For all the voltstick users

[Zdb]

I recently purchased the Flir VP52 and it's really well made. Even if you don't like the things, it doubles up as a pretty good torch.

They're currently going cheap in the link below if anyone's interested:

Flir VP52 Non-Contact Voltage (NCV) Detector and Flashlight : Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

Flir VP52 Non-Contact Voltage (NCV) Detector and Flashlight : Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

www.amazon.co.uk

 

[brianmoooore]

Part of the spec. says "Detects AC voltage up to 1000V". I can understand a minimum voltage being included in the spec. (which this one doesn't), but why an upper limit, since they are non contact? What happens if you go near more than 1000V?

 

[DPG]

Part of the spec. says "Detects AC voltage up to 1000V". I can understand a minimum voltage being included in the spec. (which this one doesn't), but why an upper limit, since they are non contact? What happens if you go near more than 1000V?

If you wave it near a 33kV line then you light up red as well as the volt stick.

 

[FatAlan]

Part of the spec. says "Detects AC voltage up to 1000V". I can understand a minimum voltage being included in the spec. (which this one doesn't), but why an upper limit, since they are non contact? What happens if you go near more than 1000V?

Not sure I’d be waving anything close to something I suspected could be live at 1000v. ?

 

[DPG]

Not sure I’d be waving anything close to something I suspected could be live at 1000v. ?

Wave the apprentice near it, see if his hair sticks up.

 

[Mikegh]

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I'm getting one of those

Non contact testers I buy the cheap Chinese ones

I think it's more expertise in using them than the the tester itself

 

[7029 dave]

I have them also a polarity pen that is desensitized and a few neon screwdrivers, which has been a part of my tool kit since I was 15. lol

 

[telectrix]

the small neon drivers are good for alarm panel terminals.

 

[nicebutdim]

Part of the spec. says "Detects AC voltage up to 1000V". I can understand a minimum voltage being included in the spec. (which this one doesn't), but why an upper limit, since they are non contact? What happens if you go near more than 1000V?

To be fair, that listing will likely have been created by Amazon or someone selling the product.

Looking at FLIR's website, it seems that this has two voltage ranges: 190-1000V and 24-1000V. They also charge almost 3x as much as that Amazon listing, but I note the top review on Amazon states that it is over-sensitive on both ranges and detects voltage at a much greater distance than might be ideal.

 

[brianmoooore]

There's obviously a lower limit, whether it's stated or not. It's the upper limit I'm querying. Surely, the higher the voltage the further away you can be before the stick detects it, with no upper limit.
I've planted fluorescent tubes in the ground under HV transmission lines, but never stood under them holding a voltstick aloft.