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Fluke 1AC-A1-II Volt-Alert AC Non-Contact Voltage Tester |  | Brand: Fluke
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $99.00
Buy New: $20.69
as of 11/22/2009 06:09 CST details
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Seller: KTOOLCONNECTION
Rating:  27 reviews
Color: Yellow/Gray
Media: Tools & Hardware
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: Yes
Size: Small
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.4 x 0.3
MPN: 1AC-A1-II
Model: Fluke 1AC-A1-II
UPC: 095969290784
EAN: 0095969290784
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Voltbeat technology and continuous self-test - so you always know it is working | | • | Upon detection, tip glows and beeper sounds | | • | CAT IV 1000 V for added protection | | • | Expanded range: 90-volt to 1000-volt AC or 200-volt to 1000-volt AC depending on model | | • | 20-volt to 90-volt AC control circuit model also available |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Simply touch the tip to a terminal strip, outlet or cord. When the tip glows red, and the unit beeps, you know there's voltage in the line. Electricians, maintenance, service, safety personnel can quickly test for energized circuits and defective grounds on the factory floor, in the shop. Continually tests its battery and its circuit integrity with a periodic double flash visual indication using Fluke Voltbeat technology. It comes with a two-year warranty. It detects line voltage from 90VAC - 600VAC (1AC-AI-II).
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 27
 Great Quick Reference Tool November 13, 2009
M. Daniel (Columbus, NC)
This is a good tool to make a quick test through the insulation of an electrified wire. It is also good to locate an open in the wiring. If it shows there is voltage, you can count on it but do not be convinced that there is no voltage just because it doesn't indicate that there is. Always be cautious and make a final check using a voltmeter. 240 vac lines do not show any voltage present because the opposing emf fields cancel each other out.
I would purchase this tool again.
 not up to the fluke name November 13, 2009
Kurtis M. Kuszek
its a voltage tester, and it works... but I have used better. The unit has no adjustable sensitivity and is rather non sensitive... you hav eto just about touch the wire before it picks up voltage and makes it harder to get a positive reading. Lack of adjustable sensitivity makes the unit difficult to use when trying to find a live wire in a group of wiring. works, yes... but lackluster performance.
 Stay away November 13, 2009
DIY everything (Chicago)
The Fluke 1AC-A1-II looks like a drop-resistant design. Some of the other brands of testers break if dropped a few times.
I thought the unit would beep, but it didn't. The package doesn't say anything about an audible warning, but various web sites say it does. Buried in the instructions is the secret button press to get it to beep. It's in the timing of the on/off button. If you want the beep, you have to remember the correct way to turn it on. Poor design in my opinion.
I turned it on and it flashes a red red light to let you know it's on. The same red LED glows steadily for a warning. In my opinon having the red power light also be the warning alert is unconventional and confusing. Most other testers have a green LED to let you know it's on, and a separate flashing red LED for the alert. Why Fluke did it this way is puzzling and deviates from industrial safety standards that dictate that red indications should ONLY be used for alarms or warnings.
Instead of a unique warble like the Greenlee units, the Fluke makes a steady annoying beep that sounds like an appliance timer. Not a well thought out design in my opinion.
The Fluke's response time appears to be slower than the Greenlee. You hold it near a wire or stick it in an outlet and it takes a second to respond. Probably because it's using the same LED for power-on and circuit detection so it takes time to switch modes. Poor design in my opinion.
My unit also gave several false negatives with operating modes not mentioned in the manual:
In some hot outlets the LED continued to flash and it beeped continuously at the same time. No word in the instructions what that means.
In some situations the LED continued to flash and it beeped intermittently at the same pace as the LED. No word in the manual about that mode either.
In some hot outlets taking your hand off the unit would make it falsely indicate the circuit was dead. Touch the unit and you get the continuous glow and beep, as you should. No word in the manual about that deadly situation. Kind of useless if you want to stick it in an outlet and see which breaker kills the circuit.
It was cheap enough so I probably won't return it, but I can never trust it and will definitely buy a different one very soon.
Safety Note to Homeowners: No tester like this or any that I know of will alert you to a shared neutral circuit. It is common to connect neutrals from different circuits in any given J-box. The advantage is the increased current carrying capacity and redundancy of the "networked" neutrals. The disadvantage is that you can shut a breaker off and still get zapped thru the neutral side of the circuit. I may buy an adjustable Greenlee GT-16 to see if it will detect this situation.
The best of its type November 2, 2009
L. Burns (AR USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have used several different voltage testers; this one is the best. The tip flashes periodically when the tester is powered on, which turns out to be convenient. The tester powers off automatically after a (long-ish) period of time and gives an audible 'beep' when it does so that you know that it powered itself off. The unit is ruggedly built.
But most importantly the tester is very reliable at its primary job -- detecting the presence of an electric potential. The unit is sensitive enough to allow you to even tell which side of an NM cable has the hot wire. The tip fits perfectly into the hot side of a receptacle and can beep continuously while inserted thus allowing you to take off to another room to find the appropriate breaker (or otherwise remove the potential) when working alone.
This tester costs a little more than some, however, it does everything well and is worth the extra versus the cheaper units.
ac volt tester October 23, 2009
Movie Buff (Kansas City)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I work on commercial washer and dryers, Breakers aren't always accurate, when your working with 240 and 440 you need to know for sure when electricity is off. You'll find your butt sitting on the floor if you aren't careful. A good way to make sure the electricity is off is use the Fluke tester.
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