Quote from: Mr Sprue on August 16, 2019, 02:51:51 PM
Aw well as they say you only get what you pay for! 

Which, I'm pleased to say, wasn't very much 

Quote from: swisstrains on August 16, 2019, 04:06:48 PM

Quote from: Mr Sprue on August 16, 2019, 02:51:51 PM
Aw well as they say you only get what you pay for! 

Which, I'm pleased to say, wasn't very much 

LOL
And for those who don't want to keep taking their batteries out, there is of course an alternative.........One of These!

Quote from: Mr Sprue on August 16, 2019, 06:46:29 PM

Quote from: swisstrains on August 16, 2019, 04:06:48 PM

Quote from: Mr Sprue on August 16, 2019, 02:51:51 PM
Aw well as they say you only get what you pay for! 

Which, I'm pleased to say, wasn't very much 

LOL
And for those who don't want to keep taking their batteries out, there is of course an alternative.........One of These!

I'm not sure why you find taking the battery out so amusing. You said yourself that the Aldi vernier loves batteries. Perhaps you should try taking yours out. It's very easy.

Quote from: Mr Sprue on August 16, 2019, 06:46:29 PM

Quote from: swisstrains on August 16, 2019, 04:06:48 PM

Quote from: Mr Sprue on August 16, 2019, 02:51:51 PM
Aw well as they say you only get what you pay for! 

Which, I'm pleased to say, wasn't very much 

LOL
And for those who don't want to keep taking their batteries out, there is of course an alternative.........One of These!

Ah, but the OP asked about digital calipers. What's digital about those in your link? Do you wind them up with your fingers?

Quote from: swisstrains on August 16, 2019, 09:11:10 PM

Quote from: Mr Sprue on August 16, 2019, 06:46:29 PM

Quote from: swisstrains on August 16, 2019, 04:06:48 PM

Quote from: Mr Sprue on August 16, 2019, 02:51:51 PM
Aw well as they say you only get what you pay for! 

Which, I'm pleased to say, wasn't very much 

LOL
And for those who don't want to keep taking their batteries out, there is of course an alternative.........One of These!

I'm not sure why you find taking the battery out so amusing. You said yourself that the Aldi vernier loves batteries. Perhaps you should try taking yours out. It's very easy.

Do you disconnect the battery on your car every time you park it up? 

As I have already mentioned you only get what you pay for! Its no big deal as my cheap an cheerful battery scoffer is only used for measuring objects that have to be approximately dead accurate. Anything more than that I get out a mic and measure it properly!

Quote from: Newportnobby on August 16, 2019, 09:23:49 PM

Quote from: Mr Sprue on August 16, 2019, 06:46:29 PM

Quote from: swisstrains on August 16, 2019, 04:06:48 PM

Quote from: Mr Sprue on August 16, 2019, 02:51:51 PM
Aw well as they say you only get what you pay for! 

Which, I'm pleased to say, wasn't very much 

LOL
And for those who don't want to keep taking their batteries out, there is of course an alternative.........One of These!

Ah, but the OP asked about digital calipers. What's digital about those in your link? Do you wind them up with your fingers?

LOL... put your specs back on Mick and read Reply #5 ! 

Quote from: Mr Sprue on August 16, 2019, 02:51:51 PM
Aw well as they say you only get what you pay for! 

If only this was true!
I have often got less than I had paid for.
And sometimes got more than I have paid for.  I particularly hate those times when items come with bonus extra problems which I didn't bargin on.

Quote from: NinOz on August 17, 2019, 01:52:37 AM

Quote from: Mr Sprue on August 16, 2019, 02:51:51 PM
Aw well as they say you only get what you pay for! 

If only this was true!
I have often got less than I had paid for.
And sometimes got more than I have paid for.  I particularly hate those times when items come with bonus extra problems which I didn't bargin on.

Yes I can add to that criteria also. 

Its a sickening feeling when you realise you've paid good money for something that is of inferior quality, the penny drops a few days later when its listed in a sale with 60% off!   

Amazon's (other sellers are available) cheapo 'carbon fiber composite' ones are now about £3.50 inc p&p. They were somewhat cheaper when I bought one about a year ago and I was sufficiently impressed to buy another. Quite a solid piece of kit and more than good enough for modelling. Bigger and better than the blue £12-ish ones I picked up in Hobbycraft a few years ago and which did seem to eat batteries. Still on the original battery. The second one is still in its wrapping as I've so far failed to break or misplace the first one!

