Fluke 1AC-A1-II Volt-Alert AC Non-Contact Voltage Tester
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Fluke 1AC-A1-II Volt-Alert AC Non-Contact Voltage Tester
Customer Review: Excellent Tool
Summary: 5 Stars
Fine quality tool typical of Fluke.
The switch on this tester is much better than that found on the Greenlee tester. I am often working in cramped, dark areas and require a solidly built tester that doesn't suffer from inadvertent switch movement-a problem with the Greenlee and similar devices.
This tester, like every other non-contact (NC) tester I have used, will occasionally provide a "false positive" indication. This is often caused by an errant voltage present on a cable which is laying near an energized cable. This is due to inductance is is probably unavoidable with a NC device.
This is one of the best tool investments you can make-absolutely essential for electrical, plumbing, remodeling, or demolition. Work safely; always test it on an energized conductor and verify proper operation before use on unknown cables.
Highly recommended!
Customer Review: Works great
Summary: 5 Stars
I've always liked Fluke test equipment and this is no different. I was replacing a bunch of outlets and switches in my house and got this since the multimeter I usually use is unwieldy for checking many wires.
It's pretty sensitive to power... when checking to see if an outlet is powered, holding it up to the face of the outlet is usually sufficient to get it to detect power -- handy for quickly checking to see if I flipped off the right breaker -- though before I touched a wire, I always touched the sensor head to the wire to check it before touching it with my bare hands.
The device flashes every second or two to let you know that it's powered on -- definitely a great feature so you're always sure that it's on and the batteries are good when you're testing wires. The beeper can be turned off if you want to.
Customer Review: Should Call It A Smart-Tester.
Summary: 5 Stars
Just got this,and started experimenting with my outlets,cords,and light switches.
I'm very impressed with this devise,was testing my kitchen dimmer switch,and the tester didn't light or sound A beep,and I thought,what now?Pushed dimmer in,tester lit and sounded A beep,dimmer off,nothing,very interesting,had no idea.Uses 2 AAA batteries,which are included,by the way both batteries checked out 100%,brand new.When I go to tear down an outlet or switch,this will help,but I'll shut down the power to make sure.This basically let's you know if there is power to what your testing,bright red and loud beep.You can disable the sound if you want.I would recommend this,but still cut the power.The Pen Tester slides open from the back to insert the 2 batteries,kinda hard to open,just to let people know.
Customer Review: A must have tool for your tool box
Summary: 5 Stars
I ordered the Fluke 1AC-A1-II Volt-Alert AC Non-Contact Voltage Tester after an electrical circuit in my house died over the weekend. Resetting the circuit breaker did not help. I needed a tool to test each segment of the circuit until I could identify where the problem was. I received it today and within 15 minutes I was able to locate the problem in a junction box where one of the electrical connections loosened and caused the problem. I just tightened the connection and everything was back to normal.
The Fluke allowed me to quickly identify the problem area and resolve it.
I find the tool to be well made and work exactly as advertised. I highly recommend this tool for anyone who works with electricity as a must have tool for your tool box.
Customer Review: Everyone should have this
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a tool everyone should have who works in any form of construction, form renovation of a house to industrial equipment installations (below appropriate operating voltages of course). It does not take much current to cause harm, with this you will always verify that power is de-energized without having to trust those panel directory cards etc.
Pros:
Low Cost, High reliability, heartbeat light to tell you it is on and functioning, lightweight, small, portable.
Cons:
None, this does everything I would have expected it to do. Don't expect too much out of it and I would NOT use it as a circuit tracer. If you want to do circuit tracing, get a real tracing kit, which are more expensive but vastly more useful for that operation.