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I’ll enter the foray... not complaining about a specific manufacturer, just complaining....A few years ago I switched to digital calipers, thinking I’d get better wear from them. The first I bought has lasted two years till it started randomly switching from imperial to metric scale, and loosing the current measurement while doing so.Anyway i just purchased and took possession of a new digital 6 inch caliper, haven’t even used it yet. We’ll see how much longevity I get out of this one.
I have a solar Mitutoyo Caliper its, over 25 years old still going strong - keep loosing it So brought various others as back ups. Love dial calipers but I wear them out Finally I picked up a second hand Mitutoyo ABSOLUTE as a replacement backup. So far it is as good as its grand parent Jo