Everything with a battery should have an off switch

Re:Everything with a battery should have an off switch by zimpenfish on Monday May 09, 2022 @08:34AM (#31313314)

> Get Vernier calipers! The scale is easy to learn

Yep.

> and use

Nope, not once you get old and tiny things are increasingly difficult to read with or without assistance.

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Re:Everything with a battery should have an off switch by lapsis_beeftech on Monday May 09, 2022 @09:50AM (#31313971)

Fair enough, usability will obviously be poor if the scale is difficult to read. My eyesight is terrible but at least it is still all myopia so I can compensate by putting the calipers extremely close to my eyes. Looks awkward and people call me Mr. Magoo but it works!

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Re:Everything with a battery should have an off switch by ddingus on Monday May 09, 2022 @10:41PM (#31322802)

Yep, getting old sucks.

I just bought a digital caliper with a big LCD display. It will work with Imperial or Metric units, which I really like.

My analog calipers are Imperial. I love them, but run into Metric units a lot. Got those in '88 and they are still calibrating in spec and working great. No battery. Did need light oil and cleaning a decade ago.

I have one Vernier caliper and... it is getting hard to read in some conditions. Bummer. I still prefer these in longer forms, say greater than 12"

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