[Shop-talk] WOW, I never thought I'd say this about Harbor Freight!

[Doug Braun]

The model I have has in interesting property:  It is
actually on all the time.  The "power" switch just
blanks the display.  If you turn it off, adjust it to
a new setting, and turn it on again, the display reads
the correct value.

The battery only lasts about 8 months, but you can get
a card of about 10 of those little batteries for a
dollar at a dollar store.  (Beats paying $2 each!)

Doug


--- "John T. Blair" <jblair1948 at cox.net> wrote:
 
> Since it doesn't come with a case, you have to be
> careful how and where
> you store it.  I had it in a bag of tools, and it
> got turned on by something
> on top of it.  That killed the battery very quickly.