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What I want to know is with the Volt stick if it will register current under 110V, as my challenge appears to be not a 0 voltage issue, but an insufficient voltage problem...This could cause me a bit of a problem in itself if it's going to detect an under 110V current?
Not to niggle, but words mean things and this is expecially critical in the technical world. Light sticks sense VOLTAGE not CURRENT. Huge difference because voltage is just water behind the dam that doen no work at all-- current is the flow of electrons created by that water behind the dam is what does all the work in making things run.
I have seen light sticks illuminate in the presence of voltage as low as 87 volts, regardless of what the package says. I have also seen them FAIL to illuminate in the presence of a full 120 vac. Depends on the quality of the light stick and the charge of the batteries in that light stick. Don't ge me wrong: they are still extremely useful and I don't go on service calls without mine. But, like all test instruments, you need to understand their limitations.
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