6 essential tools for electricians

Tool bag space is always at a premium, so you need to make sure all the tools you carry pull their weight. The key to streamlining your tool bag is to select tools that are versatile, reliable, rugged, and compact. Plus, it helps if they offer multiple functions.

We recently asked electricians what they considered their top 5 essential tools—there were a few ties, so we’re sharing their top 6: a non-contact voltage tester, insulated hand tools, a clamp meter, multimeter, insulation tester, and fluorescent light tester. These are the electrician’s must-have tools.

1. Non-contact voltage tester

Being able to measure voltage without test leads can save you time and keep you safer. It can have a voltage of up to 1000 V ca and 200 A ca.

2. Insulated tools

Certified to 1000 V ac and 1500 V dc, offer superior protection from electric shock and accidental drops on live equipment

3. Clamp meter

A clamp meter is a clothespin-shaped instrument that can be clamped around a live wire in order to measure the current it's carrying. As a measurement principle, clamp meters detect the magnetic field emitted by current flowing in a wire in order to measure the current value.

4. Multimeter

To provide key measurement features—10 A, resistance, continuity, frequency, and capacitance—along with integrated non-contact voltage detection, Auto Volts, and LoZ functions. Just what you need to work more accurately and productively.

5. Insulation tester

Insulation tester integrated with a full-featured, true-rms digital multimeter in one compact instrument. Use it to identify insulation problems and read and save the results right on the meter. Or read the results remotely and share with colleagues via your smartphone.

6. Fluorescent light tester

Performs all five essential lighting tests in under 30 seconds to pinpoint problems and verify operation,

Survives on-the-job handling—Drop-tested to survive a drop from a six foot (two meter) ladder and delivers quick, easy results with bright indicator light plus audible alert

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https://www.fluke.com/en-us/learn/blog/safety/keeping-electrical-workers-out-of-harms-way