Non Contact Voltage Tester?

I am in the process of installing a ****load of T8's in my parents'
kitche. BUT, there was a severe electrical storm today, and I'm
paranoid about lightning. So I just walked around Lowes in the
electrical section looking at all the goofy plugs.
I looked at the wire strippers and other assorted tools and came
accross this
Gardner Bender Circuit Alert Non-Contact Voltage Detector
Model GVD-504A
Apparently one waves it around an electrica cable to detect the
presence of AC power.
Sounds pretty nifty.
Do these actually work? Wouldnt there have to be a "flow" of power,
and therefore a load on the line for it todetect anything? Or can one
simply have nothignon the line and just an open LIVE circuit?

Sorry, folks... That was an accident. I posted in the wrong group
obviously... I just moved from google groups to another server and I
am using a ten year old version of Forte Free agent.

In article <46aea3db.12809500@news.aioe.org>, Edward@replytotheusenet.com (Edward) wrote:
>I am in the process of installing a ****load of T8's in my parents'
>kitche. BUT, there was a severe electrical storm today, and I'm
>paranoid about lightning. So I just walked around Lowes in the
>electrical section looking at all the goofy plugs.
>I looked at the wire strippers and other assorted tools and came
>accross this
>Gardner Bender Circuit Alert Non-Contact Voltage Detector
>Model GVD-504A
>Apparently one waves it around an electrica cable to detect the
>presence of AC power.
>Sounds pretty nifty.
>Do these actually work? Wouldnt there have to be a "flow" of power,
>and therefore a load on the line for it todetect anything? Or can one
>simply have nothignon the line and just an open LIVE circuit?
>
>
>
They are great for tracing electrical lines in the walls.

PS, with AC there is always a flow of power

"GMAN" <glenzabr@xmission.nospam.com> wrote in message
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> In article <46aea3db.12809500@news.aioe.org>, Edward@replytotheusenet.com
> (Edward) wrote:
>>I am in the process of installing a ****load of T8's in my parents'
>>kitche. BUT, there was a severe electrical storm today, and I'm
>>paranoid about lightning. So I just walked around Lowes in the
>>electrical section looking at all the goofy plugs.
>>I looked at the wire strippers and other assorted tools and came
>>accross this
>>Gardner Bender Circuit Alert Non-Contact Voltage Detector
>>Model GVD-504A
>>Apparently one waves it around an electrica cable to detect the
>>presence of AC power.
>>Sounds pretty nifty.
>>Do these actually work? Wouldnt there have to be a "flow" of power,
>>and therefore a load on the line for it todetect anything? Or can one
>>simply have nothignon the line and just an open LIVE circuit?
>>
>>
>>
> They are great for tracing electrical lines in the walls.
>
> PS, with AC there is always a flow of power

Yeah, I found that out. I got a three dollar one and it appears to work
well.