Circuit Alert Tools With Interchangeable Sensor
By Brad Justinen
In a recent Dealmonger, we let you know that the big boxes were clearing out their Circuit Alert wire strippers, but it turns out it wasn’t because of slow sales. In fact, the Circuit Alert tools have sold so well, they decided to completely overhaul the product line. Now all Circuit Alert tools come with the same tiny, interchangeable voltage sensor.
The Circuit Alert line of tools includes an electrician’s knife, three screwdrivers, three wire strippers, three pliers, and two work lights. Each tool comes with its own no-contact voltage sensor which gives both audible and visual warning in the presence of AC voltage (50-600V). With these tools, you’ll have no excuse for touching a live wire.
The tools are sold separately. You can buy the sensor alone for $12 — but considering the screwdrivers start at $13, I would just buy one of those if I needed an extra sensor, and get the insulated screwdriver for $1. Street pricing is between $12 and $24.
Circuit Alert Tools [Gardner Bender]
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May 15th, 2008 at 10:49 am
Can you buy the tools without the sensors? If not, what’s the point in being able to remove the sensors from the tools?
May 16th, 2008 at 12:52 am
I’ve yet to have a Circuit Alert tool that I’d trust in any way, shape or form. My last (and final) Circuit Alert ‘give it a go’ was with a screwdriver that told me a known live wire wasn’t live, and my coffee… which last i checked was not actually a live circuit… was.