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04-14-2012, 10:19 PM
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Non Contact Tester Preference
I was in an attic the other day and the attic insulation monster ate my tic tester.  
So now I need a new one. The one I had was a craftsman, not the best I'm sure, but it didn't have a button to press to turn it on. I liked that part.
Do all the newer testers have an on/off switch? What brand seems to be better than most?
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04-14-2012, 10:36 PM
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Electricity is Amazing!
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People are going to say Santronics.
I'm not the most careful with tic testers and have had them break. My Fluke has been holding up very well. I haven't tried Fluke's 2AC.
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04-14-2012, 10:39 PM
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I'm one of those people.... Santronics.
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In winter, why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?
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04-14-2012, 10:50 PM
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Santronics....like em too.
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04-14-2012, 11:35 PM
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I'm one of those people.... Santronics.
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Do these have an on/off button?
Do they have an audible alarm or just turn red?
Last edited by Little-Lectric; 04-14-2012 at 11:39 PM.
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04-14-2012, 11:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Little-Lectric
Do these have an on/off button?
Do they have an audible alarm or just turn red?
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No button. No buzzers. Just an LED.
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04-15-2012, 12:06 AM
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I've never had problems with the Greenlee GT-11. Its cheap, reliable and durable.
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04-15-2012, 07:59 AM
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Fluke gets my vote. In 3 years it's never let me down whereas other testers have easily broken or stopped functioning.
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04-15-2012, 08:26 AM
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Fluke gets my vote. In 3 years it's never let me down whereas other testers have easily broken or stopped functioning.
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Same here.
Fluke is the ONLY one that has lasted more than a year or the original set of batteries, which ever came first. 
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04-15-2012, 09:31 AM
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I want to ask a stupid question 'cause that's all I'm worth.
Show me a NCV stick with an on/off button please............
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04-15-2012, 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by 76nemo
I want to ask a stupid question 'cause that's all I'm worth.
Show me a NCV stick with an on/off button please............
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Milwaukee has an on off with an led light to boot
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04-15-2012, 09:44 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 76nemo
I want to ask a stupid question 'cause that's all I'm worth.
Show me a NCV stick with an on/off button please............
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04-15-2012, 10:01 AM
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Tabihu Juhar
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Thanks Ken, I always thought that was a self/battery test on the 1AC-A II. I don't own one, so, learned something new........
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04-15-2012, 10:02 AM
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Tabihu Juhar
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LMAO!!!!!!!!!!! I just noticed the warning on that Fluke pen!!!!!!!!!!!
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04-15-2012, 10:09 AM
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Milwaukee, the light is an excellent addition, and IMO, it works better than the fluke tic.
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04-15-2012, 10:21 AM
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LMAO!!!!!!!!!!! I just noticed the warning on that Fluke pen!!!!!!!!!!!
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You can thank our litigious society for that.
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04-21-2012, 12:15 AM
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Quote:
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No button. No buzzers. Just an LED.
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Just received my new Santronics tester. It does have a beeper/buzzzer! It might be a newer model than what you have. It is a AC3000 Ultimate AC Sensor. I don't know how well it will work, but it sure looks good...Tennessee Big Orange!
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04-21-2012, 12:36 AM
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does it really say that on the fluke? Im going to have to go out to the truck, thats killing me haha.
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04-21-2012, 12:50 AM
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I have been using the santronics ultimate AC tester for a while but I have to replace them every 8-10 months as the battery contact springs get weak or something. I am trying the Milwaukee now.
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