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product_id: 3181755
title: "Triplett 3388 Fox & Hound HotWire Live Wire Tone and Probe Wire Tracing Kit with Adjustable Sensitivity - Traces Wires from 0 ~ 250 VAC and up to 1000 ft,Black"
brand: "triplett"
price: "₨152571"
currency: LKR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 4
url: https://www.desertcart.lk/products/3181755-triplett-3388-fox-and-hound-hotwire-live-wire-tone-probe
store_origin: LK
region: Sri Lanka
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# 0-250 VAC tracing 1000 ft range Multiple tone options Triplett 3388 Fox & Hound HotWire Live Wire Tone and Probe Wire Tracing Kit with Adjustable Sensitivity - Traces Wires from 0 ~ 250 VAC and up to 1000 ft,Black

**Brand:** triplett
**Price:** ₨152571
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🔧 Unleash Your Inner Detective with Precision Wire Tracing!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Triplett 3388 Fox & Hound HotWire Live Wire Tone and Probe Wire Tracing Kit with Adjustable Sensitivity - Traces Wires from 0 ~ 250 VAC and up to 1000 ft,Black by triplett
- **How much does it cost?** ₨152571 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.lk](https://www.desertcart.lk/products/3181755-triplett-3388-fox-and-hound-hotwire-live-wire-tone-probe)

## Best For

- triplett enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted triplett brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **🔋 Battery Operated:** Enjoy the freedom of portability with a lightweight, battery-powered design.
- • **🔍 Precision Tracing:** Easily locate wires through various materials, including drywall and cement.
- • **📊 Visual & Audible Tests:** Integrated TrueTrace and TripLatch tests provide comprehensive wire tracing capabilities.
- • **🎚️ Adjustable Sensitivity:** Customize your detection with a thumbwheel sensitivity control for optimal performance.
- • **🔊 Versatile Tone Generation:** Choose between pulse or warble tones for clear audio feedback during tracing.

## Overview

The Triplett3388 Fox & Hound HotWire Live Wire Tone and Probe Wire Tracing Kit is a professional-grade tool designed for efficient wire tracing in both 120VAC and 220VAC circuits. With a maximum tracing capacity of 250VAC and a range of up to 1000 feet, this kit features adjustable sensitivity, multiple tone options, and a lightweight, battery-operated probe for versatile use across various materials.

## Description

The Triplett Fox & Hound HotWire (3388) is a live circuit tracing kit for both 120VAC and 220VAC circuits. It includes the versatile Fox HotWire Tone Generator (Toner) and the high-performance Hound HotWire Inductive Amplifier (Probe). The Fox HotWire is powered by a 9-volt battery for low voltage tracing or it can be powered by the high voltage line it is toning. It can generate multiple tones (Pulse or Warble), provides a visual and audible continuity test, and integrates Triplett's own TrueTrace and TripLatch tests while providing overload protection up to 250 VAC. The Hound HotWire is a battery operated handheld lightweight Probe; containing both a thumbwheel sensitivity control and signal strength indicator LED. It has a built-in LED headlight to illuminate dark areas and reduce fluorescent light noise, a bandpass filter to suppress unwanted frequencies, an earphone jack for noisy or quiet work areas, and an easy access battery cover. The HotWire can also trace other powered or unpowered common wires including telephone and cable TV wires, LAN cables, security system wires, and many others. The HotWire Fox also includes a very useful feature called TrueTrace. The HotWire's RF signal can be sensed through both building materials and most metal conduits. The HotWire can even trace shallow (up to 6" deep) underground wires, like those commonly used for 'Invisible Fences', cable television, telephone, or low voltage landscape lighting. Complete with test leads (24" and 60"), flat blades, pointed probes, alligator clips, hard carrying case, and (2) 9V batteries. Founded in 1904, U.S.-based Triplett Test Equipment continues to be on the leading edge of specialized testers. Whether supplying vital test equipment to the U.S. Signal Corps during WWII, or providing the railroad industry with essential testers to ensure the safety of their crews and the public, Triplett prides itself on developing innovative, reliable, and durable test equipment that also won't break the bank. Triplett's catalog contains a wide array of test equipment parts and accessories such as multimeters, voltmeters, cable testers, security cameras and security camera accessories, wire cable mapping kits, video monitors, and other specialty testers. They serve industries such as HVAC, security, electronics and electrical, telecom, and more.

## Features

- Live circuit tracing kit for both 120VAC and 220VAC circuits (250VAC max)
- The versatile Fox HotWire can generate multiple tones (Pulse or Warble), provides a visual and audible continuity test, and integrates Triplett's own TrueTrace and TripLatch tests
- The Hound HotWire is a battery operated handheld lightweight Probe; containing both a thumbwheel sensitivity control and signal strength indicator LED
- Locate wires through drywall, plaster, wood, cement, etc.
- Locate buried wires up to 6" and trace wires up to 1000 feet in length

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Triplett
- **Power Source:** Battery Powered
- **Style:** 3388 Fox & Hound HotWire
- **Color:** 3388 Fox & Hound HotWire
- **Item Weight:** 0.01 Ounces

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very decent equipment, especially for the price...
*by N***N on October 1, 2015*

Pretty fantastic tester compared to:(a) the price, in view of what my local supply shops were asking for similar Ideal and Fluke products (neither of which could do live circuits), and(b) my network cable tracer, which in the past has worked on AC wiring in a pinch, but doesn't have great rangeI used this unit to trace a ridiculously long bedroom circuit that had a mystery short. I traced something close to 200' of 15 gauge, including through a section of 18" concrete floor that has a 6-inch topping slab on 2 inches of foam insulation over it, and also through about 50' of 12 inch concrete wall, loaded with double rebar.Steering this probe requires a bit of patience, trial and error, and disconnecting a few junction boxes along the way. There's the potential for bleedover into parallel wires, and the signal will propagate through common neutrals (actually a good thing -- caught a few that shouldn't have been!), but with a little bit of attentive use it becomes pretty easy to figure out good from bad leads.As others have stated, NOT a good circuit breaker finder. It'll do in a pinch, but I recommend spending the few bucks on the dedicated tool if that's what you need.The live wire function works flawlessly, the tone generator is adequately loud and discernible, and I got much more use out of the continuity tester than I imagined, mainly because it was already connected to the wires, vs. disconnecting and clipping up my multimeter.So while this tracer doesn't work miracles and has a bit of a learning curve, it's really great at what it does, especially for the price. Wholehearted recommendation.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ worked far better when I unplugged what was in the other outlet
*by W***W on July 3, 2025*

works as advertised, but did not work very well when I tried to trace a live circuit from an outlet that also had a window air conditioner plugged in. I turned off that A/C unit and unplugged it and then was able to use the Hound to trace the path from the outlet back to the main panel, which is only about 10 feet away.I already knew what breaker in the panel was involved, but I tried to see if the Hound would tell me. As Triplett says in their video, there are far better tools for identifying the exact breaker.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not good for finding breakers
*by M***. on February 14, 2014*

This is a pretty good unit for tracing wires behind the walls and through the attic. They do warn though, that if your traced wire gets bundled anywhere, you will have signal bleed into those adjacent wires. You do. You can scale back the signal strength to combat this though. In my case, It's pretty much hopeless trying to find a particular breaker attached to an outlet though. At least 8 breakers had a VERY strong signal, none of which were the actual breaker I was looking for. They include the true trace functionality that should help in this case, but they make a reference that it's not to be used with the packaged hound. Eh, just leaves room for more accessories to compliment the signal generator.

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*Last updated: 2026-02-26*