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Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper error "Err 05"
My Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper is refusing to work and says "Err 05".
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Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper error "Err 05"
"Ignoramus24410" wrote in message ... My Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper is refusing to work and says "Err 05". Would anyone have any idea what this may mean? On the older ones, it means you overrode its ability to keep up with movement of the slide. Either you moved the slide too fast, or it has water, oil, or dirt on it. Reset by turning it off and on. Clean the scale first and wipe with a VERY lightly oiled rag. But that reading looked like this: E--e5. If yours says Err 05, it's probably a newer one. In that case, call Mitutoyo to find out: 1--888-648- 8869. -- Ed Huntress |
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Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper error "Err 05"
On 2008-09-29, Ed Huntress wrote:
"Ignoramus24410" wrote in message ... My Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper is refusing to work and says "Err 05". Would anyone have any idea what this may mean? On the older ones, it means you overrode its ability to keep up with movement of the slide. Either you moved the slide too fast, or it has water, oil, or dirt on it. Reset by turning it off and on. Clean the scale first and wipe with a VERY lightly oiled rag. But that reading looked like this: E--e5. If yours says Err 05, it's probably a newer one. In that case, call Mitutoyo to find out: 1--888-648- 8869. I think that it is E--e5. I was quoting by memory. I will try to clean it. -- Due to extreme spam originating from Google Groups, and their inattention to spammers, I and many others block all articles originating from Google Groups. If you want your postings to be seen by more readers you will need to find a different means of posting on Usenet. http://improve-usenet.org/ |
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Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper error "Err 05"
On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:34:51 -0500, Ignoramus24410
wrote: My Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper is refusing to work and says "Err 05". Would anyone have any idea what this may mean? Ayup..it cant read the scale any longer. Its the equivelent of the Microsoft Blue Screen of Death. Ive got 4 Mitys in the junk box that all have that error. Means the circuit board is toast and it costs almost $60 for Mity to replace it, based on 2 estimates from Mity in Los Angeles Gunner "Obama, raises taxes and kills babies. Sarah Palin - raises babies and kills taxes." Pyotr Flipivich |
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Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper error "Err 05"
Gunner Asch wrote:
On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:34:51 -0500, Ignoramus24410 wrote: My Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper is refusing to work and says "Err 05". Would anyone have any idea what this may mean? Ayup..it cant read the scale any longer. Its the equivelent of the Microsoft Blue Screen of Death. Ive got 4 Mitys in the junk box that all have that error. Means the circuit board is toast and it costs almost $60 for Mity to replace it, based on 2 estimates from Mity in Los Angeles Gunner "Obama, raises taxes and kills babies. Sarah Palin - raises babies and kills taxes." Pyotr Flipivich I've got a Mitutoyo scale and I can reproduce the error quite easily by holding the scale in my sweaty hand for a minute or so then running the reader head across that section, after allowing to dry and a reset it will work fine again. Not saying yours aren't dead, just it may be a cleaning issue in some cases. |
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Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper error "Err 05"
David Billington wrote:
Gunner Asch wrote: On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:34:51 -0500, Ignoramus24410 wrote: My Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper is refusing to work and says "Err 05". Would anyone have any idea what this may mean? Ayup..it cant read the scale any longer. Its the equivelent of the Microsoft Blue Screen of Death. Ive got 4 Mitys in the junk box that all have that error. Means the circuit board is toast and it costs almost $60 for Mity to replace it, based on 2 estimates from Mity in Los Angeles Gunner "Obama, raises taxes and kills babies. Sarah Palin - raises babies and kills taxes." Pyotr Flipivich I've got a Mitutoyo scale and I can reproduce the error quite easily by holding the scale in my sweaty hand for a minute or so then running the reader head across that section, after allowing to dry and a reset it will work fine again. Not saying yours aren't dead, just it may be a cleaning issue in some cases. I had this problem on a 24" Heigth Gage. There is a plug in connector that can loosen up and the pulses don't read properly. Open it up and check the connections. -- John R. Carroll www.machiningsolution.com |
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Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper error "Err 05"
On 2008-09-29, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:34:51 -0500, Ignoramus24410 wrote: My Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper is refusing to work and says "Err 05". Would anyone have any idea what this may mean? Ayup..it cant read the scale any longer. Its the equivelent of the Microsoft Blue Screen of Death. Ive got 4 Mitys in the junk box that all have that error. Means the circuit board is toast and it costs almost $60 for Mity to replace it, based on 2 estimates from Mity in Los Angeles Too bad. Are the "new mitutoyo calipers" sold on ebay, counterfeit? -- Due to extreme spam originating from Google Groups, and their inattention to spammers, I and many others block all articles originating from Google Groups. If you want your postings to be seen by more readers you will need to find a different means of posting on Usenet. http://improve-usenet.org/ |
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Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper error "Err 05"
A lot of it stems from folks not being able to read analog tools anymore.
