Fluke LVD2 Non-contact Voltage Tester

Once you’ve had one you’ll always want one. Find yourself in an airing cupboard? You’ve got a torch, want to know if something has voltage (it’s important you know the difference between that and “live”) then it’ll glow bright and red to let you know. Really useful for fault finding and identifying circuits without having to take faceplates off.

Fluke LVD2

Having used these pens my whole electrical life and having lost them over the years. I reluctantly bought this as it has now doubled since covid It is not as good as the old ones, leading me to believe they may be fakes. Ive had this a year. The LED light has been blinking for six months which leaves it difficult to look at or read something you are looking at with it. The on/off button doesnt work all the time and you have to hold it in to get it to work. Its still accurate enough with picking up the voltages in conductors.

Have to rotate to see if you have voltage

I had other fluke voltage testers and this LVD2 model is garbage, When you turn it on and place it near a wire, you may or may not know if there is power there because you have to rotate the unit to see if it lights up, The tip is square but only one side lights up near the handle. Very aggravating. The WHOLE thing SHOULD light up bright RED when there is power! Right now its a dinky LED inside that lights up. WHY is it so hard to make the WHOLE TIP light up at any angle?Right now its just a expensive flashlight! Come on FLUKE, I found this problem in 10 sec's - Don't make garbage light this!!!

Many years of reliable service.

I have had my LVD2 for many years. Its been misplaced and dropped a number of times but this simple, low cost device just keeps working. I see a few have made some complaints but I think this pocketable product is spot on. Lose it or break it? Not a big investment so if lost or broken, it is easily replaced at a low cost. Safe to use? Yes but if your working inside a high voltage piece of equipment, use your training to select the best tool for the job to maintain your safe distance.FLUKE could make a night stick sized version with a 20,000 volt shell including a full hand cover-boot with a luggable case. Or just use another instrument that is better suited for the given job. But for fast go-no go checks for a lot of equipment live power checks, this pocketable ... MoreI have had my LVD2 for many years. Its been misplaced and dropped a number of times but this simple, low cost device just keeps working. I see a few have made some complaints but I think this pocketable product is spot on. Lose it or break it? Not a big investment so if lost or broken, it is easily replaced at a low cost. Safe to use? Yes but if your working inside a high voltage piece of equipment, use your training to select the best tool for the job to maintain your safe distance.FLUKE could make a night stick sized version with a 20,000 volt shell including a full hand cover-boot with a luggable case. Or just use another instrument that is better suited for the given job. But for fast go-no go checks for a lot of equipment live power checks, this pocketable "tool" is great! I would like to get a replacement power switch-cap. My battery latch is now failing but not complaining given the years of use, dropping, etc. Using an ultra small drill bit, I pinned the cap with a tiny (eye glass hinge screw) phillips head machine. screw through the cap & case.Used mine in industrial systems, imagesetters, computer room electrical and communications equipment.

My favorite fluke tester

Have many fluke meters but this little guy is my favorite. I use it everyday whether at work or home. May only last a year or two but I always keep a bench stock supply of the LVD2. Always in my pocket for testing and using the flashlight. When it fails to detect voltage I still keep them around for the flashlight and label it "flashlight only". Please don't discontinue!

Satisfied Customer

I've had this device for a few years now. I only use it for home projects and I must say that it is a fantastic tool. It lights the dark corners of my switch boxes and light fixtures. It has never failed to give an accurate "hot" reading. The blue light is a bit unnecessary but who cares really. I don't understand why others give it such a low rating? If the battery dies too soon, well stop forgetting to turn it off when you aren't using it. If the switch keeps breaking, then maybe you are a little too rough with the switch. If you like a sound and a light to indicate a "hot" wire, then maybe you should have purchased a detector that says it has an audible signal. This one clearly doesn't claim to have it. For around the house uses, it's just great. It has never ... MoreI've had this device for a few years now. I only use it for home projects and I must say that it is a fantastic tool. It lights the dark corners of my switch boxes and light fixtures. It has never failed to give an accurate "hot" reading. The blue light is a bit unnecessary but who cares really. I don't understand why others give it such a low rating? If the battery dies too soon, well stop forgetting to turn it off when you aren't using it. If the switch keeps breaking, then maybe you are a little too rough with the switch. If you like a sound and a light to indicate a "hot" wire, then maybe you should have purchased a detector that says it has an audible signal. This one clearly doesn't claim to have it. For around the house uses, it's just great. It has never failed and I'm still on the same battery that I put in over two years ago. PS- remove the battery when you store the detector between uses. Every home project which a detector was necessary has been a breeze with this product. Please, if you are looking for a specific tool for a specific job, make sure you purchase the tool that you actually need. This tool was purchased for home use and it's absolutely perfect.

