Vent: Spent $80 on a digital caliper that died after 3 months

I bought one of those cheap digital calipers off Amazon back in June, figured it would be fine for measuring floor plans and rough stuff. It started giving me random numbers last week, like reading 12.5mm on a 2x4. Now I'm stuck using my old manual caliper until I can replace it. Anyone else had bad luck with budget measuring tools?

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andrewh437d ago

Oh please, it's a caliper not a kidney.

charles6787d ago

Did you try taking the battery out and putting it back in? I had one do the same thing and that fixed it for like another year. Honestly though I've found the best luck with those cheap plastic ones from Harbor Freight. I got one for like $15 and it's been going strong for 3 years now even after I dropped it off a ladder onto concrete. The metal ones seem to jack up faster in my experience.