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THIS WORKS! Took me a couple hours & a $1.50 part from Radio Shack, but it saved me $200 to get the IF company to fix it (found it on another website): http://hardware.mcse.ms/a-rchive144-2005-9-227666.html This- method requires you purchase an “RF-Choke” from Radio Shack (Catalog item # 273-102) and use an AM Radio. Once you have these, follow these procedures: 1. Disconnect the boundary wire from the terminals on the transmitter. 2. Wrap the boundary wire around the choke leads 3. Connect the choke leads to the terminals on the transmitter. The choke has now completed the loop as far as the transmitter is concerned. 4. Turn the range adjustment knob up 1/4 to 1/2 turn. 5. Take the transistor radio and set it to AM 600. Stand outside the structure where the twisted wire exits and listen for the pulsating static of the transmitter. Gently swing the radio back and forth across the front of your body and follow the wire out to where the loop begins. Pick either direction and continue until the pulsating stops for a 4-6 ft area. In this area is your break.
I spent $130 to invisible fence to repair a break and swore that i would never do it again and bought the identical parts that they used to locate and fix the break. They charged me $89 in labor +$30 for 2 of the suresplice kits that cost only $1 each. :
1) 3 Prong Orange outlet to provide ground to Tracer ($1 at Lowes)
2) 77HP Tracer 2 ($35 on internet)
3) 4′ of 16 Gauge Wire (to splice wires – $5 Lowes)
4) AM Radio ($15 Radio Shack)
5) Suresplice SK 14-12G (splicer kit $1 per item – need to for repairs)
Done.
Turn 77HP Tracer to Tone Mode
Attach black wire from 77HP to 3 prong outlet (GROUND WIRE) and plug outlet into power outlet
Unplug power to Invisible Fence transmitter
Remove right white wire and attach to red wire from 77HP Tracer
Turn Radio on to far left frequency and search for frequency beeps. When it stops making noise, you found wire break.
Cut 4′ piece of 16 Gauge Wire
Attach both pieces of wire into suresplice splice
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