On Tue, Nov 17, 2015, at 11:57 PM, John Kasunich wrote: > > > On Tue, Nov 17, 2015, at 06:57 PM, andy pugh wrote: > > On 17 November 2015 at 23:36, Gene Heskett <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Nice looking unit, but I recognize the head. I have several (half a > > > dozen?) of them in the 6 inch size and the intermittent display, on a > > > segment by segment basis doesn't make it worth even that paltry sum. > > > I've taken them apart and braced up the conductive elastomeric strip > > > that drives the display, and had it fail again 3 days later several > > > times. Too much give in that plastic housing, combined with a pcb thats > > > at best 1/64th" thick & about half as many screws as needed to do it > > > right. > > > > If it is the same as the similar one that I have the case is stainless > > steel. > > And mine has been working as-intended for years. > > > > > > I'll stick with ones that don't need batteries. > > My favorite way to do inch/metric is a dual-needle mechanical dial caliper: > http://www.ebay.com/itm/161659398735 > > I have two of them, one at work and one at home. Both about five years > old and working fine. > > No batteries to die, no electronics to go on the fritz. > > [email protected] > Actually I believe the ones I have are Shars... http://www.shars.com/products/measuring/caliper/6-dual-reading-inch-metric-dial-caliper
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