"Frank B Denman" wrote in message
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I've got a Sperry CS-500A that is essentially useless. It is never able
to narrow its detection to a single breaker.

Would appreciate recommendations for a better tool, if one exists. The
budget is ~$100.


My old reliable tracer was an analog Amprobe and a pigtail socket with a
flasher button and a 100 watt light bulb. Plug the pigtail socket into the
outlet you are trying to trace and clip the Amprobe over each wire in the
circuit breaker panel until you see the needle jumping up and down. This
works for the neutral conductor as well.