Need proof- hand a college kid a non-digital caliper or mic and enjoy the bewildered look on his face "Ignoramus24410" wrote in message ... On 2008-09-29, Gunner Asch wrote: On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:34:51 -0500, Ignoramus24410 wrote: My Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper is refusing to work and says "Err 05". Would anyone have any idea what this may mean? Ayup..it cant read the scale any longer. Its the equivelent of the Microsoft Blue Screen of Death. Ive got 4 Mitys in the junk box that all have that error. Means the circuit board is toast and it costs almost $60 for Mity to replace it, based on 2 estimates from Mity in Los Angeles Too bad. Are the "new mitutoyo calipers" sold on ebay, counterfeit? -- Due to extreme spam originating from Google Groups, and their inattention to spammers, I and many others block all articles originating from Google Groups. If you want your postings to be seen by more readers you will need to find a different means of posting on Usenet. http://improve-usenet.org/ |
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Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper error "Err 05"
On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:17:55 +0100, David Billington
wrote: Gunner Asch wrote: On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:34:51 -0500, Ignoramus24410 wrote: My Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper is refusing to work and says "Err 05". Would anyone have any idea what this may mean? Ayup..it cant read the scale any longer. Its the equivelent of the Microsoft Blue Screen of Death. Ive got 4 Mitys in the junk box that all have that error. Means the circuit board is toast and it costs almost $60 for Mity to replace it, based on 2 estimates from Mity in Los Angeles Gunner "Obama, raises taxes and kills babies. Sarah Palin - raises babies and kills taxes." Pyotr Flipivich I've got a Mitutoyo scale and I can reproduce the error quite easily by holding the scale in my sweaty hand for a minute or so then running the reader head across that section, after allowing to dry and a reset it will work fine again. Not saying yours aren't dead, just it may be a cleaning issue in some cases. Day is deader den da cow what mah hamburger just now came from. Trust me..as cheap and as motivated to scrounge/fix stuff up..when I say they are dead....day is history. Gunner "Obama, raises taxes and kills babies. Sarah Palin - raises babies and kills taxes." Pyotr Flipivich |
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Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper error "Err 05"
On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:43:54 -0500, Ignoramus24410
wrote: On 2008-09-29, Gunner Asch wrote: On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:34:51 -0500, Ignoramus24410 wrote: My Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper is refusing to work and says "Err 05". Would anyone have any idea what this may mean? Ayup..it cant read the scale any longer. Its the equivelent of the Microsoft Blue Screen of Death. Ive got 4 Mitys in the junk box that all have that error. Means the circuit board is toast and it costs almost $60 for Mity to replace it, based on 2 estimates from Mity in Los Angeles Too bad. Are the "new mitutoyo calipers" sold on ebay, counterfeit? No idea. It should be noted that even the Chicom imports are just as accurate as the Mits in the vast majority of cases. They simply just dont last as long oftentimes. Yeah..Ive got drawers filled with Miti, NSK, Fowler, Federal and so forth. And use decent cheap chicom stuff for most of the dirty nasty jobs, like leaving them laying on the carraige of the lathe while cutting chips, with flood coolant. "Obama, raises taxes and kills babies. Sarah Palin - raises babies and kills taxes." Pyotr Flipivich |
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Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper error "Err 05"
Rob Fraser wrote:
A lot of it stems from folks not being able to read analog tools anymore. Need proof- hand a college kid a non-digital caliper or mic and enjoy the bewildered look on his face Just like I used to love when people asked my if they could borrow my HP calculator with RPN and they spent time looking for the = key or if they got that far looking for the "off" button as it had an"on" button, maybe like Windows with "Start" but no "Stop". I got my HP returned once after losing it and went to thank the guys that turned it in, they said "nice calculator" and would have kept it if they could figure out how to use it. "Ignoramus24410" wrote in message ... On 2008-09-29, Gunner Asch wrote: On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:34:51 -0500, Ignoramus24410 wrote: My Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper is refusing to work and says "Err 05". Would anyone have any idea what this may mean? Ayup..it cant read the scale any longer. Its the equivelent of the Microsoft Blue Screen of Death. Ive got 4 Mitys in the junk box that all have that error. Means the circuit board is toast and it costs almost $60 for Mity to replace it, based on 2 estimates from Mity in Los Angeles Too bad. Are the "new mitutoyo calipers" sold on ebay, counterfeit? -- Due to extreme spam originating from Google Groups, and their inattention to spammers, I and many others block all articles originating from Google Groups. If you want your postings to be seen by more readers you will need to find a different means of posting on Usenet. http://improve-usenet.org/ |
