Ideal® SureTest® Arc Circuit Tester
The compact size of the SureTest Arc Circuit Tester lets you easily carry it around wherever you go!
Item #: 144583
Manufacturer: Ideal Industries
Manufacturer Item #: 61-059
Your Price $167.95
Features & Applications:
This Arc Circuit Tester tests AFCIs and GFCIs for proper operation by simulating ground faults, and is equipped with a 240V power supply capable of handling 240V accidental miswires. The arc circuit tester can be carried in your shirt pocket and plugged into any 120V branch circuit receptacle. Readings are displayed via LED indicators for a three-wire configuration display.
Features:
- Tests AFCIs for proper operation
- Tests GFCIs for proper operation
- Tests for shared neutrals
- Verifies wiring configuration
- Compact size fits comfortably in pocket
- 1-year warranty
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- Easy to use (8)
- Safe (3)
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- Big jobs (3)
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Pros
- Easy to Install
- Easy to Use
- Safe
Cons
- Poor Design
Best Uses
- Small Jobs
Comments about Ideal Industries Ideal® SureTest® Arc Circuit Tester:
should have a LCD
Pros
- Easy to Use
- Visible display
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Ideal Industries Ideal® SureTest® Arc Circuit Tester:
Still relatively new but has already stood out in performance on first use. Nice little tester
Pros
- Easy to Use
- Well Designed
Cons
Best Uses
- Big Jobs
- Small Jobs
Comments about Ideal Industries Ideal® SureTest® Arc Circuit Tester:
I use this product when I am doing electrical final inspections. I like the product, this is my third one I owned, because I keep loosing them, easy to use even for a beginner.
Pros
- Easy to Use
Cons
Best Uses
- Small Jobs
Comments about Ideal Industries Ideal® SureTest® Arc Circuit Tester:
My last SureTest lasted 8 years and I tested over 12,000 outlets before it gave out. So I bought another.
Pros
- Easy to Use
Cons
- Flimsy
Best Uses
- Big Jobs
- Small Jobs
Comments about Ideal Industries Ideal® SureTest® Arc Circuit Tester:
I have purchased at least six of these testers the past few years. The grounding lug is the first thing to go. I continue to buy them because of their ease of use and portability. I purchased a new one last week and AFCI testing mechanism is already broke. I will put it with the other two on my desk with the missing ground lug and send them in for replacement/repair. This is getting old.............
Pros
- Durable
- Easy to Use
- Safe
- Well Designed
Cons
Best Uses
- Inside
- Outside
- Small Jobs
Comments about Ideal Industries Ideal® SureTest® Arc Circuit Tester:
I am a property inspector and use this item daily. It is durable, gives me quick results during testing procedures, it is easy to read even in the most difficult of circumstances and the results are very accurate. An outstanding addition to my inspection testing equipment and one I feel I can depend on each time I use it.
Pros
- Easy to Use
- Works well til it breaks
Cons
- Died after 14 months
Best Uses
- Home inspections
Comments about Ideal Industries Ideal® SureTest® Arc Circuit Tester:
Professional Property Inspector
I used this in my home inspections. I was happy with it but it died after 14 months. Of course, it has a twelve month warrantee. You could have 3 - 4 cheap ones for the price of this one...
Pros
- Easy to Use
- Safe
Cons
- Flimsy
Best Uses
- Big Jobs
- Home
Comments about Ideal Industries Ideal® SureTest® Arc Circuit Tester:
The size is great. The older Model 61-058 had the lights on the top also, this made reading it from above much easier. The newer one I just ordered did not have the lights on top. I have owned 7 Ideal brand testers (different models)over the past 10 years. I have been pleased with the performance on most of them. The ground lugs break off of the model 61-058 too easy. I currently have two testers returned for repair/replacment. I also have two more 61-058 testers with broken ground lugs that I need to return for repair. This is the reason for "flimsy" indication. It seems I have to keep a ready supply to have a working tester handy when they break. As far as being safe, an electrician wired a standard wall plug into a 50 amp 220 volt circuit for a stove. The tester obviously shorted out, but I recieved no shock. That makes it safe in my book.
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