The only one i trust my life with.

bought several of these over the years. Read the negative reviews they are ridiculous. you don't like the light buy a different model they make 3...... want the whole tip to glow buy a different model they image shows the light. Buzzers are annoying an who could hear them in a factory anyways. love the blue to red transition as you approach a wire makes identifying the hot wire in a bunch easier. the one real criticism is the battery light button. the first one i had was perfect the replacement when it went missing the button stuck on. if you flicked it i could get it to shut off was never really a big deal enough where i wanted to have it replaced.I tested many many models before selecting this be sure there is no calibration wheel. if there is you can make it go ... Morebought several of these over the years. Read the negative reviews they are ridiculous. you don't like the light buy a different model they make 3...... want the whole tip to glow buy a different model they image shows the light. Buzzers are annoying an who could hear them in a factory anyways. love the blue to red transition as you approach a wire makes identifying the hot wire in a bunch easier. the one real criticism is the battery light button. the first one i had was perfect the replacement when it went missing the button stuck on. if you flicked it i could get it to shut off was never really a big deal enough where i wanted to have it replaced.I tested many many models before selecting this be sure there is no calibration wheel. if there is you can make it go off or not go off at almost any voltage. how useful is that? if i have to go get my meter anyways..... why even have it.

This tester is a joke!

I should have listened to my peers. I am an electrical technician where the bulk of my job is constructing control panels. In my last job, I was working at a water treatment facility. For the meter, I used the Fluke 789 process meter which helped me program logic controllers and calibrate sensors. With my experience, the LVD2 is supposed to be for industrial applications; but, it just does not cut it.The problems with the LVD2 are: the device is too small (I am concerned for my safety inside a three-phase approx. 480V panel looking for blown breakers or fuses.), the device really is a flashlight with a gimmick of a poor voltage tester with a value of less than ten dollars and sold for 40, the LEDs are too faint (The lights are best seen with the lights turned ... MoreI should have listened to my peers. I am an electrical technician where the bulk of my job is constructing control panels. In my last job, I was working at a water treatment facility. For the meter, I used the Fluke 789 process meter which helped me program logic controllers and calibrate sensors. With my experience, the LVD2 is supposed to be for industrial applications; but, it just does not cut it.The problems with the LVD2 are: the device is too small (I am concerned for my safety inside a three-phase approx. 480V panel looking for blown breakers or fuses.), the device really is a flashlight with a gimmick of a poor voltage tester with a value of less than ten dollars and sold for 40, the LEDs are too faint (The lights are best seen with the lights turned off.), the sensitivity quickly deteriorates to the thing being just an expensive flashlight (most energy fields are attenuated with all the metal inside the panels.), the flashlight lens gets chaffed very quickly, it only works at detecting voltage by touching the wire in question (I suppose this helps in panels with many energized wires). But, without a second alarm, even in well lit inside areas, the tester's LEDs are hard to see (The blue LED is just extra since it works when I touch a hot).To improve the LVD2: the tester needs to be larger, made more rugged, the blue LED needs to be a brighter light (maybe yellow), needs to have a beeper or vibrator (which would add a second battery). A neat suggestion is to have it detect and follow a tracing signal. I think it would not be a stretch to make a circuit breaker finder with a voltage tester. Yes, the flashlight is a cool idea but its lens needs to be recessed into the end.Yes, I should have listened to my peers and purchased the 1AC-II. As far as this item, it is just junk and I wish I can trade it for the 1-AC-II.

Works but could be better

First the important bit - it shows red when very close to a live wire - so it works OK. It is a shame that it does not beep as well. I think the cheaper Fluke model does beep as well. The feature of it showing blue when it is up to about 15 inches away from a power source is unreliable - on numerous occasions it showed either faint blue or bright blue when it was nowhere near a mains source. So this facility is worthless and so I might has well have bought the cheaper model.

Would really benifit from an upgrade in materials

Active Duty, I've owned several of these since 2013, and used them both on 4-deployments and during availability periods. Primarily used them for trouble calls and when responding to casualties.I SIMPLY USED THIS AS A LIVE OR NOT LIVE CHECKER.As far as the blue and red lights go, they might as mean the same thing, so just assume the equipment is live until you can actually ivv with a meter.For the good: it has never lied to me, I have never been shocked after this little guy told me it was safe. That said I have gotten a few false positives; its broad range means it could pickup on eddy currents or induced voltage from a vent fan spinning and give you the indication that the ckt is live.For the bad: they are overly fragile in a few key places. The main place ... MoreActive Duty, I've owned several of these since 2013, and used them both on 4-deployments and during availability periods. Primarily used them for trouble calls and when responding to casualties.I SIMPLY USED THIS AS A LIVE OR NOT LIVE CHECKER.As far as the blue and red lights go, they might as mean the same thing, so just assume the equipment is live until you can actually ivv with a meter.For the good: it has never lied to me, I have never been shocked after this little guy told me it was safe. That said I have gotten a few false positives; its broad range means it could pickup on eddy currents or induced voltage from a vent fan spinning and give you the indication that the ckt is live.For the bad: they are overly fragile in a few key places. The main place being the pushbutton end that comes off so you can replace the battery; there is an extention of that back that snaps into the pocket clip on the main body. That extention has snapper off of every single o e of these I own in the first few weeks of owning them. With my current one I actually have to out put the back end back on because the battery spring is pushing it off.