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Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper error "Err 05"
"Gunner Asch" wrote in message ... On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:43:54 -0500, Ignoramus24410 wrote: On 2008-09-29, Gunner Asch wrote: On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:34:51 -0500, Ignoramus24410 wrote: My Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper is refusing to work and says "Err 05". Would anyone have any idea what this may mean? Ayup..it cant read the scale any longer. Its the equivelent of the Microsoft Blue Screen of Death. Ive got 4 Mitys in the junk box that all have that error. Means the circuit board is toast and it costs almost $60 for Mity to replace it, based on 2 estimates from Mity in Los Angeles Too bad. Are the "new mitutoyo calipers" sold on ebay, counterfeit? No idea. It should be noted that even the Chicom imports are just as accurate as the Mits in the vast majority of cases. They simply just dont last as long oftentimes. Yeah..Ive got drawers filled with Miti, NSK, Fowler, Federal and so forth. And use decent cheap chicom stuff for most of the dirty nasty jobs, like leaving them laying on the carraige of the lathe while cutting chips, with flood coolant. "Obama, raises taxes and kills babies. Sarah Palin - raises babies and kills taxes." Pyotr Flipivich Gunner, not to dispute your death certificates, but I have resurrected a gang on Mitutoyo (and other electronic) calipers, that "die". and I havefound that a number of them gave up because of damage, chips, small specks of dirt, swarf, attached to the reader, though the scale in the beam remained ok. Repair involved full disassembly, cleaning the pickup thoroughly. Flash (Formerly Tool & Gage Supervisor in a LARGE foundry/machine-shop kinda company) |
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Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper error "Err 05"
On 2008-09-29, Ignoramus24410 wrote:
My Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper is refusing to work and says "Err 05". Would anyone have any idea what this may mean? Coin cell (battery) low? Dirty scale (just wipe it clean along the whole length). Need to remove the coin cell, turn it "on" to discharge it totally, let it sit for a few minutes, then re-insert the (fresh) coin cell. Sometimes, bouncing contacts when installing the battery can confuse the tiny little CPU in the thing and letting it go to sleep to forget what had happened is the easiest way to clear it. I don't have a manual with mine, or I would try looking up the error code. If you have the manual for yours -- you could try that. Good Luck, DoN. -- Email: | Voice (all times): (703) 938-4564 (too) near Washington D.C. | http://www.d-and-d.com/dnichols/DoN.html --- Black Holes are where God is dividing by zero --- |
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Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper error "Err 05"
On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:05:36 -0400, "Flash"
wrote: "Gunner Asch" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:43:54 -0500, Ignoramus24410 wrote: On 2008-09-29, Gunner Asch wrote: On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:34:51 -0500, Ignoramus24410 wrote: My Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper is refusing to work and says "Err 05". Would anyone have any idea what this may mean? Ayup..it cant read the scale any longer. Its the equivelent of the Microsoft Blue Screen of Death. Ive got 4 Mitys in the junk box that all have that error. Means the circuit board is toast and it costs almost $60 for Mity to replace it, based on 2 estimates from Mity in Los Angeles Too bad. Are the "new mitutoyo calipers" sold on ebay, counterfeit? No idea. It should be noted that even the Chicom imports are just as accurate as the Mits in the vast majority of cases. They simply just dont last as long oftentimes. Yeah..Ive got drawers filled with Miti, NSK, Fowler, Federal and so forth. And use decent cheap chicom stuff for most of the dirty nasty jobs, like leaving them laying on the carraige of the lathe while cutting chips, with flood coolant. "Obama, raises taxes and kills babies. Sarah Palin - raises babies and kills taxes." Pyotr Flipivich Gunner, not to dispute your death certificates, but I have resurrected a gang on Mitutoyo (and other electronic) calipers, that "die". and I havefound that a number of them gave up because of damage, chips, small specks of dirt, swarf, attached to the reader, though the scale in the beam remained ok. Repair involved full disassembly, cleaning the pickup thoroughly. Flash (Formerly Tool & Gage Supervisor in a LARGE foundry/machine-shop kinda company) I ought to dig them out and send em to you. Fixem all and send me back half, you keep half. "Obama, raises taxes and kills babies. Sarah Palin - raises babies and kills taxes." Pyotr Flipivich |