Cheers

Bought one of these about 8 years ago.
https://hobbyking.com/en_us/hobbykingtm-digital-vernier-calipers-150mm.html
Nice unit still going ok.

Quote from: Mr Sprue on August 16, 2019, 09:47:24 PM

Quote from: Newportnobby on August 16, 2019, 09:23:49 PM

Quote from: Mr Sprue on August 16, 2019, 06:46:29 PM

Quote from: swisstrains on August 16, 2019, 04:06:48 PM

Quote from: Mr Sprue on August 16, 2019, 02:51:51 PM
Aw well as they say you only get what you pay for! 

Which, I'm pleased to say, wasn't very much 

LOL
And for those who don't want to keep taking their batteries out, there is of course an alternative.........One of These!

Ah, but the OP asked about digital calipers. What's digital about those in your link? Do you wind them up with your fingers?

LOL... put your specs back on Mick and read Reply #5 ! 

For sure the ones in reply #5 are digital but the ones you referred to in reply #16 ain't

I used to have trouble with my "DV" always using batteries fairly quickly, until I found that sponge packing in the lid of the case was such a good fit, when picking up the box, the slight thumb pressure on the lid was just enough to squeeze the case and activate the DV's on switch.  Solved that by just cuttting a 5P sized circle of sponge out of the lid sponge right where it would hit the switch.

Quote from: Newportnobby on August 17, 2019, 12:54:45 PM

Quote from: Mr Sprue on August 16, 2019, 09:47:24 PM

Quote from: Newportnobby on August 16, 2019, 09:23:49 PM

Quote from: Mr Sprue on August 16, 2019, 06:46:29 PM

Quote from: swisstrains on August 16, 2019, 04:06:48 PM

Quote from: Mr Sprue on August 16, 2019, 02:51:51 PM
Aw well as they say you only get what you pay for! 

Which, I'm pleased to say, wasn't very much 

LOL
And for those who don't want to keep taking their batteries out, there is of course an alternative.........One of These!

Ah, but the OP asked about digital calipers. What's digital about those in your link? Do you wind them up with your fingers?

LOL... put your specs back on Mick and read Reply #5 ! 

For sure the ones in reply #5 are digital but the ones you referred to in reply #16 ain't

Ah but had you been wearing your specs Mick reply #16 was an alternative option if you didn't want to use batteries!   

Quote from: TrevL on August 18, 2019, 08:14:55 AM
I used to have trouble with my "DV" always using batteries fairly quickly, until I found that sponge packing in the lid of the case was such a good fit, when picking up the box, the slight thumb pressure on the lid was just enough to squeeze the case and activate the DV's on switch.  Solved that by just cuttting a 5P sized circle of sponge out of the lid sponge right where it would hit the switch.

Thanks for that Trev although unfortunately it doesn't appear to be the cause of my battery drain. You really need to press very hard to get the tool to switch on although it does appear to be the cause of it switching on when you shake the box violently and not the auto switch-on feature as I first thought.
As I use this otherwise, excellent, value for money device so infrequently I will continue to amuse certain members of this forum by removing the battery when not in use.

Quote from: silly moo on August 15, 2019, 06:17:59 PM
I would like to get my husband some digital vernier callipers for his birthday, my son has 'borrowed' his old set. I thought they would make a good practical present that I could borrow occasionally to check back to backs.

After looking on the internet and on eBay I'm now completely confused  by the sheer range in prices anything from £2 up to £800!

What should I be looking out for and what would be a reasonable price to pay for them? My husband is a mountain biker and occasional fixer of our car.

Thanks in anticipation.

Hi "silly moo"
Firstly can I apologise for my part in occasionally leading this thread astray.
As is usually the case when people ask for product advice on a forum you have received a number of recommendations mostly based on member's experiences. All the suggestions are priced at less than £20 and personally I don't think there is likely to be much difference in overall quality between any of them. It is the price range that I would aim for bearing in mind that I don't use them very often and don't require a very high degree of accuracy but would something in this price range be good enough for your husband? As I'm sure you know us men can be fussy devils and if you present him with a set of calipers that aren't as good as his old ones then he is likely to be disappointed. Can I suggest that you try and determine the quality/price range of the ones that your son has "borrowed" and at least try to match that.