Voltage Tester

[laketime]

I have an Ideal "Split-Jaw? Smart Meter" and after just about 18 months the display is going out on it. What type of voltage testers do you guys recommend? I liked the split jaw design but didn't think it last nearly long enough.

 

[kspifldorf]

The T5-600 gets a lot of general use.

 

[SG-1]

I also have a Fluke T-5. The only draw backs are that the voltmeter is high impedance & can be fooled by voltages caused by capactive coupling if the circuit is not connected to a load. It is not a true RMS meter either, you pay more money for that.
Keeping that in mind it is the meter I reach for first in most cases.

 

[LarryFine]

Be sure it's not just the battery going.

 

[dmagyar]

T-5 600

T-5 600

Tough to beat, good overall tool, not very expensive for the varied uses.

 

[marti smith]

I have one of these as well. It has been dropped and drug and beat and leads replaced, and aside from occasionally changing the battery, roughly every 2 years, it's been great.

 

[cyoung120]

I also have a T5-1000. It has been dropped, sprayed with hose by production employees, use almost daily and have not had a problem with.