Volt stick here too, it will tell you that a cable is live but not that it isnt.

 

 

 

 

I knew british gas had ventured out into electrical work but wasn't aware ADT had?

 

*sniggers.

The only thing that makes a gs 38 tester safer is the short tips, which end up being removed anyway to get the probe into the terminals correctly.

I agree with safe isolation proceedure but dont understand why competent electricians cant use a calibrated multi meter or multifunction tester to make the test.

Edited April 14, 201313 yr by sjsturner

If you dont know how to use your meter with ranges ect then you shouldent be doing it

 

agreed, however the 2 pole tester is idiot electrician proof, no dials / range or settings & they can't plug the leads in loose or in the wrong place as there molded on, when used with proving unit even a complete mong would really struggle to get it wrong

agreed, however the 2 pole tester is idiot electrician proof, no dials / range or settings & they can't plug the leads in loose or in the wrong place as there molded on, when used with proving unit even a complete mong would really struggle to get it wrong

I know ... You and antidote are right.

Its just a silly requirement imo for what is supposed to be trained proffesionals.

Just putting some additional sockets @ home, newish build and all marked up wrong, Dining, conservatory and part of the Kitchen are on the upstairs ring, one of the outlets in the utility is on the kitchen ring the others on the downstairs ring... 

 

Perhaps he misread some of the regs and split loads so no one place is in darkness/without power after a breaker goes

Luke,

 

some months ago I got a voltstick with an led torch on it for less than a fiver from cpc, ideal for finding w/o touching whether stuff sticking out the wall is live

 

http://cpc.farnell.com/unbranded/in05688/voltage-detector-light-tone/dp/IN05688?Ntt=IN05688

 

+vat & now more than a fiver,  but there a free post offer on...

i used to have one of them, but not seen it for a while dunno where it went.

 

i just use my cable tracer now. not ideal but does the job. if the cable is live you get a loud 50HZ hum, if not, you just get a faint hiss from the various rf the cable picks up.

Another method I agree, but even so neons and voltsticks should be banned.

Two pole and proving in an ideal world or a DVM.

Nothing wrong with the use of non-contact voltage indicators IMO, they have their place but that place is not for proving or disproving wether or not a circuit is energised before working on it.

 

Neon screwdrivers should be consigned to the nearest bin following the hammer treatment. Anybody who puts themselves in contact with a potentialy live circuit via a piddly resistor and neon is asking for a belt.

And that`s just from me

Nothing wrong with the use of non-contact voltage indicators IMO, they have their place but that place is not for proving or disproving wether or not a circuit is energised before working on it.

Neon screwdrivers should be consigned to the nearest bin following the hammer treatment. Anybody who puts themselves in contact with a potentialy live circuit via a piddly resistor and neon is asking for a belt.

Agreed

We were taught all through college not to have one of those neon testers let alone use it