Review on 🔌 Sperry Instruments GFI6302 GFCI Outlet Tester, Standard 120V AC Receptacle, 7 Visual Indication & Wiring Legend, for Home & Professional Use, Yellow & Black by Brian Tompkins

This is a well built and functional tester. Not only does it feel durable, but it costs half what you can get at your local hardware store. Looking at the reviews on here, I'm really shocked that so many are complaining about "ambiguous reporting". Although perhaps better documented, dim lights themselves convey important information about the outlets you are testing. In many older homes, the ground is either disconnected or connected to a poor ground source, such as the ground. B. a screw that may not be grounded. These indicators allow you to visually see how good the connection to earth is compared to the normal LN (line-to-neutral) connection. So if the third display is dimmer, the LG (line-to-ground) connection is most likely faulty (probably unable to conduct the same amount of current that would be required to turn off the device or transfer surges to ground). Light intensity. At the first, where the third light has almost gone out, the AC voltage between LG is 46.66 VAC. The other outlet I tested had a brighter third light, which is still dim, but you can see it registered a slightly higher LG voltage of 97.1VAC. This is still not the normal LN voltage, which should be around 120V (US standard AC). As you can see, the indicators allow you to quickly visualize ground faults without unplugging the multimeter and without plugging the multimeter probes into live outlets. If you frequently check sockets, a non-contact voltage tester can also be a worthwhile investment. While you can't test LG using this method, it does provide a quick and easy way to check which site is live without connecting anything. The one I have gives an intensity reading and reads red (hot) on the right side. , and the neutral side is colored green. This corresponds to the reading of the socket tester (short side = hot, long side = neutral). The GFCI test button works well and you can see that it was able to disable my built-in GFCI with no problem. I find this type of testing more convenient than just relying on the 'Test' button on the GFCI itself. You can also see that this socket (which is plugged in correctly) has the same light intensity for both the 2nd and 3rd lights. I am very happy with this purchase. There are no complaints about him yet.