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Perform Continuity Test

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Master Electrician Dad and Apprentice Son go on a call and troubleshoot a missing wire, thoughts?

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What happens here

To confirm which specific wire within a bundle or at a connection point belongs to the traced circuit, the electrician uses a clamp-on multimeter set to continuity mode. He demonstrates touching one probe to the identified wire and waiting for an audible beep, which signifies a complete circuit (continuity) with the other end of the circuit where the tracer's transmitter is connected. He highlights that this type of meter (clamp meter) might not be ideal for beginners as it requires understanding its functions.

Goal: Confirm specific wire identity within the circuit.

Tools and materials

  • Clamp-on Multimeter TESMEN TCM-300D — Testing for continuity on electrical wires
  • Electrical Wires — Connecting the multimeter to the wire for testing

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Well, we can put our amp probe here. We can we can actually take our meter and we can go in between the two. Okay. Oh, continuity test. >> Yeah. You have long enough leads? Yeah, it should be. I can hold one? Yeah. All right. Which wire are we going to? Uh you can go to any the top wire. This is why I don't like these for a beginner electrician cuz you really need to know how to use this. So I'm going to put this automatically on continuity. Okay. Okay. So I'm going to go on my wire. It'll beep, right? If it's a Well, let's put them together to make sure, right? Watch. Yep. >> Yep. So it's top two wires again. Nothing? Nothing? >> Okay. So we got to find out where that circuit is being fed from. Okay. Could it be the outlet? Could it Could it be

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