Data record `instr.voltage-detector.non-contact-pen`

Verified 2026-10-27 Confidence: High

A non-contact voltage tester pen senses the electric field of an energized alternating-current conductor through capacitive coupling, without metallic contact, and signals the presence of voltage with a light, a tone or both.

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Step	Item	Detail
Source	Fluke learn article	Manufacturer page
Data record	instr.voltage-detector.non-contact-pen	Verified 2026-10-27
Entry	Voltage detector	No revisions

Subject: Voltage detector (Instrument classes)
Kind: Definition
Source: Fluke learn article, web page edition, Understanding Voltage Tester Pens, Fluke. Publisher page

History

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Date	Change
2026-10-27	created
2026-10-27	review_status unreviewed -> software_reviewed

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Test Instrument Reference, Data record instr.voltage-detector.non-contact-pen (Oct. 27, 2026), https://www.testinstrumentreference.com/data/instr.voltage-detector.non-contact-pen/.

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  howpublished = {\url{https://www.testinstrumentreference.com/data/instr.voltage-detector.non-contact-pen/}},
  organization = {Test Instrument Reference},
  publisher = {Test Instrument Reference},
  year = {2026},
  note = {last substantive change 2026-10-27}
}

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