Patent ID: 7336063
Filing Date: 2008-02-26
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. A voltage detector, comprising: a housing with a handle; electrical shielding carried within said housing; a probe attached to and extending from said housing; an electrically conductive tip carried by said probe; a dropping resistor for reducing voltage detected by said electrically conductive tip when said tip contacts a source of voltage and producing an output signal; plural electrode sensors for sensing capacitive charging currents flowing to and from said detector, each electrode sensor of said plural electrode sensors producing an output signal; a microprocessor for receiving output signals from said probe through said dropping resistor and from said each electrode sensor of said plural electrode sensors, said microprocessor combining said output signals to produce a detected voltage of said voltage source; and a display, said display receiving said detected voltage from said microprocessor and displaying said detected voltage of said voltage source.