I too suffered from leaky batteries that ruined MANY devices. I found a simple solution to it, that not only fixes the leaky battery issue, but also saves me money in the long run: rechargeable batteries. I found that they have a higher up front cost, but in the long run, I not only save money from having to constantly replace batteries, but also save money from all the gadgets that the leaky ones have ruined. Thanks for the review on this product, looks pretty cool, and I might grab one for jobs that I do and need to check the wiring on them.
Lithium batteries don't leak (i'm referring to the 1.5V AAA lithium iron disulphide primary cells, not the rechargeable ones). They also have a flat discharge curve, lower internal resistance, longer shelf life, and work well in freezing temperatures. The cost a bit more, but you make up for it in not throwing away devices.
@@aceenterprise Careful, most NiMH batteries self-discharge, making them pretty useless for low-drain devices. Eneloop and some others have addressed this problem pretty well.
@@jeremiahbullfrog9288Luckily the ones I use (Energizer), I've been using for a few years now in my wireless mouse, and they last almost as long as alkaline batteries (I get probably about 14 months out of alkaline, and 10-12 months out of the NiMH). Not sure if that's a credit to Energizer, or I've just gotten lucky so far. Either way, I appreciate the heads up, hopefully I won't run into any issues with them.
Great video and great tool. I just picked one of these up as well, it was the same price at Lowes. As a Electrician, I too have many plug in testers This one is very nice and love the bells and whistles
That's actually pretty neat, i try to stay away from electricity, but every time i see a tool that makes jobs easier makes me want to get one, and at $22 even Klein brand is not breaking the bank.
All these testers need a way to easily use on ground pin up installs. However this one addresses some of this by giving the 10 second reading delay giving time to unplug it and turn it over. By far the best one out there and it’s permanently in my tool box.
I work on test and metrology equipment professionally but also for fun. I've seen some very expensive and rare pieces of test gear ruined by batteries. Now in my expensive meters and scopes (the ones that aren't rechargeable )I use nothing but Energizer ultimate lithiums. No leaks and no problems even under extreme circumstances. It was a sad day when I finally swore off duracell's. My grandfather sold machine tool equipment and specialized in precision cutting / grinding tooling. Duracell was one of his biggest customers only second to nasa. Glad he wasn't alive to see what dumpster fire Duracell turned in to
I have that same tester, I bought it to test new installs at work. However, at home, although it tests just fine in my outlets, I tested one outlet which had an outlet strip attached to it. When plugged into the outlet strip, (no breaker, surge protection, or GFCI on the strip), it indicates hot/neutral is swapped. I opened the strip up, and it is not. So I grabbed a half dozen other extension cords and nearly everyone gave me the same result? However, using an ohmmeter, I can test it ad the wires are not swapped. I bought a different brand tester and it reads the same way, having trouble on extension cords or outlet strips. The outlet strips are all metal strips mounted under a drafting table with a single 10ga three prong cord on one end plugged into a standard 15a three prong outlet. I showed an electrician buddy and he said he's never seen that before but said he don't recall ever trying it in the end of an extension cord. The outlet that particular cord is plugged into is on its own breaker, but it does the same thing on any cord in any outlet. Its a flat type cord too, so there's no chance the conductors are screwed up somewhere in the middle, each one runs in its own molded rubber insulation. It looks like a typical air conditioner extension cord with a flat 90 degree plug on the end. He went so far as to pull out the cord from the outlet from below and double check the wiring at the outlet and breakers and the black is in the breaker, the white on the neutral bar and the ground on the ground bar, all wired with 12/2 with a ground Romex cable over a 14ft run straight to the box.
The best way to test outlets is use something that will pull some power from of outlets on the circuit bugeyes don't show how ur circuit performs under load being used
I've never had the NiMH batteries leak. That's what I switched to, and not only has it saved me money on batteries in the long run, it's also saved countless devices from being ruined by leaking batteries.
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I too suffered from leaky batteries that ruined MANY devices. I found a simple solution to it, that not only fixes the leaky battery issue, but also saves me money in the long run: rechargeable batteries. I found that they have a higher up front cost, but in the long run, I not only save money from having to constantly replace batteries, but also save money from all the gadgets that the leaky ones have ruined.
