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White labelled: these same calipers are also avaliable at most auto parts stores. Unfortunately they are all absolute garbage in my experience, simply due to po
by zrobotics 7y ago
White labelled: these same calipers are also avaliable at most auto parts stores. Unfortunately they are all absolute garbage in my experience, simply due to poor battery life. Removing the battery when storing is almost required, as I have found they tend to drain the button cell in ~2 weeks even in standby. On the plus side, they are actually relatively accurate; all 3 pairs I have tested meet their specs when measuring guage blocks.
- semi-extrinsic 7y agoThese cheapo ones seem to be around $20, while a proper Mitutoyo is $120. Those last forever, as do the batteries in them. Why not get the good one?
- Baeocystin 7y agoIt's nice to have loaners, or ones you can share with people and not worry too much about it. And I'd rather have three in convenient locations that just one good one, as the accuracy is the same. That being said, the cheapies I have don't have the battery issue mentioned above, either. That would get annoying.