On Jan 27, 2008 9:53 PM, Doug Braun <doug@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.
--
David Scheidt
dmscheidt@gmail.com
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