Digital Caliper, 12 Inch Caliper Measuring Tool with Stainless Steel, IP54 Splash Proof Protection Design, Large LCD Screen, Easy Switch from Inch Metric Fraction (300mm)

The battery contacts of my previous (6", run-of-the-mill, black plastic, red-green-blue buttons, LR44 battery) digital calipers were heavily corroded which made them work erratically. This breaks the entire tool, as the analog scale of these digital calipers is unusable. So I set out for a new pair of calipers. My use is in electronics and PCB design, to measure component pitch, PCB sizes and the like. So no need for high, multi-decimal precision, but a mm / inch conversion is nice to have. And 200mm / 8" comes in handy every now and then when measuring larger enclosures. Initially I was looking for a pair of calipers from an 'A' brand, but for my use their prices, especially for the 200mm ones with some IP protection, were just too high. So I searched some more and stumbled on these Kynup calipers. It promises IP54, which made me think the battery terminals might fare better than these in my previous pair. It shows mm and inches, and fractions as well. And it is 200mm / 8" long. In short, it ticked all my boxes for €40.-, so I ordered a pair. Amazon got them to me in 2 days and I have to say that I am pleasantly surprised. Apart from looking and performing exactly as advertised they also have some extra features I like: - They are completely made out of metal. Buttons, battery door, everything but the display window. - The battery door has an o-ring for protection against fluids. - They have auto-off. That feature will save me a lot of batteries. - Even more nice, they have auto-on. Just move the jaw to measure something will switch them on. - They run on CR2032, which I have more of lying around than the smaller batteries used in other offerings. I read some reviews where people complained that the decimals are smaller which makes them harder to read; that is indeed the case, on the other hand the fact that these decimals are separated by their size makes measurements easier to interpret, at least for me. The tool is a little 'coarse' to the feel; corners and sides are a bit sharper than with my 'A' brand non-digital calipers. This however is no big deal. You ain't going to cut yourselves on them :-) All in all I find them a lot better than the non 'A' brand digital calipers they replaced and at less then half the money. Obviously I cannot say anything yet about battery life or the tool's longevity, but if the electronics do not fail I have good hopes these calipers will last into my retirement.

Imposible pedir más por menos, buenísima calidad

Langzeittest zeigt, Gute ware, zeigt immer genau an, gute Handhabung. Perfektes Werkzeug,.

Para mi es perfecto, gastar cinco veces más en un pie de rey que utilizo a menudo pero no de forma profesional ni intensiva, no tenía mucho sentido, y la precisión de éste por el momento no deja nada de desear. Un excelente producto a un precio moderado

Muy buena calidad.