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Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper error "Err 05"
On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:41:26 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote: On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:34:51 -0500, Ignoramus24410 wrote: My Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper is refusing to work and says "Err 05". Would anyone have any idea what this may mean? Ayup..it cant read the scale any longer. Its the equivelent of the Microsoft Blue Screen of Death. Ive got 4 Mitys in the junk box that all have that error. Means the circuit board is toast and it costs almost $60 for Mity to replace it, based on 2 estimates from Mity in Los Angeles Meanwhile, the H.F. caliper for $15.99 on sale works every bit as well. I have both and I do not see any functional difference between them. I've done a few comparisons, never saw any disagreements in measurement. The Mitutoyo may be made of better steel: forged in many layers like fine pastry, quenched in blood and tested by cutting randomly-found whores from asshole to appetite. |
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Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper error "Err 05"
On 2008-09-30, DoN. Nichols wrote:
On 2008-09-29, Ignoramus24410 wrote: My Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper is refusing to work and says "Err 05". Would anyone have any idea what this may mean? Coin cell (battery) low? definitely not. I tried a new battery. Dirty scale (just wipe it clean along the whole length). Need to remove the coin cell, turn it "on" to discharge it totally, let it sit for a few minutes, then re-insert the (fresh) coin cell. Sometimes, bouncing contacts when installing the battery can confuse the tiny little CPU in the thing and letting it go to sleep to forget what had happened is the easiest way to clear it. does not help I don't have a manual with mine, or I would try looking up the error code. If you have the manual for yours -- you could try that. I bought this caliper 14 years ago at a pawn shop in Oklahoma. No manual either. -- Due to extreme spam originating from Google Groups, and their inattention to spammers, I and many others block all articles originating from Google Groups. If you want your postings to be seen by more readers you will need to find a different means of posting on Usenet. http://improve-usenet.org/ |
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Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper error "Err 05"
On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:12:23 -0500, Ignoramus28941
wrote: On 2008-09-30, DoN. Nichols wrote: On 2008-09-29, Ignoramus24410 wrote: My Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper is refusing to work and says "Err 05". Would anyone have any idea what this may mean? Coin cell (battery) low? definitely not. I tried a new battery. Dirty scale (just wipe it clean along the whole length). Need to remove the coin cell, turn it "on" to discharge it totally, let it sit for a few minutes, then re-insert the (fresh) coin cell. Sometimes, bouncing contacts when installing the battery can confuse the tiny little CPU in the thing and letting it go to sleep to forget what had happened is the easiest way to clear it. does not help I don't have a manual with mine, or I would try looking up the error code. If you have the manual for yours -- you could try that. I bought this caliper 14 years ago at a pawn shop in Oklahoma. No manual either. Think you got your moneys worth yet? "Obama, raises taxes and kills babies. Sarah Palin - raises babies and kills taxes." Pyotr Flipivich |
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On 2008-09-30, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:12:23 -0500, Ignoramus28941 wrote: On 2008-09-30, DoN. Nichols wrote: On 2008-09-29, Ignoramus24410 wrote: My Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper is refusing to work and says "Err 05". Would anyone have any idea what this may mean? Coin cell (battery) low? definitely not. I tried a new battery. Dirty scale (just wipe it clean along the whole length). Need to remove the coin cell, turn it "on" to discharge it totally, let it sit for a few minutes, then re-insert the (fresh) coin cell. Sometimes, bouncing contacts when installing the battery can confuse the tiny little CPU in the thing and letting it go to sleep to forget what had happened is the easiest way to clear it. does not help I don't have a manual with mine, or I would try looking up the error code. If you have the manual for yours -- you could try that. I bought this caliper 14 years ago at a pawn shop in Oklahoma. No manual either. Think you got your moneys worth yet? Most definitely. It served me faithfully for these years, and cost just $20. -- Due to extreme spam originating from Google Groups, and their inattention to spammers, I and many others block all articles originating from Google Groups. If you want your postings to be seen by more readers you will need to find a different means of posting on Usenet. http://improve-usenet.org/ |
