digital caliper "skipping"?
Something I noticed about a cheap HF caliper and a Mitutoyo.
If they are powered off then opened, one knows where it is the other thinks it is closed, don't remember which.
I hate my mitutoyos. My cheap "OEM" brand digital from O'Reilly about 15 years ago keep going, but those mitutoyos... They turn on when you open them, but it takes a second before it starts to read, so you have to zero it each time. They also never turn off, so if I don't press the power button, the battery is dead the next time I grab them. Oh, and when you go to put them down, you'll likely jostle it just enough to turn them back on and they'll be dead next time. Close the case? They'll probably turn on. Jostle the case? They'll probably turn on. I think the battery has been dead now for 2 or 3 years but they still sit on my desk. Ugh.
Oh, and they're tighter to slide (thumb wheel barely works, takes way too much pressure) than anything I've ever felt, which makes them my least accurate set if they happen to have a fresh a battery in them. I've tried adjusting the slides, but the spine isn't flat enough apparently. If I get the tension just right in the first half inch, they're sloppy when further open. I like their depth mics, but these calipers suck. I bought them second hand and can't justify sending them for repair.
Similar for my mitutoyo micrometer. Stupid heavy action even after lots of cleaning and then oil. But they tend to at least be fairly accurate, just not useful for most of my needs.
The cheap calipers are smooth and slide easy with no play - made in Mexico of all places too. I hate a digital readout, but damn.. Never thought my $9.99 calipers would keep ticking and ticking. I kind of wanted them to die so I could get a "nice" set, but now I kind of love them.
The first sign the battery is going in my cheap set, it will start to read exactly 0.200 large, but randomly. A few weeks later the display gets dim, then starts to glitch.
My mitutoyos just straight up die. No warning. The "b" battery warning is always displaying on the micrometer too, even with a new cell (brand of battery doesn't matter).
Anyways...
