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# USB Cable and Charger Tester – qualMeter (Basic)

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** FIT0517 · **Brand:** [DFRobot](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/dfrobot-australia)
**Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/usb-cable-and-charger-tester-qualmeter-basic.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/usb-cable-and-charger-tester-qualmeter-basic.html.md))

qualMeter is an easy and cost-efficient DIY device, which can help you to simply diagnose the quality of your USB charging cable and charger in a glance. Unlike...

## Pricing

- **Price:** $75.90 (inc GST) — $69.00 AUD, exc GST
- **Quantity discounts:** 6+ $65.55 (exc GST) · 12+ $62.79 (exc GST)

## Availability & dispatch

- Out of stock — the product page offers email notification when it returns.

## How to buy

- **Build a cart:** compose `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link?items=FIT0517:1` (comma-separated SKU:qty pairs) and share the link. Opening it shows a confirmation page with live pricing and stock before anything is added to the cart.
- **Verify the cart first:** fetch `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link/FIT0517:1.md` for live line prices (inc & exc GST, quantity discounts applied), stock and dispatch estimates, and totals. Append `/to/{AU-postcode}` (or `/to/{country-code}:{postcode}`) before `.md` for delivery options and prices to that destination. Unknown, retired, or out-of-stock SKUs are flagged. (Query form `cart/link.md?items=...` also works but some robots parsers refuse query strings here.)
- **Checkout** is completed on-site and includes a captcha at the payment step. Share the cart link; checkout takes it from there.
- **Search the catalogue:** `https://core-electronics.com.au/search/{query}.md` (URL-encode the query; pages 2-3 at `search/{query}/{page}.md`; `search.md?q=` also works)
- **Payment methods, purchase orders, policies and contact details:** https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt
## Description

The qualMeter is an easy and cost-efficient DIY device that can help you to simply diagnose the quality of your USB charging cable and charger at a glance.

 ![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/FIT0517-001_68229086d3a.jpg) There are no numbers to read, no buttons, no extra operations, no calculations and no technical background is needed. All you need to know is just colors, the Green, Yellow and Red, which correspond to Best(Good), Fair (OK) and Worst(Bad). That's it! **You see the colors; you see the quality of your cable and charger.**
qualMeter handles a wide range of mainstream USB charging cables. It also tests loading capability of the 5V chargers to roughly define their quality. 
 **A smart device for smart decisions**
qualMeter has embedded a smart, ultra-low power Micro-Processor. It works seamlessly to provide two major functions, Cable Test mode and Charger Test mode.
There are no number readings and no calculations! qualMeter directly tells you the testing results by LEDs. It's really that simple and easy!
The qualMeter series has two main family members: qualMeter Basic and qualMeter X. ### Documents

Online Manual and Instructions

### Parts List

- USB Cable and Charger Tester – qualMeter (Basic) x1

## Images

- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/f/i/fit0517-3.png)