The present invention discloses a pocket-sized air switch characteristic detection device, comprising an AC millivoltmeter, a protective
resistor, an active power meter, a clamp-type
transformer, a
metal corkscrew, a spring contact, an
infrared optical fiber, a
germanium glass optical lens and an
electric signal timer; one input end of the AC millivoltmeter is connected to a
metal corkscrew through a protective
resistor, and the other input end is directly connected to another
metal corkscrew; the
voltage signal end of the active power meter is connected in parallel with the two
signal input ends of the AC millivoltmeter, and the current
signal end is connected in series with the signal input end of the
electric signal timer, and is connected to the secondary winding of the clamp-type
transformer. The heads of the two metal corkscrews are provided with spring contacts, and an
infrared optical fiber is provided at the center of one of the metal corkscrews, one end of the
infrared optical fiber is connected to the spring contact, and the other end is connected to the
germanium glass optical lens. The device of the present invention has the characteristics of convenient operation, light weight, live detection, arc extinguishing performance detection, and low cost.