volt stick

[Matty o]

Ok i know some people dont like them and i know they should not be relied on but i find they have there uses especially for fault finding

My old RS one has just broke, i have tried a couple of others and they dont seam as good.
So does any one have any recommendations

 

[Dean Williams]

prefer the ones made by 'Voltstick'. ive got a black one where the end lights up red and a green one where it lights up fred and buzzes.
ive had the black one for 10 years, still going strong.

http://www.voltstick.co.uk/

 

[oldtimer]

Yep my main work is fault finding and it comes in handy but and i say but I dont trust it as far as i can throw it so I always test it on a known live source and if I have to dimantle anything then the tester comes out .

One example today tenant had a faulty lampholder on a pendant plus 2 table lights not working traced to 2 dud 3 amp fuses no tester brought out just used the volt stick so in this case a big time saver

 

[robsparky1975]

They have their uses,but as already said not to be relied upon,i use a fluke when its needed/fit for purpose.

 

[Andy78]

prefer the ones made by 'Voltstick'. ive got a black one where the end lights up red and a green one where it lights up fred and buzzes.
ive had the black one for 10 years, still going strong.

Volt Stick ::: The market leading brand in AC, DC voltage and megnetic testers in the UK

Doesn't Fred get a bit sick of it ?

 

[telectrix]

use the fluke pro230. this has a fork in the end so that it has to have a live cable in the forek to light up. very useful in a bunch of cables.

 

[Adam W]

I use a Fluke VoltAlert 1 AC-E II. It works great, but it hasn't got a fork in the end.
Of course voltsticks shouldn't be relied on for safe isolation, but they have their uses.

 

[MarkieSparkie]

I carry a MK volt-stick, the type with the variable sensitivity control which is less prone to false positive indications.

 

[SPARTYKUS]

I carry a MK volt-stick, the type with the variable sensitivity control which is less prone to false positive indications.

Hey hey! Thats my one! Love it. But as said would not trust my life on it, ever. I like to pretend its doctor whos sonic screwdriver

 

[Guest111]

fluke ldv2 got a torch on it as well, quite good and 2 tools in 1

 

[Darkwood]

I carry a pair of snips 100% effective at detecting live wires!!!!!! and usually have the added bonus of tripping the circuit without need to trace it.

 

[SPARTYKUS]

fluke ldv2 got a torch on it as well, quite good and 2 tools in 1

Show off !

 

[vxwestie]

I carry a pair of snips 100% effective at detecting live wires!!!!!! and usually have the added bonus of tripping the circuit without need to trace it.

Yeh, but they have got to be a brand new pair, when they get old and blunt you never find live cables with them...

 

[HandySparks]

When I'm trying to identify which circuit to switch off I like to hear or see the effect of turning off a circuit breaker or isolating switch. For sockets I use a Martindale BZ101 Buzz It. For other circuits I sometimes wedge a voltstick (can't remember which make and it's out in the van) against the cable and listen, but it's a bit quiet. Does anyone know of one of these things with a good loud buzz or whistle which doesn't need a button holding in for it to work?

 

[rick]

The MK one I can't get on with, the whole slider switch seems very on and off.

Fluke 1AC I quite like.

My favourite is this:

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