Thanks for the review on this product, looks pretty cool, and I might grab one for jobs that I do and need to check the wiring on them.
Lithium batteries don't leak (i'm referring to the 1.5V AAA lithium iron disulphide primary cells, not the rechargeable ones). They also have a flat discharge curve, lower internal resistance, longer shelf life, and work well in freezing temperatures. The cost a bit more, but you make up for it in not throwing away devices.
data.energizer.com/pdfs/lithiuml91l92_appman.pdf
Thanks for posting this! I did not know that the lithium batteries did not leak! I will start using them!!!
I've never had NiMH batteries leak either, and they can be recharged, saving me money from having to constantly replace batteries.
@@aceenterprise Careful, most NiMH batteries self-discharge, making them pretty useless for low-drain devices. Eneloop and some others have addressed this problem pretty well.
@@jeremiahbullfrog9288Luckily the ones I use (Energizer), I've been using for a few years now in my wireless mouse, and they last almost as long as alkaline batteries (I get probably about 14 months out of alkaline, and 10-12 months out of the NiMH). Not sure if that's a credit to Energizer, or I've just gotten lucky so far. Either way, I appreciate the heads up, hopefully I won't run into any issues with them.
Great video and great tool. I just picked one of these up as well, it was the same price at Lowes. As a Electrician, I too have many plug in testers
This one is very nice and love the bells and whistles
That's actually pretty neat, i try to stay away from electricity, but every time i see a tool that makes jobs easier makes me want to get one, and at $22 even Klein brand is not breaking the bank.
All these testers need a way to easily use on ground pin up installs. However this one addresses some of this by giving the 10 second reading delay giving time to unplug it and turn it over. By far the best one out there and it’s permanently in my tool box.
I work on test and metrology equipment professionally but also for fun. I've seen some very expensive and rare pieces of test gear ruined by batteries. Now in my expensive meters and scopes (the ones that aren't rechargeable )I use nothing but Energizer ultimate lithiums. No leaks and no problems even under extreme circumstances. It was a sad day when I finally swore off duracell's. My grandfather sold machine tool equipment and specialized in precision cutting / grinding tooling. Duracell was one of his biggest customers only second to nasa. Glad he wasn't alive to see what dumpster fire Duracell turned in to
I liked the way you demonstrated the fault features
I have that same tester, I bought it to test new installs at work.
However, at home, although it tests just fine in my outlets, I tested one outlet which had an outlet strip attached to it. When plugged into the outlet strip, (no breaker, surge protection, or GFCI on the strip), it indicates hot/neutral is swapped. I opened the strip up, and it is not.
So I grabbed a half dozen other extension cords and nearly everyone gave me the same result? However, using an ohmmeter, I can test it ad the wires are not swapped. I bought a different brand tester and it reads the same way, having trouble on extension cords or outlet strips.
The outlet strips are all metal strips mounted under a drafting table with a single 10ga three prong cord on one end plugged into a standard 15a three prong outlet.
I showed an electrician buddy and he said he's never seen that before but said he don't recall ever trying it in the end of an extension cord. The outlet that particular cord is plugged into is on its own breaker, but it does the same thing on any cord in any outlet.
Its a flat type cord too, so there's no chance the conductors are screwed up somewhere in the middle, each one runs in its own molded rubber insulation. It looks like a typical air conditioner extension cord with a flat 90 degree plug on the end.
He went so far as to pull out the cord from the outlet from below and double check the wiring at the outlet and breakers and the black is in the breaker, the white on the neutral bar and the ground on the ground bar, all wired with 12/2 with a ground Romex cable over a 14ft run straight to the box.
As always awesome review! 😃👍
This would be cool to have in my RV.
I like it! Thanks for the link!
This gadget will work on DC voltages as well ?
Thank you
The best way to test outlets is use something that will pull some power from of outlets on the circuit bugeyes don't show how ur circuit performs under load being used
Does it tell you if the neutral and ground are reversed?
Yes, it does.
Do rechargeable batteries leak? I never had one go bad on me.
I've never had the NiMH batteries leak. That's what I switched to, and not only has it saved me money on batteries in the long run, it's also saved countless devices from being ruined by leaking batteries.
I have that tool. I don’t use it to its capacity with all those features.
Ordered twice from Amazon- neither one worked!
Home Depot has it and it works 😂