[Shop-talk] Handheld A/C voltage sensor curiosities

[Wayne]

On 8/14/2010 9:09 AM, Jimmie Mayfield wrote:
> Seems most of the outer walls and especially the ceilings directly below
> the roof indicate the presence of an A/C voltage (sensitivity is supposedly
> 70V-440V).  This happens even in places where I'm sure there are no wires

Weird.  And it's a Fluke meter?  That should not be a POS.  Maybe its 
batteries are bad?  Is there some zeroing or calibration procedure you 
overlooked?  Or it's just plain malfunctioning?  Do you have old style 
plaster over metal mesh lath?  Could be picking that up.

-Wayne