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<blockquote data-quote="SPECIAL LOCATION" data-source="post: 482760" data-attributes="member: 250"><p>If by voltage pen you mean something like this...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.screwfix.com/p/fluke-1ac-ii-voltage-detector-pen/85949" target="_blank">https://www.screwfix.com/p/fluke-1ac-ii-voltage-detector-pen/85949</a></p><p></p><p>Then all I can do is wish you best of luck with fault finding...</p><p></p><p>They have limited... (very limited) functional use..</p><p></p><p>Something more like an approved type voltage tester would be far easier to prove or disprove what is or isn't live / connected. </p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.screwfix.com/p/kewtech-kt1780-s-ac-dc-voltage-tester/53370" target="_blank">https://www.screwfix.com/p/kewtech-kt1780-s-ac-dc-voltage-tester/53370</a></p><p></p><p>Even a basic neon screwdriver is probably better than a voltstick/pen....</p><p></p><p>But really a proper continuity and insulation resistance tester is probably what is needed to verify the cable is still intact...</p><p></p><p> Guinness</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPECIAL LOCATION, post: 482760, member: 250"] If by voltage pen you mean something like this... [URL="https://www.screwfix.com/p/fluke-1ac-ii-voltage-detector-pen/85949"]https://www.screwfix.com/p/fluke-1ac-ii-voltage-detector-pen/85949[/URL] Then all I can do is wish you best of luck with fault finding... They have limited... (very limited) functional use.. Something more like an approved type voltage tester would be far easier to prove or disprove what is or isn't live / connected. [URL="https://www.screwfix.com/p/kewtech-kt1780-s-ac-dc-voltage-tester/53370"]https://www.screwfix.com/p/kewtech-kt1780-s-ac-dc-voltage-tester/53370[/URL] Even a basic neon screwdriver is probably better than a voltstick/pen.... But really a proper continuity and insulation resistance tester is probably what is needed to verify the cable is still intact... Guinness [/QUOTE]
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