Need help with finishes on C96

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by ithacaartist

John, this is the same calipers that I bought from Harbor Freight a couple of years ago. There is an offset of the claws that do inside measurement, when the O.D. jaws are zero. But I compensate by locking the travel down on an I.D. and measuring the claws' spacing with a micrometer. Mine also gradually began to lose its consistency, as in when drawing the jaws apart, an extra 1/4" or so adds itself to the displayed dimension. I am inexperienced with the electronic calipers and suspect a weakening battery?

If you have not changed the batteries several times in two years,
it is the battery. I don't get more than a few months out of a battery!

But it would depend on how often you leave it on.