GB2260198A - Coaxial cable tracer - Google Patents
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Abstract
A coaxial cable tracer uses different resistances to locate up to four different cables at any one time. This is done by placing different resistors R1-R4 across female connectors at one end of the cables and an ohm meter toggling between cables at the other end. The values measured by the ohm meter then identify the cables. <IMAGE>
Description
COAXIAL CABLE TRACER
THE PROBLEM
Coaxial cable is well known for connecting TV ariels to TV sets, however, it is also the basis for communications networks.
The most usual case will find the controlling equipment for the network in a different room, or even a different floor, from its peripherals.
Therefore we find that 2, 4 or more coaxial cables being run between floors and rooms, it is a long and tedious job marking up each cable or trying to trace them after they are run.
THE SOLUTION
The coaxial cable tracer would put a different resistance across upto four cables at one end and measure them at the other end with a simple ohm meter.
I would use standard female BNC connectors to terminate each end of the cable.
Therefore one engineer could trace upto four cables at one time.
NOTE:
In communications coax is used in pairs one cable being the transmit and one being the receive. Therefore it is important to know which is which.
DESCRIPTION
Most coaxial cable is presented in one or two pairs.
Therefore, I have only used four connectors.
Box One, Figure One, will contain the four widely varying resistors, each one across the core and sheath of their own coaxial cable.
The resistance of each one will be displayed, on the box, above each connector.
For my prototype I have used:
ion (ohms),l5OS, lKn and 1OKn
Box Two, Figure Two will contain an ohm meter with a digital display, 4 BNC connectors and 4 switches, 3 for stepping between connectors and 1 for power. The box will also contain space for a battery.
Start with SW1 in position A. When the coax is connected at each end, SW4 will turn Box 2 on. Then SW2 can be put into POS1 and the display will show the resistance across that cable, changing SW2 to POS2 will record the next cables resistance. Then moving SWl to POSB will record the resistances at Positions 3 and 4.
After recording each resistance mark the respective cables at each end and you will know which is cables 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Claims (9)
1. The coaxial cable tracer drastically reduces the time
it takes to locate any one or number of coax cables.
2. The tracer is the only type to use resistance across
the cables, to locate them.
3. The tracer referred to in 1. and 2. will work on coax
types 2002 and 2003.
4. The tracer will locate four separate cables at one
time.
5. The tracer will use one primary switch to toggle
between two secondary switches each referring to two
cables.
6. The tracer will work when connected to standard BNC
connectors.
Amendments to the claims have been filed as follows 1. The coaxial cable tracer drastically reduces the time it takes to
locate any one or number of coax cables.
2. The tracer referred to in (1) will work on coax types 2002, 2003
and 3002.
3. The tracer will locate four separate cables at one time.
4. The tracer will use one primary switch to toggle between two secondary
switches each referring to two cables.
5. The tracer will work when connected to standard BNC connectors.
6. The tracer will trace any coaxial cable with a 75 OHM impedance, this
includes Belden cable used for microwave radio work.
7. The tracer will work with coaxial cable terminated with 'Type 43'
connectors or 'F-Type' connectors as long as a conversion plug is
used.
8. The coaxial cable tracer is the only type to use resistance across the
coax, to locate the identity of that cable.
9. The coaxial cable tracer will comfortably identify cable upto a distance of 3 O^~
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| GB9110595A GB2260198A (en) | 1991-05-16 | 1991-05-16 | Coaxial cable tracer |
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| GB9110595A GB2260198A (en) | 1991-05-16 | 1991-05-16 | Coaxial cable tracer |
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| GB9110595D0 GB9110595D0 (en) | 1991-07-03 |
| GB2260198A true GB2260198A (en) | 1993-04-07 |
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| GB9110595A Withdrawn GB2260198A (en) | 1991-05-16 | 1991-05-16 | Coaxial cable tracer |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| US9671551B2 (en) | 2012-02-13 | 2017-06-06 | Corning Optical Communications LLC | Visual tracer system for fiber optic cable |
| US8620123B2 (en) | 2012-02-13 | 2013-12-31 | Corning Cable Systems Llc | Visual tracer system for fiber optic cable |
| US9429731B2 (en) | 2013-08-12 | 2016-08-30 | Corning Optical Communications LLC | Optical fiber cable assembly comprising optical tracer fiber |
| US10379309B2 (en) | 2014-11-18 | 2019-08-13 | Corning Optical Communications LLC | Traceable optical fiber cable and filtered viewing device for enhanced traceability |
| US10228526B2 (en) | 2015-03-31 | 2019-03-12 | Corning Optical Communications LLC | Traceable cable with side-emitting optical fiber and method of forming the same |
| US9304278B1 (en) | 2015-03-31 | 2016-04-05 | Corning Optical Communications LLC | Traceable cable with side-emitting optical fiber and method of forming the same |
| US10101553B2 (en) | 2015-05-20 | 2018-10-16 | Corning Optical Communications LLC | Traceable cable with side-emitting optical fiber and method of forming the same |
| US10338317B2 (en) | 2015-07-17 | 2019-07-02 | Corning Optical Communications LLC | Systems and methods for traceable cables |
| US10534135B2 (en) | 2015-07-17 | 2020-01-14 | Corning Optical Communications LLC | Systems and methods for tracing cables and cables for such systems and methods |
| US10101545B2 (en) | 2015-10-30 | 2018-10-16 | Corning Optical Communications LLC | Traceable cable assembly and connector |
| US10185111B2 (en) | 2016-04-08 | 2019-01-22 | Corning Optical Communications LLC | Traceable end point cable assembly |
| US10107983B2 (en) | 2016-04-29 | 2018-10-23 | Corning Optical Communications LLC | Preferential mode coupling for enhanced traceable patch cord performance |
| US10222560B2 (en) | 2016-12-21 | 2019-03-05 | Corning Research & Development Corporation | Traceable fiber optic cable assembly with fiber guide and tracing optical fibers for carrying light received from a light launch device |
| US10222561B2 (en) | 2016-12-21 | 2019-03-05 | Corning Research & Development Corporation | Light launch device for transmitting light into a traceable fiber optic cable assembly with tracing optical fibers |
| US10545298B2 (en) | 2016-12-21 | 2020-01-28 | Corning Research & Development Corporation | Traceable fiber optic cable assembly with illumination structure and tracing optical fibers for carrying light received from a light launch device |
| US10234614B2 (en) | 2017-01-20 | 2019-03-19 | Corning Research & Development Corporation | Light source assemblies and systems and methods with mode homogenization |
| US10539758B2 (en) | 2017-12-05 | 2020-01-21 | Corning Research & Development Corporation | Traceable fiber optic cable assembly with indication of polarity |
| US10539747B2 (en) | 2017-12-05 | 2020-01-21 | Corning Research & Development Corporation | Bend induced light scattering fiber and cable assemblies and method of making |
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