It loads the circuit, which is why it does not lie to you · review
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.
What the figures leave us with The best-specified of the 400 V testers here. Color coding and IP64 for two euros more than the PeakTech.
The same class of tester as its neighbors, with two details done better.
Eight LEDs from 6 to 400 V AC/DC. For extra-low voltages up to 24 V the indication is green; for dangerous voltages from 50 V it is red. Screw-on contact sleeves for perfect contact in sockets. CAT III 400 V. Splash-proof and dust-protected to IP 64.
A step scale tells you the voltage. A color tells you what to do about it. Under working conditions — one hand occupied, poor light, a board full of terminals — the second is faster and harder to get wrong. It is the same reasoning behind the audible threshold on the PeakTech, applied to the eye instead of the ear.
The reference includes “FI”, the German designation for an RCD, which normally means the tester can trip one to check it works. Nothing in the listing describes that function, so it is not described here either.
Catalogued and unsold: the American Amazon shop lists the reference with nobody behind it.
Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.
| Amazon reference | B00OF8HZ92 (identical on 6 markets) |
|---|---|
| EAN | 0772040314514 |
| Measurement category | CAT III 400 V |
| Ingress protection | IP64 |
| Illumination | 8 LEDs 6–400 V |
| Voltage measurement | green under 24 V, red from 50 V |
The tester shows green up to 24 V and red from 50 V. That puts the hazard threshold into the display instead of into your head, which matters when the tester is being read quickly in a bad position.
Dust-tight and protected against splashing water, per the manufacturer. It is a step above the IP54 stated by the PeakTech in this hub.
The model name suggests it, and the listing does not describe the function. Check the manual — we do not describe a capability we cannot source.
8.0/ 10
The best-specified of the 400 V testers here. Color coding and IP64 for two euros more than the PeakTech.
A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.
Details checked on August 31, 2026.
Anyone who wants the safe-or-not judgment made by the instrument rather than by reading a number.
Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 300.
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 stated · 8 LEDs from 6 to 400 V · thermal overload protection
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.
Best for: Everyday domestic checking, at the price where a tester stops being an excuse not to have one.
