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Review on Enhance Your Electrical Troubleshooting πŸ”§ with the General Tools CS5 Kit by John Butler

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Finally an electricity meter with intelligence and handy socket and circuit detectors

I love my little multimeter, but it's cumbersome to use compared to the meter in this handy package. My small meter. I need to connect the test leads (and remember to connect the black lead to the ground jack and the red test lead to either jack depending on what I'm testing) and then turn on the meter. , turn the large dial to different positions for AC or DC to measure voltage, etc. etc. The meter here has an auto mode that automatically takes most of the command measurements: voltage, resistance, and continuity (Christmas bulb test!). It can also measure capacitance and frequency manually. In automatic mode, you don't have to worry too much about red or black, other than touching the black probe of what you're testing first before touching the red probe. It also has a non-contact voltage detector built into the meter. The kit also includes a self-contained, handheld, non-contact voltage tester to determine if the correct circuit breaker has tripped before attempting to repair a faulty fixture. This works pretty well; It has adjustable sensitivity and worked great running it around some light switches, some outlets and our oven. The socket tester has 3 displays that show 6 possible socket conditions, only one of which is a safe condition.

Pros
  • Enjoy
Cons
  • A little wrinkled