Meterk Portable Non-contact AC Voltage Tester Pen Shaped Detector With Light

This is actually our 2nd time buying this product because unfortunately the first one got left on the counter and fell victim to a puppy who likes to chew things. I had never used one until we bought a new house, and, like a noob, assumed if you turned off the right fuses you didn't really need one. I wanted to switch out all the old outlets and light switches and found out the hard way that you can never really tell for sure how a previous owner has run wires or labelled fuses. Luckily it only took that one time getting zapped for me to finally listen to my husband and ALWAYS check with the voltage tester before you go around switching wires willy nilly. It's a one-button device with beeps AND colored lights, so there's really no way for even someone like me to mess it up.

Great buy

This worked perfectly to assist in checking live wires when changing light switches. Well worth the money to know if the wires are hot or not.

have had others, this is the best.

I've had this for a couple of years, using it three or four times a week; so I've dropped the thing at least a thousand times. It just slides out of my shirt pocket (my fault) and it's high, high quality. It's drop-rated for 10 feet I think. I broke the clip trying to force it into my tool belt ( my fault). Otherwise it would have held up. The tip bent a bit, from letting a co-worker borrow it (oh, MY fault)! So, I'll need a new one. Ultimately, a great durable little tool.