Milwaukee 2202-20 Voltage Detector: An Essential Tool for Electrical Safety

Doug Farrell: Accurate

United States on Sep 11, 2023

Richard L. Jacobson: I have purchased many testers over the years and learned that this one is one of the few that I trust.

United States on Jul 30, 2023

Bill J: I've never seen one as good. Done carefully, it will signal hot on the black wire, and not on the white wire WITHIN the romex, 12/2wg or 14/2 w/g.

United States on Jun 02, 2023

Rock C.: le gage parfait en tout

Canada on Apr 28, 2023

Carlos F. Narvaez F.: Este aparato sólo hace un bip cuando detecta algún voltaje en un cable, pero ni te dice si son 1.5 volts o 220 volts. Además cuando hay otros cables cercanos al cable en cuestión, también suena pero uno no sabe si hay voltaje en un cable que quiera saber, o en algún cable cercano.

Mexico on Jan 14, 2023

Tyler: Dropped it from about 3 ft and stopped working

Canada on Aug 17, 2022

Amazon Customer: A quality proximity tester that gives you a quick reliable preliminary test of potential all electrical hazards. Well designed with the on/off button on the back of unit that doesn’t turn on accidentally. The light is an added bonus.

Canada on Jan 29, 2020

Cuba Rodriguez: 1-28-20
I'm reviewing the Milwaukee 2202-20 Voltage Detector with LED. This is used by not piercing the wires, or non contact. You would use this on the outside of Romex or insulated wires, but you can also stick the tip in an outlet to check for voltage.... meaning it must be over 50v to be detected, I think.

I LOVE this thing. It's so easy to use. I never thought the LED part was necessary but honestly, I've grown to like that feature. I wanted to get a more modern non-contact tester, as the older ones I have are somewhat falling apart. I have different versions of Greenlee(?), 2 of the same model which is solely for higher voltages (at least 110v), and 1 of a different model whichcan do both lower and high voltages. I intend to post images of those when I get a chance.

So my older ones have no working issues, they are accurate. My issue is the model I have 2 of is technically "always on". It has a pen like clip (like for pockets) and this clip must be squeezed into the body for it to be on, and use the tool as you would any other. It beeps/chirps and has a flashing red LED. To shut off, just release the squeeze off the clip, then there's a shield that slides to...

United States on Jan 28, 2020

Carlos A Gomez: Esta es una herramienta esencial como complemento para realizar reparaciones caseras; funciona bien para detectar voltaje en los contactos y en cableado en general, y la luz que incorpora puede ser útil en lugares donde haya poca a nula visibilidad. Le di 4 estrellas porque encontré difícil acceder a la batería, cosa por demás que no afecta para nada el buen funcionamiento del aparato del que, a su vez vale el costo por lo pagado.

Mexico on Mar 15, 2019

Ryan A. HarrisRyan A. Harris: I had never used one of these testers before, but I had a line that was shorting out and tripping the breaker, and I wanted to eliminate some lines/ wires as the culprit. After reading another review that mentioned these are built the best and last the longest, I decided to give it a try, even though I am an amateur and needed it for just this one job.

The item arrived quickly (2 days via Prime) and it worked right out of the packaging. I was confused as to how to turn it on. The button is in the base/end. You just push it and it lights up, beeps a couple of times, and the green light comes on so you know its functional. And the white LED that functions as a mini flashlight also comes on. This might be its best feature because if you trip a breaker or lose your light, you can see where the heck you are. This could be a life saving feature, for sure.

Anyway, the unit works as designed. When you hold it near a stronger current it beeps louder and more continuously. A weaker signal will make it beep, but perhaps just once, so you can use the sound to gauge the power strength / current. The only problem is, after I shut off power to the whole house ( a tiny house on...

United States on Sep 03, 2016