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Odd. My Mitutoyo has the buttons on the top. I wonder if mine is a clone.
That looks a lot like my ‘90s vintage Mit, back in the day the buttons were like that.
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ChazzC
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That's my 1980's model (purchased new back then); my 2021 (verified) model has the buttons on the face:
That looks a lot like my ‘90s vintage Mit, back in the day the buttons were like that.
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Really odd. My older style Mitu eats a battery a day. Not really, but you get the idea.
My newer ones are works of art in every respect.
ChazzC
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I have to check my Accusize (left hand 6”, easier to read OD’s on the lathe) to see how it’s doing, but all of my cheap ones (HF) are stored without batteries to avoid issues.
Odd. My Mit lasts forever on a battery.
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The real issue is the state of the art in the old electronics. The first MIT's with a display were hungry beasts, but even that was manageable provided you turned them off. That was their Achilles heel. Too easy to forget they were on. Next time you used them they were dead.
I tried removing batteries for a while, but I still failed too often. I have a digital micrometer with the same problem. I put a flag on it to help me remember. I also bought a hundred batteries......
The new ones have auto off. But even so, they are also not battery hungry. In fact, I'm given to understand they don't really ever really get turned off. It's just the display that turns off. But the new electronics are very low draw and don't eat batteries.
ChazzC
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@Susquatch
Forgot until just now to check the Accusize Left Hand caliper: either the battery evaporated or I took it out since I don't use it as much as I thought I would when I got it 4 years ago.
Forgot until just now to check the Accusize Left Hand caliper: either the battery evaporated or I took it out since I don't use it as much as I thought I would when I got it 4 years ago.