Just found out my old toner probe was the reason I spent an extra hour in a crawl space yesterday

The battery was dying and giving me a weak signal, so I kept tracing the wrong line. I'm out about $80 for the service call time I couldn't bill. What's a good, reliable brand you all use for toners now?

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kimblack14d ago

Is it really that big of a deal though? I've used a half-dead toner for weeks... just gotta know the tricks. Tap the battery on a table, wrap the probe in foil, good to go. hannahj49 mentioned the Greenlee, but my old one from the supply house still works fine. Sometimes we just blame the tool when we're having a bad day.

hannahj4914d ago

Saw a thread last week where a bunch of techs were swearing by the Greenlee Pro. They said the battery life is solid and the signal stays strong, even in tight spots. Might be worth a look after that crawl space mess lol.

sanchez.ivan14d ago

Ugh, I had the total opposite experience with that one... battery died on me in like twenty minutes on a job last month. The signal kept dropping out too, it was a total pain.