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Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper error "Err 05"
On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:13:56 -0500, Ignoramus28941
wrote: On 2008-09-30, Gunner Asch wrote: On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:12:23 -0500, Ignoramus28941 wrote: On 2008-09-30, DoN. Nichols wrote: On 2008-09-29, Ignoramus24410 wrote: My Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper is refusing to work and says "Err 05". Would anyone have any idea what this may mean? Coin cell (battery) low? definitely not. I tried a new battery. Dirty scale (just wipe it clean along the whole length). Need to remove the coin cell, turn it "on" to discharge it totally, let it sit for a few minutes, then re-insert the (fresh) coin cell. Sometimes, bouncing contacts when installing the battery can confuse the tiny little CPU in the thing and letting it go to sleep to forget what had happened is the easiest way to clear it. does not help I don't have a manual with mine, or I would try looking up the error code. If you have the manual for yours -- you could try that. I bought this caliper 14 years ago at a pawn shop in Oklahoma. No manual either. Think you got your moneys worth yet? Most definitely. It served me faithfully for these years, and cost just $20. Then put it in a nice little shadowbox, drape it in black crepe and put a RIP-2008 plate on it, and get another one. They are cheap and frankly ...disposable. Gunner "Obama, raises taxes and kills babies. Sarah Palin - raises babies and kills taxes." Pyotr Flipivich |
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On 2008-09-30, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:13:56 -0500, Ignoramus28941 wrote: On 2008-09-30, Gunner Asch wrote: On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:12:23 -0500, Ignoramus28941 wrote: On 2008-09-30, DoN. Nichols wrote: On 2008-09-29, Ignoramus24410 wrote: My Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper is refusing to work and says "Err 05". Would anyone have any idea what this may mean? Coin cell (battery) low? definitely not. I tried a new battery. Dirty scale (just wipe it clean along the whole length). Need to remove the coin cell, turn it "on" to discharge it totally, let it sit for a few minutes, then re-insert the (fresh) coin cell. Sometimes, bouncing contacts when installing the battery can confuse the tiny little CPU in the thing and letting it go to sleep to forget what had happened is the easiest way to clear it. does not help I don't have a manual with mine, or I would try looking up the error code. If you have the manual for yours -- you could try that. I bought this caliper 14 years ago at a pawn shop in Oklahoma. No manual either. Think you got your moneys worth yet? Most definitely. It served me faithfully for these years, and cost just $20. Then put it in a nice little shadowbox, drape it in black crepe and put a RIP-2008 plate on it, and get another one. They are cheap and frankly ...disposable. I will keep using it, for wood and stuff, where I do not need the readout. -- Due to extreme spam originating from Google Groups, and their inattention to spammers, I and many others block all articles originating from Google Groups. If you want your postings to be seen by more readers you will need to find a different means of posting on Usenet. http://improve-usenet.org/ |
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Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper error "Err 05"
"Ignoramus28941" wrote in message wrote: I bought this caliper 14 years ago at a pawn shop in Oklahoma. No manual either. Think you got your moneys worth yet? Most definitely. It served me faithfully for these years, and cost just $20. Then put it in a nice little shadowbox, drape it in black crepe and put a RIP-2008 plate on it, and get another one. They are cheap and frankly ...disposable. I will keep using it, for wood and stuff, where I do not need the readout. You mean, like, measure it with a caliper, mark it off with a crayon and cut it off with a chain saw? sorry, couldn't resist.......;) |
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Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper error "Err 05"
