From: ken1943@invalid.net   
      
   On Sat, 26 Aug 2023 16:59:21 -0000 (UTC),   
   vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:   
      
   >   Phone dudes hook up a line to a device which sends a frequency thru th   
   >eline so you can find where it physically leads to. How can I buy a low cost   
   >(low use) version of such a gadget? One that also works at higher (eg 120VAC)   
   >voltages?   
   >   
   >  I appreciate the signal will be lost at transformers (why we were unable to   
   >use power lines to transmit submetering data and why the power and rails   
   >firms failed in their internet biz plans).   
      
   Look for telephone testers > Toner and Banana.  In 47 years never   
   tried them with 120vac. Electricians use something to trace cables.   
      
      
   KenW   
      
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