non contact voltage detector for £1.98

[ExArmy]

reckon this will be any good for under £2?
Voltage Detector Pen Non-Contact AC Volt Sensor Tester Alert Pen 90~1000V LED | eBay

i already have several other types so not looking to buy another but i just noticed the price as i was looking for a new voltage and continuity tester on ebay. if they are decent i would buy some though. anybody got one?

 

[Strima]

But you have to provide your own batteries...

I have a couple lying around somewhere as they tend to get thrown in for free when buying other stuff as have others no doubt.

 

[telectrix]

can't go wrong at that price. i just ordered 2. keep misplacing mine.

 

[Guest111]

Looks like a fluke copy,only problem I found was if you drop them the little bit of plastic snaps off and then its knackered,or at least it was on my fluke.

 

[ExArmy]

i'm gonnna order a few also i think, just for spares. makes me mad i spent £20 on a fluke one and it's not as good as a £10 metrel one i had previously. the metrel was always on, and picked up voltage through HR flex, SWA, big enclosures but the fluke is crap, and the fluke goes mental in a CU for some reason?

 

[Guest111]

i'm gonnna order a few also i think, just for spares. makes me mad i spent £20 on a fluke one and it's not as good as a £10 metrel one i had previously. the metrel was always on, and picked up voltage through HR flex, SWA, big enclosures but the fluke is crap, and the fluke goes mental in a CU for some reason?

You think thats annoying,I lost mine went straight out and bought another 1 then the day after a fluke rep gave me one for free,and to cap it all same day someone came and handed me my original one back that they had "borrowed" out of my bench drawer the day before!

 

[mickys86]

At least you got spares now.......

 

[Top Cat]

Have you noticed that if you leave a bit of kit on a job no one phones you to say you have left it there. Sometimes it could be 3 weeks before you realise you are missing it and then you have no chance of remembering where you left it!

 

[MarkieSparkie]

I was leafing through the CPC catalogue when I came across the Duratool Voltage Test Screwdriver which I thought was shocking enough for a trade catalogue, but it's description hit a new marketing high and safety low point:-

• An all-weather voltage test screwdriver for voltage, polarity, continuity testing, bulb/fuse testing and microwave leakage detection. Features an integral LED indication and contact/non contact inductive testing.
  
• Continuity measuring ranges - 0 to 50MOhm
• Voltage measuring ranges, AC - 70 to 600V
• Voltage measuring ranges, DC - 0V to 250V

Technical Data
AC Voltage Test
Contact	70 to 250V ac
Non-Contact	700 to 600V ac
DC Voltage Test	Up to 250V dc
Polarity Test	1.5V to 36V dc
Continuity Check	0 to 50MΩ
Microwave Leakage Detection	≥5mW/cm [SUP]2[/SUP]

D01778 - DURATOOL - VOLTAGE TEST SCREWDRIVER | CPC

Does anybody fancy using one in wet or humid conditions as a contact voltage tester to validate the all weather claim?

 

[Silly Sausage]

Save your money buying this rubbish.
The quick brush with the back of the hand proves liveness?
So I've learnt from reading EF for 2 years

 

[Geordie Spark]

Save your money buying this rubbish.
The quick brush with the back of the hand proves liveness?
So I've learnt from reading EF for 2 years

Aye ..... but make sure that it's the back of the apprentice's hand.

 

[One_of_them]

im wary about these cheap versions. A friend of mine had a cheap one and it was very inaccurate (i know they aren't exactly brilliant) and would light/beep when it chose to. Compared with my megger version which was a a lot better. Although you pay for it.

 

[mickys86]

I was leafing through the CPC catalogue when I came across the Duratool Voltage Test Screwdriver which I thought was shocking enough for a trade catalogue, but it's description hit a new marketing high and safety low point:-

• An all-weather voltage test screwdriver for voltage, polarity, continuity testing, bulb/fuse testing and microwave leakage detection. Features an integral LED indication and contact/non contact inductive testing.
  
• Continuity measuring ranges - 0 to 50MOhm
• Voltage measuring ranges, AC - 70 to 600V
• Voltage measuring ranges, DC - 0V to 250V

Technical Data
AC Voltage Test
Contact	70 to 250V ac
Non-Contact	700 to 600V ac
DC Voltage Test	Up to 250V dc
Polarity Test	1.5V to 36V dc
Continuity Check	0 to 50MΩ
Microwave Leakage Detection	≥5mW/cm [SUP]2[/SUP]

D01778 - DURATOOL - VOLTAGE TEST SCREWDRIVER | CPC

Does anybody fancy using one in wet or humid conditions as a contact voltage tester to validate the all weather claim?

I'm not going to lie..... I'm nervous enough using one in the dry!

 

[Guest111]

you can get them for a quid in poundland and they come with a handy neon for stirring your brew with!lol

 

[DurhamSparky]

lol....

just ordered a few for the bag!!

 

[Plonker 3]

I have a Fluke one always to hand in my pocket, this looks like a cheap Chinese imitation and wouldn't trust is as far as I could throw it.

 

[Guest111]

I have a Fluke one always to hand in my pocket, this looks like a cheap Chinese imitation and wouldn't trust is as far as I could throw it.

IF you try it just dont mix them up and end up throwing your fluke.lol

 

[Plonker 3]

No danger of that, as I aint even going to risk buying one.

 

[Top Cat]

Got a Fluke LDV1, nice little tool with a good light on it. I see there is a LDV2 now, anyone got one and is it any better than the LDV1?

 

[jeremy]

I've an LDV2, bought to replace my old fluke one which stopped beeping after a good few years use. Very pleased with it