"Gunner Asch" wrote in message ... On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:05:36 -0400, "Flash" wrote: "Gunner Asch" wrote in message . .. On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:43:54 -0500, Ignoramus24410 wrote: On 2008-09-29, Gunner Asch wrote: On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:34:51 -0500, Ignoramus24410 wrote: My Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper is refusing to work and says "Err 05". Would anyone have any idea what this may mean? Ayup..it cant read the scale any longer. Its the equivelent of the Microsoft Blue Screen of Death. Ive got 4 Mitys in the junk box that all have that error. Means the circuit board is toast and it costs almost $60 for Mity to replace it, based on 2 estimates from Mity in Los Angeles Too bad. Are the "new mitutoyo calipers" sold on ebay, counterfeit? No idea. It should be noted that even the Chicom imports are just as accurate as the Mits in the vast majority of cases. They simply just dont last as long oftentimes. Yeah..Ive got drawers filled with Miti, NSK, Fowler, Federal and so forth. And use decent cheap chicom stuff for most of the dirty nasty jobs, like leaving them laying on the carraige of the lathe while cutting chips, with flood coolant. "Obama, raises taxes and kills babies. Sarah Palin - raises babies and kills taxes." Pyotr Flipivich Gunner, not to dispute your death certificates, but I have resurrected a gang on Mitutoyo (and other electronic) calipers, that "die". and I havefound that a number of them gave up because of damage, chips, small specks of dirt, swarf, attached to the reader, though the scale in the beam remained ok. Repair involved full disassembly, cleaning the pickup thoroughly. Flash (Formerly Tool & Gage Supervisor in a LARGE foundry/machine-shop kinda company) I ought to dig them out and send em to you. Fixem all and send me back half, you keep half. Gunner, You'd have spend more than their worth on postage to this side of the continent, and I'd have to spend twice as much more on insurance to ship 'em back. But thanks for the offer. I just bought an 8" knockoff at Horrible Freight last week for $19.95, and they check as good as the Mitts. (It is all a matter of "economics" trumping "esthetics" , . . . . . . SIGH) How big a shadow-box are you building for the foursome? Planning a ceremony of sorts? I met Mitutoyo's esteemed Dr. Matsuga a few times and was also in two of his classes in metrology, and I believe he would approve if the service was Shinto-based. Flash |
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On 2008-10-01, Phil Kangas wrote:
"Ignoramus28941" wrote in message wrote: I bought this caliper 14 years ago at a pawn shop in Oklahoma. No manual either. Think you got your moneys worth yet? Most definitely. It served me faithfully for these years, and cost just $20. Then put it in a nice little shadowbox, drape it in black crepe and put a RIP-2008 plate on it, and get another one. They are cheap and frankly ...disposable. I will keep using it, for wood and stuff, where I do not need the readout. You mean, like, measure it with a caliper, mark it off with a crayon and cut it off with a chain saw? sorry, couldn't resist.......;) Almost! -- Due to extreme spam originating from Google Groups, and their inattention to spammers, I and many others block all articles originating from Google Groups. If you want your postings to be seen by more readers you will need to find a different means of posting on Usenet. http://improve-usenet.org/ |
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Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper error "Err 05"
"Flash" wrote in message ... "Gunner Asch" wrote in message ... On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:05:36 -0400, "Flash" wrote: "Gunner Asch" wrote in message ... On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:43:54 -0500, Ignoramus24410 wrote: On 2008-09-29, Gunner Asch wrote: On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:34:51 -0500, Ignoramus24410 wrote: My Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper is refusing to work and says "Err 05". Would anyone have any idea what this may mean? Ayup..it cant read the scale any longer. Its the equivelent of the Microsoft Blue Screen of Death. Ive got 4 Mitys in the junk box that all have that error. Means the circuit board is toast and it costs almost $60 for Mity to replace it, based on 2 estimates from Mity in Los Angeles Too bad. Are the "new mitutoyo calipers" sold on ebay, counterfeit? No idea. It should be noted that even the Chicom imports are just as accurate as the Mits in the vast majority of cases. They simply just dont last as long oftentimes. Yeah..Ive got drawers filled with Miti, NSK, Fowler, Federal and so forth. And use decent cheap chicom stuff for most of the dirty nasty jobs, like leaving them laying on the carraige of the lathe while cutting chips, with flood coolant. "Obama, raises taxes and kills babies. Sarah Palin - raises babies and kills taxes." Pyotr Flipivich Gunner, not to dispute your death certificates, but I have resurrected a gang on Mitutoyo (and other electronic) calipers, that "die". and I havefound that a number of them gave up because of damage, chips, small specks of dirt, swarf, attached to the reader, though the scale in the beam remained ok. Repair involved full disassembly, cleaning the pickup thoroughly. Flash (Formerly Tool & Gage Supervisor in a LARGE foundry/machine-shop kinda company) I ought to dig them out and send em to you. Fixem all and send me back half, you keep half. Gunner, You'd have spend more than their worth on postage to this side of the continent, and I'd have to spend twice as much more on insurance to ship 'em back. But thanks for the offer. I just bought an 8" knockoff at Horrible Freight last week for $19.95, and they check as good as the Mitts. (It is all a matter of "economics" trumping "esthetics" , . . . . . . SIGH) How big a shadow-box are you building for the foursome? Planning a ceremony of sorts? I met Mitutoyo's esteemed Dr. Matsuga a few times and was also in two of his classes in metrology, and I believe he would approve if the service was Shinto-based. Uh, Do you mean Nubuo Suga? And Mitutoyo supports a Buddhist monestary. I don't think they have ties to Shintoism, do they? -- Ed Huntress |
