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This is obvious BS. Many of them get packaged and shipped with the battery in them. That said, they absolutely do eat batteries faster than the expensive cali
by dsfyu404ed 4y ago
This is obvious BS. Many of them get packaged and shipped with the battery in them.
That said, they absolutely do eat batteries faster than the expensive calipers.
- shimonabi 4y agoIt's not. I take the battery out after each use. Several users have reported this, for example: "Turns out they pull almost as much current off (15uA) as they do on (17uA)." https://www.reddit.com/r/harborfreight/comments/z7j8hp/fixed_my_caliper_battery_drain_issue_for_good/ https://www.reddit.com/r/harborfreight/comments/z7j8hp/fixed...
- rsaxvc 4y agoAn LR44 supplying 15 microamps will last more than 9 months before depleted. This base level of current draw obviously matters to different users differently.
- aidenn0 4y agoPossibly not if you buy the LR44 from Amazon. I have gotten batteries labeled "LR44" that were practically useless. I've also gotten "SR44"s that were actually LR44s.
- rsaxvc 4y agoI think the worst offenders are the ones that use the measurement circuit to detect if you've started a measurement while the display is off.
- abruzzi 4y agomy $10 Harbor Freight calipers are still on their original battery after 8 years. So I'm not sure about these claims about being constantly on and draining the battery. I think instead that you have to have them fully closed when you power it on so it can zero out. It also has a button to zero.
- skykooler 4y agoIt definitely depends on the model. In my experience, my cheap calipers from Harbor Freight run for far longer before needing a new battery than my cheap calipers from Home Depot.