Ideal 61-164 Circuit Analyzer Review

Review of the Ideal 61-164 Circuit Analyzer

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[yt]

Computer power supplies are switching supplies. They are happy with 90vac and up,

[MLMRescuer]

Can you tell me. I have 1 set of outlets where the ELL is showing a constant 20AMP is shows this when nothing is running and when things are running. The breaker is only 15AMP. I tested this outlet because often times the breaker will trip when we turn something on.

[mikekennedy]

I retired as an electric distribution trouble shooter, and am interested in learning more about indoor electrical wire technician techniques. You just shed light on a great tool on analyzing circuits. I do have a Fluke Rms meter and was trying to figure a way to use this, but this tool has a great advantage! Thanks for the tutorial vey well done.

[ctconger]

The peak voltage is not a useless voltage. It is measured differently than RMS and is a true peak voltage. IF the peak voltage is 1.414 times the RMS voltage then you have a low distortion sine wave (desired) IF it is more than 1.414 times then you have a distorted sine wave which should be investigated. This info is from Ideal, the manufacturer.

[BigmoRivera]

Very Intrastate Way To Check About The 🟢Ground 😉👍🏽⚡️

[allaccessshopping]

Did you ever do a video actually reviewing the extech CT70? I haven't seen any videos on anyone actually reviewing how good it works or how bad it works

Thanks a lot

[panplayer]

Are there any cheaper alternatives that will detect a bootleg ground? The Extech CT70, maybe?

[IDEALElectricalGlobal]

Great review - thanks so much for sharing this! We appreciate your support!

[edvaioli]

Very helpful and informational video, but at 8:30 you begin using ground ground and neutral interchangeably.

[johnherbst]

Wonderful video..thanks. Quick question. I have a branch circuit with no load and more than 5 receptacles. The Suretest is showing an ELL of 20 amps on two of the outlets but not the others. What could cause this? Thanks again.

[gazzadude]

Available short circuit current is handy for calculating weather or not your fuse or circuit breaker rupture capacity is correcty rated, and if your fuse or circuit breaker will blow or trip in the event of a short circuit.

[SuperVstech]

6:35 you keep saying current on ground wire.
The ground wire is the bare wire, NOT the white current carrying wire. That is the groundED conductor, or Neutral wire.
There should ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY NEVER be any current flowing on the bare or green GROUND or GROUNDING wire.

[educationpower]

Where does the .003 per foot come from ?? Chpt. 9 table 8 or 9 gives different numbers??

[jtm]

Is there a tester to find if outlets are on the same circuit?

[johnnewell]

Will the Ideal 61-164 (or any other similar analyzer) reveal inductive loss?

[juana.]

I do electrical inspections daily and just won a tool credit. I thought about getting this as a bell&whistle to dazzle customers with but I didn’t really imagine it’d be of much real use. You’ve convinced me otherwise. Thanks for going the extra mile on this one!

[drewbush]

can you make one for lighting circuits please?

[rockoeasy]

I have this tester and it has identified a bootleg ground. However, when isolating, I am down to one outlet and 12/2 wire is some old wiring which I think is from the 60s. I am on the first outlet and nothing else is connected, and I still show there is a bootleg. The wire run is about 4 feet from the main circuit breaker. Something I noticed too with the old wire is the ground is a much smaller gauge than the new 12/2 wiring. I will be removing the wire anyway, but I am curious if this issue has something to do with the small gauge of the old ground wire or how close the connection is to the main breaker box. Either way, I will be removing the wire and testing it to see if there are any shorts between the neutral and ground wire.

[seymourscagnetti]

$300 ?. ALTERNATIVELY YOU COULD JUST LET THE HOME BLOW UP AND COLLECT THE INS.