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Ed, would you, per chance, know if there is any meaningful difference
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On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:55:12 -0500, Ignoramus28941
wrote: On 2008-09-30, Gunner Asch wrote: On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:13:56 -0500, Ignoramus28941 wrote: On 2008-09-30, Gunner Asch wrote: On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:12:23 -0500, Ignoramus28941 wrote: On 2008-09-30, DoN. Nichols wrote: On 2008-09-29, Ignoramus24410 wrote: My Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper is refusing to work and says "Err 05". Would anyone have any idea what this may mean? Coin cell (battery) low? definitely not. I tried a new battery. Dirty scale (just wipe it clean along the whole length). Need to remove the coin cell, turn it "on" to discharge it totally, let it sit for a few minutes, then re-insert the (fresh) coin cell. Sometimes, bouncing contacts when installing the battery can confuse the tiny little CPU in the thing and letting it go to sleep to forget what had happened is the easiest way to clear it. does not help I don't have a manual with mine, or I would try looking up the error code. If you have the manual for yours -- you could try that. I bought this caliper 14 years ago at a pawn shop in Oklahoma. No manual either. Think you got your moneys worth yet? Most definitely. It served me faithfully for these years, and cost just $20. Then put it in a nice little shadowbox, drape it in black crepe and put a RIP-2008 plate on it, and get another one. They are cheap and frankly ...disposable. I will keep using it, for wood and stuff, where I do not need the readout. Its in 1/16's? Gunner "Obama, raises taxes and kills babies. Sarah Palin - raises babies and kills taxes." Pyotr Flipivich |
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On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:38:59 -0400, "Flash"
wrote: "Gunner Asch" wrote in message .. . On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:05:36 -0400, "Flash" wrote: "Gunner Asch" wrote in message ... On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:43:54 -0500, Ignoramus24410 wrote: On 2008-09-29, Gunner Asch wrote: On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:34:51 -0500, Ignoramus24410 wrote: My Mitutoyo Digimatic caliper is refusing to work and says "Err 05". Would anyone have any idea what this may mean? Ayup..it cant read the scale any longer. Its the equivelent of the Microsoft Blue Screen of Death. Ive got 4 Mitys in the junk box that all have that error. Means the circuit board is toast and it costs almost $60 for Mity to replace it, based on 2 estimates from Mity in Los Angeles Too bad. Are the "new mitutoyo calipers" sold on ebay, counterfeit? No idea. It should be noted that even the Chicom imports are just as accurate as the Mits in the vast majority of cases. They simply just dont last as long oftentimes. Yeah..Ive got drawers filled with Miti, NSK, Fowler, Federal and so forth. And use decent cheap chicom stuff for most of the dirty nasty jobs, like leaving them laying on the carraige of the lathe while cutting chips, with flood coolant. "Obama, raises taxes and kills babies. Sarah Palin - raises babies and kills taxes." Pyotr Flipivich Gunner, not to dispute your death certificates, but I have resurrected a gang on Mitutoyo (and other electronic) calipers, that "die". and I havefound that a number of them gave up because of damage, chips, small specks of dirt, swarf, attached to the reader, though the scale in the beam remained ok. Repair involved full disassembly, cleaning the pickup thoroughly. Flash (Formerly Tool & Gage Supervisor in a LARGE foundry/machine-shop kinda company) I ought to dig them out and send em to you. Fixem all and send me back half, you keep half. Gunner, You'd have spend more than their worth on postage to this side of the continent, and I'd have to spend twice as much more on insurance to ship 'em back. But thanks for the offer. I just bought an 8" knockoff at Horrible Freight last week for $19.95, and they check as good as the Mitts. (It is all a matter of "economics" trumping "esthetics" , . . . . . . SIGH) How big a shadow-box are you building for the foursome? Planning a ceremony of sorts? I met Mitutoyo's esteemed Dr. Matsuga a few times and was also in two of his classes in metrology, and I believe he would approve if the service was Shinto-based. Flash Ive got em in a DutchMasters cigar box with a busted Muller and some other stuff. Say..can I ring the bell??? Gunner "Obama, raises taxes and kills babies. Sarah Palin - raises babies and kills taxes." Pyotr Flipivich |
