The CAT rating is a safety specification, not a quality grade · review
A true-RMS meter with 6000-count resolution and the widest function list here — voltage, current, resistance, temperature, diode, continuity, capacitance and frequency — with probe caps included.
The bottom line The most capable meter here on paper, and true-RMS is the upgrade that matters. The unpublished category is the disappointment.
The function list of a much more expensive instrument.
A multimeter for household repairs and measurements at voltages up to 600 V, for socket outlets and appliances, with 6000-count measuring resolution. AC and DC voltage, AC and DC current, resistance, temperature, diode, continuity, capacitance and frequency. True RMS, stated as enabling precise values even under fluctuating voltage, with a hold function. A well-readable illuminated display, automatic switch-off after 15 minutes, a battery warning, and protective caps on the probe tips.
Almost nothing in a modern building draws a sine wave. LED drivers, switched-mode supplies, dimmers and motor drives all chop the waveform, and an averaging meter reading them is not slightly wrong — it is systematically low. If the meter will ever be pointed at anything electronic, this is the specification that decides whether its numbers mean anything.
Small, and a genuine safety feature: caps that shroud all but the last few millimetres of the tip reduce the chance of bridging two terminals with a slip. They are normally an accessory and they are included here.
On sale from 32 € to 40 € on the German, British, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores at the time of checking.
Not found at all on the American store, where the buy link falls back to a local search rather than to a page that does not exist.
Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 31 August 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Amazon reference | B0H6FKXFPJ (identical on 5 markets) |
|---|---|
| EAN | 4007123689118 |
| True-RMS | True RMS |
| Display count | 6000 counts |
| Voltage measurement | 600 V |
| Functions | temperature, capacitance and frequency |
An averaging meter assumes a clean sine wave and scales its reading accordingly. Anything switched — a dimmer, an LED driver, a variable-speed drive, an inverter — is not a clean sine wave, and an averaging meter reads low, sometimes by a lot. A true-RMS meter computes the real effective value. Brennenstuhl states true RMS for precise values under fluctuating voltage.
The highest number the display can show before it changes range — here 5999. More counts means finer resolution within a range: 6000 counts reads 599.9 V where a 2000-count meter reads 600 V.
The listing does not state one, despite the meter being positioned for household voltages up to 600 V. Read the manual.
AC/DC voltage · DC current · resistance · diode · double ceramic fuse
A compact meter whose distinguishing specification is its protection: a double ceramic fuse stated as flame-retardant, plus a silicone sleeve, at fourteen euros.
Best for: A first multimeter for household and hobby electronics, chosen for its fusing rather than its features.
≈ $15 / £10 / 14 €
CAT III stated · 600 V AC/DC · 10 A · 20 MΩ · auto power-off
The only multimeter in this hub whose listing states a measurement category. It also gives its ranges plainly: 600 V AC and DC, 10 A, 20 MΩ.
Best for: Household and installation fault-finding where knowing the category matters more than the feature list.
≈ $25 / £20 / 21 €
True RMS auto-ranging · 6000 counts · lit input jacks · NCV with alarm
A true-RMS auto-ranging meter that lights the correct input socket in green for the function selected — the one design idea in this hub aimed squarely at the mistake that damages meters.
Best for: Beginners and shared toolboxes, where the lit jacks stop the mistake that kills meters.
≈ $38 / £27 / 37 €
