The CAT rating is a safety specification, not a quality grade · review
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.
The bottom line The only meter here that names a category. That alone puts it ahead of the cheaper ones, incomplete though the statement is.
Twenty-one euros, and the one listing in five that mentions the safety specification.
A circuit based on integrated circuits, measuring AC and DC voltage up to 600 V, AC and DC current up to 10 A, and resistance to 20 MΩ. CAT III, stated for optimal safety. A 15 mm, 3.5-digit backlit LCD. Data hold, a maximum-value display, automatic switch-off after 15 minutes, a battery-level indication and a continuity indication.
The measurement category describes the transient over-voltage an instrument is built to survive at a given point in an installation — a spike from a motor starting, a supply fault, a switching surge. CAT II covers appliances and socket outlets; CAT III covers distribution boards and fixed installation; CAT IV covers the supply side. It is a safety rating, not a quality grade, and a meter that does not state one is a meter you cannot place.
Across the five multimeters and five clamp meters in this hub, two listings state a category. This is one of them.
The voltage that belongs with the category, and the fuse type. Both are in the manual, and both are worth reading before the first measurement.
On sale from 20 € to 25 € on the German, American, British, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores at the time of checking.
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 | B09SPYTP84 (identical on 6 markets) |
|---|---|
| EAN | 0707443344028 |
| Measurement category | CAT III stated |
| Voltage measurement | 600 V AC/DC |
| Current measurement | 10 A |
| Stated dimension or range | 20 MΩ |
| Functions | auto power-off |
Not quite. A category and a voltage are one specification, not two: CAT III 600 V and CAT III 1000 V are different instruments. coczow states CAT III for optimal safety without the voltage, which is more than every other meter here publishes and less than a complete statement. The manual will carry the full rating.
600 V AC and DC covers domestic and light commercial installation work; 10 A covers most appliance and automotive current measurement; 20 MΩ is a normal resistance ceiling. All three are stated explicitly, which is unusual in this price band.
Not stated, which means no. On distorted waveforms — dimmers, drives, inverters — the reading will be low.
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 €
True RMS · 6000 counts · 600 V · temperature, capacitance and frequency
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.
Best for: Household and light installation work where waveforms are not clean and the reading has to be right.
≈ £35 / 32 €
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 €
