It loads the circuit, which is why it does not lie to you · review
A two-pole tester with an eight-step LED display from 6 to 400 V, thermal overload protection and screw-on contact sleeves for socket work.
What the figures leave us with The tester to actually own. A stated category, a step scale and thermal protection at twelve euros.
The cheapest instrument on this site that publishes a safety category.
Two-pole testing with an LED display, stated as CAT III, with eight LEDs covering 6 to 400 V. Thermal overload protection. Screw-on contact sleeves.
A measurement category describes the transient over-voltage an instrument is built to survive at a point in an installation — CAT II at socket outlets, CAT III in fixed installation and distribution. It is a safety statement made by the manufacturer, not a mark of measuring quality, and this site does not assess conformity to it.
What is notable is simply that it is here. Across the multimeters and clamp meters on this site, two listings in ten state a category. Among two-pole testers, most do.
Prove it on a known live source before and after the measurement that matters. A tester that failed between the two checks is the one scenario a single test cannot catch, and no specification prevents it.
No such listing: the American Amazon shop answers the reference with a search box rather than a page.
Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.
| Amazon reference | B01NCEILHK (identical on 5 markets) |
|---|---|
| EAN | 4008224610148 |
| Measurement category | CAT III stated |
| Illumination | 8 LEDs from 6 to 400 V |
| Construction and safety | thermal overload protection |
It puts a real load across the two points it touches. A phantom voltage induced on a floating conductor collapses under that load, so a two-pole tester reports what a contactless pen cannot distinguish. Follow the manufacturer instructions and the rules that apply where you live.
A step scale from 6 to 400 V rather than a single lamp. Knowing that a circuit is at 230 V rather than 400 V, or at 24 V rather than dead, is information a single indicator cannot give.
They extend the probe tips so they reach the contacts inside a socket properly. Kopp states screw-on contact sleeves; PANCONTROL states the same, for the same reason.
7.0/ 10
The tester to actually own. A stated category, a step scale and thermal protection at twelve euros.
A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.
Details checked on August 31, 2026.
Everyday domestic checking, at the price where a tester stops being an excuse not to have one.
Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 50.
The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for measuring instruments and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
1–1000 V AC / 1200 V DC · True RMS · tested to DIN EN 61243-3, VDE 0682-401
The only tester here that names the standard it is approved to: DIN EN 61243-3 and VDE 0682-401:2015, with a 1–1000 V AC and 1200 V DC range and indication from 50 V even on flat batteries.
Best for: Photovoltaic, industrial and hybrid-vehicle work, where 1200 V DC is real and the approval matters.
12–1000 V · self-test function · IP65
A 1000 V two-pole tester with a self-test function that checks the integrity of the instrument itself, in an IP65 body.
Best for: Site work where the tester lives in a bag and where 1000 V is in scope.
≈ $108
CAT III 400 V · IP64 · 8 LEDs 6–400 V · green under 24 V, red from 50 V
A two-pole tester with a color-coded LED scale — green for extra-low voltage up to 24 V, red for dangerous voltage from 50 V — stated as CAT III 400 V and IP64.
Best for: Anyone who wants the safe-or-not judgment made by the instrument rather than by reading a number.
Prices quoted in these summaries are dated readings. The live price is shown next to each product.
