Pit Bull 6 Inch LCD Digital Caliper with Extra Battery and Case
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Pit Bull 6 Inch LCD Digital Caliper with Extra Battery and Case
Customer Review: Very nice! Great price too!
Summary: 5 Stars
Wow! VERY precise and accurate! The instruction sheet paper was .09mm thick. It appears to have a standard 2-wire synchronous serial interface, but I haven't tried using it yet. I'm probably not going to, I don't have any automated projects that would use a caliper. I know some calipers have various modes activated by pulling the data pin high, but I can't seem to access any alternate modes. Perhaps my particular caliper has a different interface.
It is very substantial feeling as well. It has a nice weight and feels very straight and sturdy. I can't really comment on durability as I have only had it for a few hours.
My only complaint is the fact that the movement is a little gritty. This might be fixed by lubricant-I assume that the sensor is capacitive and this won't damage it.
Also, this is a plus for micro-tools and amazon. I ordered this thing for $11.25 with free 2-day shipping (amazon prime) on wednesday IIRC. Scheduled delivery was saturday, I got it on friday. That's really only 48 hours for no extra money. Very nice!
Definitely worth what I paid so far.
Customer Review: Good quality and very accurate
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this tool mostly because it was on a big sale here on Amazon, without having a big purpose to use it. But I'm sure it will become handy in all the DIY projects I'm doing every summer around the house or with my cars.
All I can say now, that for the price this tool is superb in quality and very accurate.
I checked it with several objects that I had measured myself or knew the exact gauge before, and 90% of tests it came right on point with the original measurements. The other 10% were off by less than 0.5 mm !!! That's great, but well that's what it's supposed to do right. I was just doubtfull about the craftmenship of this tool because of the super-low price I paid.
It comes in a molded, black plastic case, padded insight with foam. The foam has cut outs for the spare battery (included) and maybe some small add-on's (whatever it might be).
Overall, a great tool to have, because when you will need it there hardly anything that can substitude for it and for the price it's just one of these Must Buy things that are good to have, even you don't need them right now.
Customer Review: Amazing!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this Caliper because it's essential in getting very accurate measurements with setting up a professional RC Helicopter. I shopped around at my local hardware stores as well as other online shops where they carry this very same set of digital calipers for two to three times the amount of money. These calipers just don't disappoint. I've also be finding myself needing them for many other projects. I just don't know how to got along with out them.
They come with everything seen in the picture. A great hard plastic case with foam a cutout. Though the picture was a bit misleading... I thought it came with 2 extra batteries. Well it did.. one is already installed in the calipers. So don't be shocked when you open up the package to find only one battery floating around.
These are the best set of digital calipers for your money!
(One other person said he had a problem when he closed the case that it would push the ON button thus wearing out the battery. Let me just say... I don't have that problem at all.)
Customer Review: Works decent
Summary: 3 Stars
I've had this for a few years and it still works fine. It works surprisingly well as I have double checked measurements against Starrett and Mitutoyo calipers and micrometers and they are usually right on or off by less than .001" That may be a bit much if you're machining and need perfect results, but you shouldn't be using a caliper for perfectly accurate results anyway.
Only problem I really have with this caliper is that when you get a warning that the battery is about to die, the measurement numbers blink. Now, this happens after only a few uses, and it makes it difficult to make measurements sometimes. When the numbers started blinking to warn me to change the batteries, I ignored it and it took 3 years for the battery to die. Seems like a pretty pointless and distracting warning to me.
Overall, it gives accurate readings and lasts a long time as mine still works after 3 years, but the blinking battery warning is very distracting. Still for the price, I'd say it's worth it.
Customer Review: Precise but defective
Summary: 3 Stars
So, what do you think the zero button would do? I would think it would zero the current measurement (Ideally when the caliper is closed, but it could be used for other useful measurements I'm sure) so that it could accurately measure widths, and apparently so did the instructions. What does it do on mine? It apparently refreshes the display with the width its reading (the number only changes when you increase the length, so if you decrease it, you have to refresh the display). So, for every width I receive, I have to mentally subtract 12.45 mm to get the true number. Beyond that inconvenience, it seems to be fairly precise and I have confidence with it for upto .02 mm (A given width has only varied by +-.01 mm). The construction seems fairly sturdy and I don't understand in what environment one would use that could bend the measuring tips. As a caveat, it only seems accurate at the very tips of the device - I'm not sure if this common with most calipers, but it's just something I noticed.