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"Ignoramus28941" wrote in message ... Ed, would you, per chance, know if there is any meaningful difference between a Mitutoyo caliper, and a Harbor Freight caliper, as far as construction goes? No, I don't, Iggy. I was involved with Mitutoyo before the Chinese stuff was taken seriously. Although the Mitutoyo tools are generally very good, their calipers weren't, in my opinion, up to the quality of the rest of their tools. They weren't rigid enough. I don't know what they're like now. I accumulated a lot of Mitutoyo tools when I was writing and doing photography for them. I have several lifetimes' supply and haven't even bothered to look at anything new. -- Ed Huntress |
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Ig, the only functional difference that I'm aware of is that the data output
signals on the digital China models is different from the output of the Mitutoyo caliper models. Nick Meuller? developed an interface, YADRO, to connect the China data output signals to a PC/laptop for use as a DRO display. There are other devices that have digital LED or LCD remote displays for the China scales, so the operator can see the displayed position without looking at the display on the scale. FWIW, the output signals of the most common types of lathe/mill DRO linear encoder scales (not the ones that look like digital calipers) are TTL squarewaves. Many rotary encoders have the same TTL squarewave output signals. But some manufacturers of linear and rotary encoders use output signals that are not compatible with TTL DRO display circuitry. Some manufacturers use magnetic properties to produce the output signals of their encoders. WB .......... metalworking projects www.kwagmire.com/metal_proj.html "Ignoramus28941" wrote in message ... Ed, would you, per chance, know if there is any meaningful difference between a Mitutoyo caliper, and a Harbor Freight caliper, as far as construction goes? |
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"Rob Fraser" FraserRacing"AT"RobFraser.Net wrote: A lot of it stems from folks not being able to read analog tools anymore. Need proof- hand a college kid a non-digital caliper or mic and enjoy the bewildered look on his face When I was a college kid, I did know how to read a vernier caliper because I had used some birthday-resent money to buy a 6" Helios caliper (which I still have). This ability amazed my summer-job bosses at RCA (when it was a major defense contractor). Now, my eyes aren't good enough unless the light is perfect, so I use dial or digital calipers. Joe Gwinn |
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On 2008-10-02, Joseph Gwinn wrote:
In article , "Rob Fraser" FraserRacing"AT"RobFraser.Net wrote: A lot of it stems from folks not being able to read analog tools anymore. Need proof- hand a college kid a non-digital caliper or mic and enjoy the bewildered look on his face When I was a college kid, I did know how to read a vernier caliper because I had used some birthday-resent money to buy a 6" Helios caliper (which I still have). This ability amazed my summer-job bosses at RCA (when it was a major defense contractor). Now, my eyes aren't good enough unless the light is perfect, so I use dial or digital calipers. I was taught how to use them, 21 years ago, an almost useless skill by now. -- Due to extreme spam originating from Google Groups, and their inattention to spammers, I and many others block all articles originating from Google Groups. If you want your postings to be seen by more readers you will need to find a different means of posting on Usenet. http://improve-usenet.org/ |
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On Monday, September 29, 2008 at 6:14:13 PM UTC-4, Rob Fraser wrote:
A lot of it stems from folks not being able to read analog tools anymore. Need proof- hand a college kid a non-digital caliper or mic and enjoy the bewildered look on his face ....LOL...some 60 year olds too... |
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I messed with the HF and other Chinese digitals for years. Seemed like I was always buying batteries for them.
Then I bought a Mitutoyo digital caliper. Batteries last forever. Now that's all I use. |
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Rex wrote:
I messed with the HF and other Chinese digitals for years. Seemed like I was always buying batteries for them. Then I bought a Mitutoyo digital caliper. Batteries last forever. Now that's all I use. The main issue with the HF/clones is that the off button only shut off the display, the chip still stays powered up. There is a way to add a small switch to actually shut off the power, but it isn't real easy to find the correct switch these days, or you just remove the battery. -- Steve W. |
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