[Shop-talk] Digital Calibers

[David Scheidt]

On Jan 27, 2008 9:53 PM, Doug Braun <doug at dougbraun.com> wrote:
> The digital calipers I have (The HF Classic) have an
> interesting characteristic:  The power switch does not
> actually turn it off.  If you turn it off, move the
> jaws, and turn it back on again, it reads the value it
> ought to.  This is convenient, but it means the
> battery always goes dead in 9 months or so, no matter
> how much it is actually used.
>

All of mine do that, too.  Thinking about it, I don't think I've ever
changed a battery in any of these things.  My miymotuo ones are 5 or
six 6 years old.  The circuitry takes an amazingly small amount of
power.

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David Scheidt
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