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Please suggest an easy to use voltage tester. I have to add some dimmers & timers. Want to determine line & source wires. Thanks. Frank
Now these proximity detectors or Tic Tracers are good for detecting if there is voltage. But if using in a junction box with a bunch of wires and if more than one has voltage on it is tough to trace because they will detect Voltage with in certain distances. But they are handy. The receptacle testors are very good for checking outlets because it will detect if wired correctly and if ground is present.If you're just trying to find out if there is power to the wires, the little voltage detectors that don't need actual contact with a bare wire are pretty useful, you just hold them up next to the wire, or plug them into the slot in an outlet, and they flash and sound a tone if there is voltage present. Hot wire lights up and neutral doesn't, so it makes it real easy to check for and find reversed wiring and/or verify if the power is on or off without having to take anything apart first or make any actual contact with a hot terminal.
They're cheap and should be available almost anywhere that sells electrical supplies.
This what I'm looking for. Is this particular Tic a decent one?Now these proximity detectors or Tic Tracers are good for detecting if there is voltage. But if using in a junction box with a bunch of wires and if more than one has voltage on it is tough to trace because they will detect Voltage with in certain distances. But they are handy. The receptacle testors are very good for checking outlets because it will detect if wired correctly and if ground is present.
https://www.amazon.com/Fluke-1AC-A1...tage+tester&qid=1609862063&sr=8-6&tag=mh0b-20
I own a bunch of them. This is the one I go to most of the time. One of the best on the market. The next most used is my Klein one. The Greenlee from Home Depot is a good one as well as Ideal one. Klein Tool one is a very good one too. My Greenlee broke the tip and never replaced it. I use to have these all over the shop, in my tool pouches and always carried one in my pocket at all times when I was working. Takes no time to just check if you have power. Great on extension chords and in my line of work every aspect of it. South Wire and Sperry are very good as well and can be trusted. Some have a feature more than others but they all work the same.This what I'm looking for. Is this particular Tic a decent one?
Yep.If it works it's a Fluke?
Ordered thanks.Yep.
If you ordered the Fluke you ordered the best on the market.Ordered thanks.
Thanks for your help.If you ordered the Fluke you ordered the best on the market.