Voltsticks

[VoltzElectrical]

awesome tools! Great for tracing cables under floorboards. Lifted a couple of boards in Brother in Laws house - rats nest of connector blocks and spurs off ring etc. Left sockets circuit on only, waved voltstick around and identified all parts of it easily.


They are like any tool - they have a particular application, which if used properly for that application, can be very useful.

 

[MDJ]

I always carry 2 actually, although they cannot be relied upon, having 2 is the best way, I hold them together, usually at least one lights up when checking for juice lol, and they look good in the top pocket above the company logo haha.

 

[ackbarthestar]

I always carry 2 actually, although they cannot be relied upon, having 2 is the best way, I hold them together, usually at least one lights up when checking for juice lol, and they look good in the top pocket above the company logo haha.

I bet they look really cool, lol If you hold them back to back and swing them around your head you might be able to audition for the latest Star wars....
They are looking for replacement for Darth Maul and Count Dooko :45::45: :devilish:

 

[MDJ]

I bet they look really cool, lol If you hold them back to back and swing them around your head you might be able to audition for the latest Star wars....
They are looking for replacement for Darth Maul and Count Dooko :45::45: :devilish:

haha, they do look good in the dark though :devilish:

 

[ackbarthestar]

Well its about time I went down to the wholesalers and did an evaluation. I'm always looking for tools and instruments that make identification, fault finding, tracing circuits as easy and reliable as possible.

Instruments in the armourment

1/ a rather expensive cable tracer that injects a 25kHz signal into a live circuit so that you can trace it all over the installation, up to a 600mm deep, needs alot of interpretation. Very good for finding buried JBs on lighting and ring circuits.

2/ GS 38 voltage indicator - of course, a must

3/ Plug in polarity teaster

4/ Pipe and cable tracer, again needs a lot of interpretation

5/ A neon screwdriver - did I say that?

6/ A Fluke 75 multimeter - useful for any circuit with electronic equipment

7/ Microwave leakage indicator

8/ two lux meters

9/ Cat5/5E cable tester

10/ Plus all my electrical test instruments

11/ numerous lights and led lamps .

12/ Tuning fork

So I might as well invest in a light sabre just so I can keep the Empire at bay

 

[Rockingit]

My Di Log cable tracer has a non-contact mode which is admittedly quite useful and I guess is basically just doing the same job.