BSIDE X1 Non Contact Voltage Tester - Very Sensitive NCV Meter - Detects AC & Video on HDMI Cables

Mini review of the BSIDE X1 digital meter, voltage tester and non contact voltage probe - NCV. It is very sensitive. It can detect live AC wires from several inches away. It can also detect a live HDMI video cable!

[@adamwrigh8805]

Great video Vincent !!!!! wire test ok could it be used for detecting wire in wall and would you recommend and what others would you recommend?

[@vincentsfixit2188]

Thank you for the question ! I just tried using the BSIDE X1 to detect a live HOT wire (black color) that was located behind two layers of gypsum wallboard (sheet rock) . The X1 on the high sensitivity mode was NOT able to detect the HOT wire. But the X1 was able to detect the same HOT wire at a distance of 1 inch from the right of the HOT terminal on an electrical outlet. The outlet had a plastic faceplate. I tried the same test but on a 220 volt AC outlet for an electric clothes dryer. The outlet faceplate was made of steel. The X1 failed to detect any voltage on the HOT terminal unless I pushed the sensor tip directly into the socket for the HOT terminal. I thought that the higher 220 voltage would be easier to detect. I was wrong. Perhaps the steel faceplate was better at blocking the energy field of the 220 volt hot terminal than the hot terminal of the 120 volt outlet which had a plastic faceplate. So the X1 works fine at detecting voltage on the HOT terminal if you bring the X1 close to it.