I was in the middle of an inspection when I used the sutre test 61-165 on the outlet in the bathroom. I tripped it with the tester and went to reset it. when I retested it it was blank and I tried it on other outlets . . . nothing.
Have any of you had similar things happen with your tester? I’d hate to see $450 bucks go down the tube.
Steve,
I started carrying one 61-056 SureTest. It is the smaller tester that does most everything the 165 does. Plus I like the idiot lights on the top and the end so I can see it in low places or back in a corner where I can’t read the window. It is about $100 cheaper than the 165 too. Glad to help
Before you go and buy a new one,make sure you open it up and see thar the ribbon connectors are seated correctly…these work loose and just need to be re-connected.
I have seen it happen many times that these push in ribbon connections pull loose through no fault of your own…check those first…
The fault that I see, with the 155 and 165, is that the plug attachment, inside, is not physically connected to the circuit board but just soldered on. I opened mine up, cleaned the board holes and wrapped some wire around the plug end and through the hole on the board. Never had the problem since.