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densharx2
Feb 1, 2008, 10:47 AM
I have wiring running from my house to garage for power.
At some point in the wire it is broken. How do I find that point of the
Break?

KISS
Feb 1, 2008, 10:57 AM
With an instrument called a TDR or Time Domain Reflectometer. You should know the total length of the cable.

TDR Tutorial - Power Applications (http://nje4000.com/riapppwr.html)

Other choices exist if it's not buried deep and not in a metallic conduit. You could use a non-contact voltage detector and run it along the length of non-metalic cconduit.

Check the end points first for loose connections.