It 2 appears to detecting a ground instead of a live circuit or object use extreme caution The user may be live and touching a grounded circuit or object may result in user injury Checking 120VAC Outlets for Proper Polarity The following test is not conclusive If Sniff It 2 detects a problem test the outlet using conventional means a meter test plug etc This test can only be performed on a live outlet Test the Sniff It 2 on a known 120VAC source before performing the polar ity test Turn on the Sniff It 2 and insert the tip into the small slot of the 120VAC receptacle Slowly rotate the Sensitivity knob until the Sniff It 2 just be gins to chirp and flash rapidly Remove the tip from the small slot and insert it into the large slot The Sniff It 2 must chirp and flash much more slowly than when its tip is in the small slot If it flashes rapidly the outlet may be wired incorrectly Hot and Neutral may be reversed Remove the tip from the large slot and insert it as far as possible in
8. sitioning of the tip against the wall surface It will usually be found that placing the side of the tip against the wall will produce the greatest sensitivity The Sniff It 2 must chirp and flash faster when positioned over the hidden wire If this result cannot be obtained the hidden wire cannot be traced If the Sniff It 2 detects the wire Slowly reduce the setting of the Sensitivity knob while reposition ing the tip noting where the Sniff It 2 chirps and flashes the fastest If the Sensitivity is too high the exact location of the wire may be hard to determine If the Sensitivity is too low the wire won t be detected Adjust the Sensitivity as necessary to trace the wire through the wall If the wire turns away from the tip perhaps into an adjoining wall or ceiling it may not be traceable Try continuing the trace in the adjoining wall or ceiling if possible Keep in mind that the Sniff It 2 can t discern one power wire from an other If several power wires cross in the wall the Sniff It 2 may jump from one wire to another when attempting a trace Experimentation with the Sniff It 2 will reveal that there is a range in which the sensitivity setting works best for a given situation The user may be tempted to turn the sensitivity up all the way whenever the Sniff It 2 is used For just detecting the presence of AC voltage this may be OK but if the source of the voltage is to be located it is best if the Sen sitivi
9. ths Triplett Sniff It 2 Cat No 9601 Made in China To test the mobile home for hazardous voltage turn on the Sniff It 2 and set its sensitivity to maximum Test it on a known AC voltage source like a fluorescent light or an outlet to make sure it detects the voltage While outside the home standing on the earth bring the tip close to the siding If the Sniff It 2 begins chirping and flashing faster the siding may be live Do not touch the siding It could be that the Sniff It 2 is detecting a live circuit inside of the wall instead of live siding Move the Sniff It 2 around and try different locations to try to verify if the siding is live or a circuit in the wall is live Tracing Hidden Power Wires Unshielded energized AC power wires can often be traced in wood frame walls Steel frame concrete and cinder block walls tend to block the electrostatic field emanating from the wire leading to reduced tracing sensitivity often resulting in unsatisfactory results To trace the wire the Sensitivity knob will have to be adjusted during the course of operation This is because the hidden wires may not be uni formly spaced behind the wall surface Turn on the Sniff It 2 and set its sensitivity to maximum Test it on a known AC voltage source like a fluorescent light or an outlet to make sure it detects the voltage Put the tip of the Sniff It 2 against the surface of the wall Experiment with the po
10. to the Ground opening The Sniff It 2 must chirp and flash much more slowly than when its tip is in the small slot If it flashes rapidly the outlet may be wired incorrectly the Ground may be incorrectly wired or not connected Checking Light Bulb Sockets for Unexpected Voltage Light bulb sockets are sometimes wired incorrectly While the light may turn on and off when the wall switch is operated there may be dangerous voltage at the socket even when the switch is off This can happen when the light bulb circuit is incorrectly wired or when the circuit is a old 3 way type new 3 way wiring should not allow a live bulb when the light is off This can pose a danger to someone changing a light bulb who may be accidentally shocked and injured by this unexpected voltage Turn on the Sniff It 2 and set its sensitivity using a known 120VAC source Turn off the light switch Remove the light bulb from its socket Place the tip of the Sniff It 2 into the socket The Sniff It 2 must continue to chirp and flash slowly If it begins chirping and flashing faster AC voltage is present Use caution A shock hazard is present 84 855 Checking Appliances for Ground The metal housings of appliances like washing machines and dryers are supposed to be grounded When they are properly grounded any dan gerous voltage that might appear on the metal housing is diverted to ground An ungrounded appliance may work correctly but a shock haz ard m
11. ty knob is adjusted to suit the situation Low Voltage AC Wiring The high sensitivity of the Sniff It 2 allows it to detect low voltage AC wiring Some common examples of low voltage wiring are Doorbell circuits usually from 10VAC to 40VAC Thermostats usually 24VAC Video Surveillance Camera power usually 24VAC Control circuits usually 24VAC Specifications Range 5 to 600 volts AC 60Hz Indicators Audible beeper and flashing red LED Battery A23 or 23A 12 Volts Body Size 5 8 L x 1 25 W x 0 8 H 1 15 H including Clip Weight Approx 0 2 Ib AN TRIPLETT Triplett Corporation One Triplett Drive Bluffton OH 45817 800 TRIPLETT FAX 419 358 7956 www triplett com Triplett Corporation All Rights Reserved
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