Non-contact electrical tester

[p8ntblr]

Anyone have one of these that they found have worked well. It would be great if it would work through walls as well as at the outlets, switches, etc. I know someone posted about one they had but for the life of me I can't find it. I got one today at HD but it didn't work very well.

[parnelli]

Anyone have one of these that they found have worked well. It would be great if it would work through walls as well as at the outlets, switches, etc. I know someone posted about one they had but for the life of me I can't find it. I got one today at HD but it didn't work very well.

I've got a greenlee one I picked up at the BORG a few years back about the size of a marker. It works well and I've never had any problems with it.

I don't know of any that are sensitive enough to work thru walls though. What's the problem with yours?

[Handy Al]

I bought one at Harbor Freight that worked great. It won't work thru walls nad I wouldn't want it to. It needs to be in close proximty to the wire. Sometimes in old wiring I use it to tell the hot from the neutral.

[p8ntblr]

I've got a greenlee one I picked up at the BORG a few years back about the size of a marker. It works well and I've never had any problems with it.

I don't know of any that are sensitive enough to work thru walls though. What's the problem with yours?

I saw that one but got the lower priced Sperry brand as the HD guy said they were pretty much the same. I was testing it out on various switches and outlets and on some it would detect them but wouldn't on most.

[LCHIEN]

I've had one for over 10 years I got at Radio Shack.
Like the size of a big marker with a pocket clip and an LED.
Detects wiring thru walls and helps identify live wires when working on wiring.

[p8ntblr]

I've had one for over 10 years I got at Radio Shack.
Like the size of a big marker with a pocket clip and an LED.
Detects wiring thru walls and helps identify live wires when working on wiring.

Anyway you can post the brand and model?

[LCHIEN]

Anyway you can post the brand and model?

sorry, it has no part number, Radio shack stuff changes quite frequently anyway. I've had it for more than ten years.
I know some of the Zircon higher end studfinders also have this kind of circuit built in for detecting wiring. Like this one:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=search

Here's a coupld of AC sensor only devices on the internet:
http://www.safetyplus.net/ElectricalProducts.html

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/wwg...mId=1613407262

http://testproducts.com/safecart/pro...roducts_id/266

http://www.wttool.com/product-exec/p...m_source=froog

[jessrice]

I bought a romex wire stripper/non contact sensor, that will pick up current through the walls.

It was from home depot and about 24.00. i cant think what the name is, I always seem them in the electrical aisle.

It has an on/off switch, and since i need the strippers when doing most work, that means i can turn them on and know i am safe.

I'll have to look at the brand name when i get home.

jesse