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Battery Saving Switch in Digital Caliper

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Sep 18, 2024
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One of the problems with cheap digital calipers is relatively quick battery drain. Even when the caliper is "turned off" - so it seems. In reality, the display off doesn't mean that the circuit no longer drains the battery. Current measurements reveal that a cheap caliper turned off continues to consume the same, or almost the same, current in both ON and OFF state. A quick remedy of the problem is removing the battery when caliper is not in use. Another remedy is to install a switch cutting off the battery. 100 push button switches from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BCGBL7GK Disassembly of the caliper starts with peeling off the back sticker. The Lockpicking Lawyer shows a method how to remove and reposition a sticker without destroying it: https://youtu.be/xUJtqvYDnkg?t=96 Other caliper mods: Switch: https://youtu.be/X04RN5kXGSc Slider: https://youtu.be/GcoUdIjZozY Mitutoyos comparison with micro Amps measure: https://youtu.be/KG6I2gNGVwM

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