James BrownI bought some cheap "Mitutoyo" calipers from AliExpress, and they're really good. The effort they put into making them convincing paid off. Would recommend.
Matthew Dockrey@ancientjames The only thing they're likely to really fall short on is battery life.
Friedemann Wachsmuth@attoparsec @ancientjames I never understood why calipers are such battery eaters. Eve decent SR-44 are sucked empty after a few weeks of no usage. Why? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@peaceman @ancientjames It just takes a lot more effort to design an ultra low power solution. Real Mitutoyos use custom chips (designed here in Kirkland!) that no one else has bothered to clone yet. I think my pair usually lasts about 2 years between battery changes.
@attoparsec @ancientjames oh the real ones can even be charged!? Niiice.
Still surprised that it is so hard. I mean, if they can't use a ultra low power uC, why not just add a slide switch? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Still surprised that it is so hard. I mean, if they can't use a ultra low power uC, why not just add a slide switch? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Wilhelm Advocaat-Marum@ancientjames Do you have a link?
@wilhel1812 The one I ordered 404s now, but if you search AliExpress for "mitutoyo calipers", there's lots of results.