Crenova 890Z 6000-Count TRMS Multimeter

The Crenova 890Z is a 6000-count True RMS meter priced at £33.97, ranked seventh in this guide. At 4.7 out of 5 from 664 ratings it sits at the top of the rating range this guide covers — every meter in it falls between 4.2 and 4.7 — but it carries a small fraction of the rating volume of the cheapest meter here. What makes the 890Z worth a second look is its own listing: the title promises 6000 counts, 1000 VDC and 750 VAC, the Item Highlight names nine measurement jobs, and the specification table's Measurement Type field names four.

That gap is the thing to check before buying. The highlight lists capacitance, frequency, temperature and NCV; the spec table lists only Ammeter, Multimeter, Ohmmeter and Voltmeter. The bullets go further still, adding transistor (hFE) and a K-type thermocouple in the box — the thermocouple the £11.99 meter that leads this guide does not include, because that one has no capacitance, frequency or temperature range at all. Two spec fields do little work here: "Minimum Operating Voltage: 1.5 Volts" is the AA battery, not a floor on what the 890Z can measure, and "Style Name: Safety" describes nothing you can test. Everything on this page comes from the Amazon listing for the Crenova 890Z, not from testing we carried out.