Voltage Detector Electrical Tester Pen 2-in-1 with LED Torch and Audible Tone Non Contact Power Cable Testing, Red

Excellent detector, easy to use and detect supply without touching bare wires.

Biggest problem is loosing them

Good quality

This device is great for identifying live cables and individual conductors. It's not too sensitive you you can usual identify a single live conductor from a bunch (given, say 25mm spacing to avoid confusion), e.g. '3-plate' at a ceiling rose. !! It should not be used as the sole means for safe-isolation!! Audible bleep and red glow to tip for live condition. VERY handy torch built in to tip - surprisingly powerful for such a small device. Very good value against devices twice the price. I own, or have used, three other types and this is my favourite

I bought this tester, erroniously thinking that it would find cables buried in walls. My fault, it does not claim to do that. What it does do, and does very well, is the purpose for which it IS designed... identifying surface cables that are live, plug sockets, light switches etc., pointing to (for instance) a blown fuse and identifying a live cable from a dead one; very handy for identifying such cables in a loft, for instance. As I do need a cable / stud detector for buried cables, I have ordered a Bosch instrument designed for the purpose, but I will not be sending this little pen back to Amazon. It really is a great piece of kit.

Simple easu to use.

Does what it says, and detects live cables themselves (but not when buried in walls, as some expect). However (unless mine is faulty) it does not seem to have an auto turn off after, say, 10 mins of none use. This it's on all the time - which must wear down the batteries eventually. As a result, I've been taking the batteries out, but was not easy each time - my solution was a small plastic strip that I insert between the two batteries, then close it leaving them in.

Until two weeks ago, when a professional electrician came to do some work for me, I didn't know these things existed (I'm about 20 years out of date...). He showed me what his professional device could do, I bought this much cheaper deive and I could not be be more pleased - it really does do exactly what it sets out to do, easily and safely.

Der Stift funktioniert bei Kabeln in Kabelkanälen überhaupt nicht. Ohne nur zu ca. 10%. Um ein halbwegs vernünftiges Ergebnis zu bekommen, muss man um das Kabel mit dem Stich „herumfahren“, was nicht Sinn der Sache ist. Bei einer Kindersicherung in einer Steckdose funktioniert er auch nicht.

Den här pennan hade väldigt dålig känslighet, mina andra pennor fungerar mycket bättre. Slösa inte pengarna i onödan, köp något bättre istället.

Prodotto molto fragile si è rotto dopo un paio di utilizzi

Stift funktioniert nur direkt an spannungsführenden Teilen, keine Umgebungsüberwachung, wie bei vergleichbaren Prudukten. Lampenfunktion ist in Ordnung. Keine Weiterempfehlung.