This is a high quality, reasonably priced digital meter & it is invaluable for reliable measurement of permanent magnets, magnetized rocks and metals, the Earths magnetic field, and any DC magnetic field. Offering 3½ digit bipolar display, 9V battery powered and comes with an AC power adapter for extended benchtop use. A coiled cable transverse probe (High Linearity Hall Generator) is included providing nearly linear response from DC to 10 Hz. Useful 4 ranges covering 0 - 20, 200, 2000, 20,000 Gauss with a 3% accuracy guarantee.