When watching a football game, there is no more exciting play than when the losing team grabs victory with the last-ditch heave-ho pass that spans the field and results in the winning touchdown.

As an alarm and surveillance device tester and occasional serviceman on my own systems, I’ve used many different tools and testers to achieve functional results or to fix something that once was working.  Every technician needs a complete set of tools and testers to work with the technologies and devices found in our business.  I’ve put together a list of tools, testers, and consumables that security technicians should have in their equipment/tool bag.