Picked up a $20 toner probe from Harbor Freight and it actually worked on a live run

I've been doing residential installs for about 5 years and always bought name brand test gear, but that cheap probe found a broken wire in under 2 minutes last week. My coworker swore it would just beep at everything and give false readings, but it nailed the exact spot. Any other installers here use budget tools for tone testing or should I stick with the pricey stuff?

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ellis.mia14d ago

Cheap probes actually force you to learn the nuances of tone testing instead of relying on fancy auto features lol.

grace_allen14d ago

Still getting by on the fancy auto features myself honestly.