Low Voltage Toolbag 2023-Sep-28

A tour of the contents of my primary toolbag, mainly for low-voltage work.
I will probably need to remake this since, wow, did this drag out. An hour is pretty darn long, sorry about that.

[@JFIXX1]

I also work in telecomms good to see the load out and gives me a few ideas of some extra bits to add to mine

[@neverendingstudent]

Thanks for stopping by and having a look. Glad I could give you some ideas, and I like what you are doing on your channel.

[@neverendingstudent]

A note: I mistakenly say the Fluke 289 runs on AAA batteries (it was getting near 2AM, forgive me) - it uses AA batteries, not AAA.

[@FearsomeWarrior]

Klein auto strippers able to do cat cable 24-26 gauge? Very curious how you handle carrying extra batteries for testers. I put tape over the contacts if 9v and throw two in a pouch on my bag.

[@neverendingstudent]

For the Klein automatic strippers, I've really only gone as small as 22ga since that's what I work with most often. I've very occasionally done smaller and have run into issues of breaking some copper strands (for smaller gauge stranded) - in which case I clipped the bad end and did it with the regular strippers.
So, for some of the devices that use 9V batteries, if I notice they tend to turn on when they shouldn't, one thing I'll try is putting the battery in upside down to store it inside the device but leaving the contacts not touching anything. Not all devices have the 'wiggle room' to put the battery in like that, but some do. Other than that I use lithium primary batteries for AAs and 9V and as such they last a long time, but I keep spares in my van in one of those large parts organizers. I like using lithium primary batteries instead of alkaline not just because of the higher capacity, but also because they are far more temperature tolerant and won't do the 'alkaline leak' mess in my expensive equipment.

[@FearsomeWarrior]

@@neverendingstudent I’m always stressed about my batteries running out. Keeping in little caddies to keep them fast access like you did with an organizer. Thank you :)

How much does the bag weight in total?

[@neverendingstudent]

Like myself as a typical American, the bag weighs a fair bit more than anyone would reasonably like. In the bags case, 40lbs or just over 18Kg. I don't tend to walk around carrying it all that much - more often I'll strap it on top of my Packout rolling tool chest and wheel it around.