China
The lit sockets, and the mistake they prevent
KAIWEETS appears three times on this site and contributes the single best design idea in the electrical hubs.
Anticipating the destructive error. Their multimeter lights the correct input sockets in green for the selected function — which addresses the most common way a meter is destroyed and a person put at risk: a lead left in the current jack while measuring voltage. No other brand here does anything about it.
Their clamp meter carries VFD filtering and a low-impedance mode, which are the two settings that make readings on drives and on induced voltages mean anything.
Published safety ratings. Neither the multimeter nor the clamp meter states a measurement category, despite the clamp offering a 1000 V DC range. That gap sits awkwardly beside the care taken over the sockets.
The multimeter, for the lit jacks — particularly if the instrument will be shared or lent.
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 €
