• geekworking@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Non-contact voltage tester pens are cheap and made for this purpose. Don’t need a meter to measure. Just need to know live or not.

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      11 months ago

      They’re also notoriously unreliable. Fine for casually looking for powered circuits, but if you’re going to touch the conductors at all, use a meter.

      As an electrician; it’s drilled into your head to use an actual physical-contact meter that you’ve just tested for function on a known good power supply.

      Some courses even demand you re-test the meter after you’ve checked the circuit you’re testing.

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      11 months ago

      They are called death sticks for a reason. Always use a known working 2 point meter, and know how to use it correctly. That is the live saving tip here.