Cen Tech electrical testing equipment
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jan 17, 2017. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jan 17, 2017the latest report was made
- Jan 17, 2017the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Cen Tech
- Maker
- Harbor Freight ToolsMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Electrical testing equipmentCPSC’s product type: Electrical Testing Equipment (code 815), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Tools & Hardware
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| January 2017 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No incident, no one hurt 1 CPSC: No Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No incident, no one hurt Made Jan 17, 2017, sent to the company Mar 31, 2017, published by CPSC Apr 14, 2017
The product, in the report: 7 Function Digital Multi-meter
I am a consumer reporting a safety concern by email.
1. An error in the manual for this manufacturer’s brand of digital multimeter may cause a consumer to incorrectly set the selector, resulting in an incorrect reading. On page 6 of the manual sheet, under Resistance Measurements, step 1 reads “Turn the Range Selector Switch to the 200 mA position.” Instead of mA, it should read “ohm” or have the omega symbol. There is a 200 mA position, but that should not be used for measuring resistance.
2. The bottom of each page states, “For replacement parts, please call 1-800-444-3353. But at the bottom of page 7 (last page) is “NOTE: No replacement parts are available for this tool.” and below it is “For replacement parts, please call 1-800-444-3353.
They need to replace their replacement statement.
3. The rotary selector knob has a full diameter indicator handle. If a consumer is looking directly over it, the bottom of the handle can be mistaken for the top and the wrong selection could result A bright dot or contrasting color for the indicator pointer would prevent selection of 200 ohms instead of the intended 750 AC V.
Brand name: Cen-Tech Model: 7 Function Digital Multimeter. Model 69096. SKU 7 92362 69096 6 Distributed by Harbor Freight Tools, Camarillo, CA. Manual: rev 12a Sticker codes on multimeter: 36239, 272016 Made in China.
You may include my report in the public info database. You may release my name and contact info to the product manufacturer or private labeller.
Signature: [REDACTED], 12Jan2017
- Model
- 69096
- UPC
- 7 92362 69096 6
- Bought from
- Harbor Freight Tools, Oregon
- Bought
- Jan 11, 2017
- Where
- Corvallis, Oregon: Unspecified
- Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Cen Tech, made or sold by Harbor Freight Tools
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- No Incident, No Injury
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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