IDEAL Electrical 61-063 VoltSensor Non-Contact Voltage Tester, 40-600 VAC, CATIII for 600v

Great tool

I like that i can keep it in my pocket or side pouch and does not have an on/off button to accidentally keep getting pushed. Any (real) electrician with work seasoned hands can still twist this on or off with 1 hand just as quick an easy as any other hot stick, but entirely eliminates accidental on/ off button presses or how some hot sticks the buttons are just act funny after a while. Like theres no mistaking when this one is either on or off. Used on the job for about a week now and real happy with it, does the job accurately. Will update if it doesnt last more than a year.

Reliable concerning off/on. Not as finicky and untrustworthy as others I’ve used. I’m a licensed electrician… I’m very easy on my tools. The tip broke off of this when I used it to push a few conductors to the side. I think the tip is a bit weak and that’s frustrating. If I were to design one of these I’d use the hardest plastic possible AND even reinforce it with fiberglass or similar. They definitely didn’t do either. Overall it’s a great tester if you are careful with the tip. Just the tip.

So far, so good. I like how positive everything on the device is; there's no guessing or hesitation in its use. The twist design is a lot better than squishy buttons that are hard to press with gloves on. The design of the lights (solid green for no voltage detected and flashing red for voltage detected) is also much better than the blinking/solid indication design found on most other NCVDs. I don't have to second guess whether the detector is on or if a wire is live when I see a flashing light for a moment, again, everything is very positive. I work in a pretty rough industrial environment, so its durability will be tested and I will update the review when/if it fails.

My quest to find a replacement for my broken Mil*kee sniffer quickly turned sour. You see, an exact replacement—which would have been perfectly fine, except for the poor switch design that failed after four years of very light use—promised to take a week to arrive. On the other hand, the alternative big name brand K***n had confidence-bustingly mixed reviews. Eventually, I gave this Light Duty version a shot. While I am no electrician (just an avid DIYer who loves competent tools), I’m sure this is the holy grail: It can tell the hot side from the neutral side of a cable, and chirps assertively when doing so. The watch-style battery compartment seems to have been a design afterthought, though it turns out to be perfectly serviceable. But, I honestly thought it was broken at first, so that was the first thing I checked. As it turns out, this thing doesn’t announce that it’s On when you press the unassuming pocket clip, which is how it is activated. But, once you test it on a known live circuit **WHICH YOU ALWAYS DO, EVERY TIME** the response is immediate and satisfying. It feels more like an extension of myself than a mere tool that toots its horn at every crossing. It’s handsome, has no buttons, and is as ergonomic as you could ask for. Its predecessor was slightly more sensitive, which made it difficult to discern live from neutral. This one hits the sweet spot, sniffing through thick insulation while barking only when threatened. You’ll like this one.

I really like Ideal and the form factor of this tool. I desperately wanted this to replace my existing Klein NCVT. Unfortunately, that's not going to happen. The sensitivity on this is so poor that you literally have to touch the hot conductor in order to trigger it. That completely defeats the purpose of a non-contact voltage detector. More than that, you have to touch it just right or it doesn't even work when making contact. That makes this tool both unsafe and unreliable. Not something I'm willing to trust my safety to.

amazing! good long battery life! easy to use. loud beep, so you can leave it on the wire and go to the panel in the basement and still hear the beep so you know when you flip the right breaker

I have 4 other voltage detectors, this one is by far the best one, the others are way too sensitive, this one works like it should, you can actually test each side of outlets, very nice to have

Great volt stick a must for every tool kit to keep you safe

bin sehr zufrieden. Es wurde sehr schnell geliefert , jetzt kann ich sehr schnell wiessen wo strom fließt. vielen Dank..

Really handy device when searching out power sources and live or dead lines

Super satisfaite, merci

Hatte schon einmal diesen Tester über den Elektrohandel gekauft, nachdem ich dessen Anwendung beim Profi gesehen hatte. Leider vergaß ich, die beiden Batterien herauszunehmen, Nach zwei Jahren war eine Batterie ausgelaufen und hatte den Tester ruiniert. Wegen der schlechten Abkapselung des Batteriefachs nur 4 Punkte.