Randy_
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The LMS has a 6†digital caliper on sale and I sent them the following question to clear up a point of concern. Below is their reply to the original question and to two follow-up questions. Something doesn’t seem quite right about what they are saying. I'm wondering what others think and what digi owners have to say about their “off†buttons or lack thereof??
I am wondering if the digital caliper that you have on sale has an automatic off function that will preserve the batteries for forgetful folks like me??
1. It does not have auto off. Doesn't matter much because these calipers are actually on all the time. All you control is the display, which reduces the power consumption by about 20%. Batteries still last several months.
2. The Off button turns off the display. If you move the caliper when it is "off" it still measures. All the Chinese calipers are like this. Calipers that really go off when you push the Off button start at about $100.00. But these calipers work like you expect them to in normal use. And if by "eating batteries" you mean a 95 cent battery every 2-3 months, then they all do that. If you don't like changing batteries, get silver oxide batteries that last about 3 times as long.
3. The display blinks for a about a week before the battery goes dead.
P.S. Do those little batteries really cost 95¢?? Last time I bought something like that at Radio Shack, seems like it was about 3 bucks??
I am wondering if the digital caliper that you have on sale has an automatic off function that will preserve the batteries for forgetful folks like me??
1. It does not have auto off. Doesn't matter much because these calipers are actually on all the time. All you control is the display, which reduces the power consumption by about 20%. Batteries still last several months.
2. The Off button turns off the display. If you move the caliper when it is "off" it still measures. All the Chinese calipers are like this. Calipers that really go off when you push the Off button start at about $100.00. But these calipers work like you expect them to in normal use. And if by "eating batteries" you mean a 95 cent battery every 2-3 months, then they all do that. If you don't like changing batteries, get silver oxide batteries that last about 3 times as long.
3. The display blinks for a about a week before the battery goes dead.
P.S. Do those little batteries really cost 95¢?? Last time I bought something like that at Radio Shack, seems like it was about 3 bucks??