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That cheap outlet tester from Harbor Freight nearly got me zapped

Spent $6 on their non-contact voltage tester and it kept reading 'live' on a circuit I'd definitely killed at the breaker. Has anyone else had a budget tool fail at a dangerous moment like this?
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burns.jenny
You ever notice how the stuff that's SUPPOSED to be a shortcut ends up making you do the job twice as careful? That's the pattern I see everywhere, not just with tools but with anything cheap that promises to save time.
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the_anthony
Bought a $15 hand planer last spring and spent all day fixing the divots it left in my shed door.
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